약력
1968년 서울에서 태어난 이에스더는 한국외국어대학교 서반아어과를 졸업하고 미국 오하이오 대학원에서 텔레커뮤니케이션을 공부했다. 1996년 한국 최초 24시간 영어채널인 아리랑TV에 입사하여 25년간 국제방송의 편성, 제작, 글로벌마케팅, 전략기획 분야에서 경력을 쌓고, 현재 심의 부문에서 활동하고 있다. 아리랑TV의 해외진출 성과를 인정받아 2017년 방송통신위원회 위원장상을 수상하였으며, 2019년 한국외대 미디어커뮤니케이션학부에서 국가브랜드 전공으로 박사과정을 수료하였다. 현재, COVID-19 유튜브 뉴스에 반영된 국가이미지 의미연결망분석을 중심으로 미디어 공공외교의 특성과 공중반응을 비교하는 연구를 하고 있다.
Born in Seoul in 1968, Esther Lee holds a B.A in Spanish from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and a Master degree in telecommunications at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio. Since joining Arirang TV, Korea's first 24-hour English channel in 1996, she has built her career in TV productions, programming, global marketing, and strategic planning for 25 years. In recognition of Arirang TV's overseas expansion, she was awarded the 2017 Korea Communications Commission Chairman's Award and completed her Ph.D program, majoring in national brand at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2019. Currently, she is conducting a study comparing the characteristics of media public diplomacy with the analysis of the national images reflected in YouTube news related to COVID-19.
Born in Seoul in 1968, Esther Lee holds a B.A in Spanish from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and a Master degree in telecommunications at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio. Since joining Arirang TV, Korea's first 24-hour English channel in 1996, she has built her career in TV productions, programming, global marketing, and strategic planning for 25 years. In recognition of Arirang TV's overseas expansion, she was awarded the 2017 Korea Communications Commission Chairman's Award and completed her Ph.D program, majoring in national brand at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2019. Currently, she is conducting a study comparing the characteristics of media public diplomacy with the analysis of the national images reflected in YouTube news related to COVID-19.