Broadcasting Law Amendment Controversy in South Korea

The People Power Party opposes the amendment to Broadcasting Three Laws, citing historical media control and bias concerns.

### Controversy Over Broadcasting Law Amendment and Press Freedom in the 22nd National Assembly
* 📺 The amendment to the Broadcasting Three Laws, aiming to **change the public broadcasting's governance structure**, has sparked a **heated debate** in the 22nd National Assembly.
* 🎙 The ruling People Power Party opposes the law, arguing that it is **already regulated by the Broadcasting Act**.
* 🔍 Journalist Jo Jae-young explores past instances during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations when there was **little intention or ability to control the media**.
* 🎉 The People Power Party, now the ruling party, has established a Fair Press Special Committee, highlighting the **seriousness of the issue if they were to be in power**.
* 📰 The controversy surrounding the amendment began with the "**Biden Flies**" report, involving **fabricated news** and **subtitle manipulation** on MBC Newsdesk.
* 📜 The amendment bill seeks to expand the recommendation rights of public broadcasting directors to professional organizations like the PD Association and the Journalists' Association, but the People Power Party claims these organizations are **biased**.
* 🏛 The history of media control includes the National Intelligence Service's **large-scale surveillance against media outlets** during the Lee Myung-bak administration and **unfair journalist transfers** under the Park Geun-hye administration.

The amendment to the Broadcasting Three Laws, which aims to change the public broadcasting's governance structure, has become a hot topic in the 22nd National Assembly. However, the ruling party, the People Power Party, opposes this law, arguing that it is regulated by the Broadcasting Act. Journalist Jo Jae-young delves into what happened in the past when there was no intention or ability to control the broadcast during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations. Today, the People Power Party has launched a Fair Press Special Committee. If it were the ruling party, it would highlight the seriousness of the issue. The meeting began with the so-called Biden Flies report. As you know, this incident started with a report on MBC Newsdesk, involving fabricated news from unverified voices to subtitle manipulation. President Yoon Suk-yeol, the party involved, did not clarify the truth of his statement, forcing the entire nation to evaluate it forcefully, but the ruling party classified it as fake news.

The broadcasting law is claimed to be for a specific faction, but it is a bill to expand the recommendation rights of public broadcasting directors to professional organizations such as the PD Association and the Journalists' Association when amending the broadcasting law. Previously, the board of directors, recommended only by the ruling and opposition parties' presidents, is a bill to involve more people, but the People Power Party claims that these organizations are all biased. They argued that during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations, there was no intention to control the media, nor did they cross the line. This should be viewed realistically. During the Lee Myung-bak administration, it was revealed that the National Intelligence Service conducted a large-scale fourth revolution against media outlets such as MBC, resulting in guilty verdicts for those involved, and it was also revealed that Lee Dong-gwan, the former public relations chief, was involved in the process. Also, during the Park Geun-hye administration, Kim Jang-kyum, who was the head of the MBC newsroom at the time, and later became the president,

Members of the People Power Party have been finally convicted by the Supreme Court for unfairly transferring journalists from the press union. Even under the Yun Seong-yeo administration, the controversy over press suppression has not subsided. The Press Arbitration Commission and the Ministry of Defense imposed sanctions for criticizing First Lady Kim Gun-hee, and they mass disciplined critical reports on the president, government, and ruling party. Today, Citizens' Coalition for Fair Press, a civic group that has joined the unique press of the People Power Party, has been actively filing complaints about such coverage. MBC News, I'm Jo Jae-young.

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The Impact of the Broadcasting Law Amendment in the 22nd National Assembly

The proposed amendment to the Broadcasting Three Laws is causing a heated debate in the 22nd National Assembly, with the ruling People Power Party opposing it.

Journalist Jo Jae-young is examining past instances of lack of broadcast control and the current efforts of the People Power Party to address the issue.

The amendment's discussion was also influenced by the "Biden Flies report," involving fabricated news and subtitle manipulation, leading to a forceful national evaluation and conflicting opinions from the ruling party.

The Controversy Over Amending the Broadcasting Law

The proposed amendment aims to expand the recommendation rights of public broadcasting directors to professional organizations, but the People Power Party claims these organizations are biased.

The party argues that the past administrations of Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye had no intention to control the media, despite evidence of large-scale surveillance and involvement of public officials.

Conviction of People Power Party Members for Unfairly Transferring Journalists

The Supreme Court has finally convicted members of the People Power Party for unfairly transferring journalists from the press union.

The controversy over press suppression has continued during the Yun Seong-yeo administration, leading to sanctions from the Press Arbitration Commission and the Ministry of Defense.

The Citizens' Coalition for Fair Press, a civic group aligned with the People Power Party, is actively filing complaints about the press coverage.