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This study uses a multi-modal discourse analysis to examine how the issue of overwork and deaths among delivery workers in S. Korea is presented in two internationally acclaimed current affairs programs: Foreign Correspondent produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and CNA Insider by Singapore's CNA. The study investigates language choices, visual patterns, music, and sound used by these programs when reporting on the deaths of the delivery workers. The findings reveal that both programs portray the growth of S. Korea as driven by hardworking individuals. However, the ABC places more responsibility on the logistics companies and the Korean government for the deaths, while the CNA focuses on the specific impact of COVID-19 and portrays the workers as individuals affected by it. This difference is closely related to the cultural and social context. Additionally, the excessive workload of the workers is depicted to directly lead to an imbalance between family and work in the ABC, while the CNA highlights the situation of not being able to have a proper meal on time. These differences also highlight the significance of semiotic resources, such as language, images, and music, as tools for shaping perspective in TV documentary programs. The study argues that the formation of perspective in these programs is influenced by the values and traditions of the society in which the perspective is shaped.