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MBC News featuring Kwon Seong-dong’s remarks when he asked an MBC reporter ‘belongs to the Confederation of Trade Unions’

On the 14th, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People’s Power, said, “KBS and MBC are being controlled by the KCTU’s press union.” In particular, MBC also included in the report the content of Kwon’s hostile response to KBS reporters and MBC reporters’ questions.

On this day, MBC delivered the content of questions and answers from KBS reporters and floor leader Kwon at the National Assembly in a report titled, “Kwon Seong-dong’s ‘media union controls broadcasting’… When a reporter asked, “Don’t you think this is a bit inappropriate remarks?”, floor leader Kwon said, “I didn’t criticize individuals, but the management said so. Who and where are you?” he asked. When the reporter revealed that he was a ‘KBS reporter’, floor leader Kwon replied, “I talked about KBS, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for a KBS reporter to ask.”

▲ Q&A with Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People’s Power, and KBS reporters. Photo = Captured from MBC News Desk
▲ Contents of Q&A with Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of People's Power and MBC reporter.  Photo = Captured from MBC News Desk
▲ Contents of Q&A with Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of People’s Power and MBC reporter. Photo = Captured from MBC News Desk

In the report, the report said, “After that, floor leader Kwon asked the MBC reporter ‘Are you affiliated with the Confederation of Trade Unions?

MBC said, “The floor leader Kwon has no intention of taking control of the broadcast and has drawn the line that he has no ability, but the controversy over this remark is growing at a time when the people’s power is strongly demanding the ex-defense chairperson in charge of broadcasting.” Criticism of the Justice Party and criticism of the press union were also reported.

On the same day, MBN also reported in detail in a report called ‘Politics Talk Talk’ in ‘News 7’ on the day of the question-and-answer video by floor leader Kwon and reporters at the National Assembly.

On this day, KBS announced on ‘News 9’, “As a last-minute primer for over-defense ‘one composition’… In the report titled “Controversy over remarks about 權 ‘take control of the press union’,” the report contains the morning radio remarks of floor leader Kwon, criticism from the Democratic Party, and criticism from the press union.

Regarding Kwon’s remarks, KBS said, “The Democratic Party asked if the idea that public broadcasting could be influenced by a particular group was rather a strong will to dominate broadcasting.” I hope the People’s Power will first look back on the shameful history of the Sidang Party, which illegally intervened in the public broadcaster Sewol Ferry reports after the presidential office stepped in.”

KBS said, “The National Press Workers’ Union also predicted legal action, saying that floor leader Kwon poured out ‘or else’ without specific grounds.” He said he was willing to do it.”

▲ Screen capture of TV Chosun 'News 9' report screen on the 14th
▲ Screen capture of TV Chosun ‘News 9’ report screen on the 14th

Meanwhile, on the same day, TV Chosun delivered the remarks of the floor leader Kwon along with the voices of the minority unions of the two public broadcasters on the proposal to improve the governance structure of public broadcasting.

TV Chosun’s ‘News 9’ “Agreement on the private and private affairs committee… Reporting the situation in which the opposition and opposition parties are struggling over the chairman of the party in the ‘broadcasting policy’ over-defense distribution as a new issue,” he said, “I suspect that the power of the people is that the Democratic Party is trying to dominate public broadcasting through the media union.” Shortly after losing the presidential election, the board of directors of public broadcasting was changed to the steering committee and a bill including representatives of functional groups and workers was proposed in the name of all 171 members. ” and added the controversial remarks of floor leader Kwon.

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