Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who told TBS that Seoul could stop financial aid, is controversial this time by remarking to TBS radio’Kim Eo-jun’s news factory host’ Kim Eo-jun to only provide traffic life information. There is a voice saying that it may infringe on the independence of broadcasting programming.
In an interview with Yonhap News on the 28th, Candidate Se-Hoon Oh said, “If Oh Se-hoon is elected, will he not be able to listen to TBS Kim Eo-jun’s news factory?” It is to provide traffic and life information.” It was made by former Mayor Park Won-soon. Now, TBS must be operated according to the purpose of its establishment.”
Candidate Oh said, “It is okay for Mr. Eo-Jun Kim to continue,” and asked, “Just provide traffic information.”
However, the current ordinance for the establishment of TBS is expanding not only to traffic and living information, but to’guaranteeing citizens’ equal access to information through the media’ and’the whole broadcasting business such as provision of information related to the region’.
In the’Ordinance on the establishment and operation of the Seoul Media Foundation’s TBS,’ which has been enforced since February of last year, Article 1 (Purpose) says, “This ordinance is intended to ensure equal access to information by citizens through the media, The purpose is to stipulate the matters necessary for the establishment and operation of the Seoul Media Foundation TBS to expand participation in municipal administration and promote culture and arts.”
The Foundation’s project is not only △providing traffic and living information through broadcasting, but also △providing information related to the region in general, △broadcasting business to provide information and revitalize communication for foreigners in Korea and foreigners visiting Korea △Equal media participation and Communication revitalization support project △ The scope of business is diverse, including international exchange and cooperation with overseas broadcasting. It is not limited to just one field.
Rep. Park Seong-joon, who is a former KBS announcer and JTBC anchor, and spokesperson for the Mayor of Seoul Mayor Park Young-sun together with Democratic Party Mayor Park Sung-joon, said, “TBS has the right to decide on their broadcasts.” It is a broadcaster’s own authority.”
Rep. Park explained, “It is about how to interpret’information provided to Seoul citizens’, and that can be information on current events as well as traffic life. If you want to play a role as a public device through the delivery of current events, you will go that way.” did. Rep. Park criticized that “Candidate Se-Hoon Oh will form a political front through Kim Eo-jun to attack and further eliminate the TBS current affairs information function.”
After hearing that Eo-Jun Kim’s news factory continues to record the No. 1 listening rate, Rep. Park said, “We need to give a much more informative and diverse voice, raise net function and satisfaction, and evaluate the creation of a competitive program with this result.”
Regarding Candidate Oh’s objection that it is biased unlike the listening rate, Rep. Park said, “The criterion of objectivity and fairness is an interpretation of the value of the news.” “If you don’t like the broadcast, you have to listen. Nevertheless, it can be interpreted that listeners accept the broadcast objectivity and fairness to some extent.” Respondent Park said, “It may be the logical structure of Candidate Oh, but providing traffic, life, current events, etc. Broadcaster’s own authority” he answered.
When asked if it was impossible to limit the broadcasting genre, Congressman Park said, “Yes,” he said, “how do you interpret the ordinance, but it is producing results by saying that he will make such a program, and he is already leading other broadcasters.” Another broadcast would rather be self-sufficient.
Rep. Park said, “According to Candidate Oh’s assertion, TBS means that even if it delivers news, only fact news and single news are delivered. However, news not only conveys facts, but there are also types of’interpretation’ and’explanation’. The latter,’interpretation’, is the authority of the broadcaster,” he emphasized. He criticized that “it is trying to get viewers to accept the broadcaster’s interpretation of the news, and that candidate Oh is thinking wrong.”
When asked whether it was an infringement of broadcasting independence, Rep. Park said, “There is a possibility of infringement of broadcasting independence.” “According to Candidate Oh, “Why play music during the daytime music program. Even in the appearance of celebrities and celebrities, the logic is “Why do you have to do entertainment broadcasts? “It’s a very fragmentary interpretation.”
For mentioning the possibility of cessation of financial aid, Congressman Park criticized that “it is arbitrary to abolish a specific program as if it did not match his own opinions.”
In addition, deputy spokesman Hwang Bang-yeol and Park Young-seon said in a commentary released on the afternoon of the 28th, in a commentary on Candidate Oh’s Yonhap News interview, “Then, Christian broadcasts and Buddhist broadcasts should only talk about religion. The same goes for it,” he refuted.
Deputy spokesman Hwang said, “Candidate Oh is threatening to stop supporting the broadcaster’s budget after targeting a specific program because it does not suit his taste, and the market is like this because the broadcaster is legally guaranteed to be independent. It is not a situation that can be done.”
He said, “It is truly arrogant attitude on what grounds it threatens,” he said. “I don’t call the current government a dictatorship, but look back on whether Candidate Oh himself is the true form of’censorship’ and’dictatorship’.” He urged. He added, “I’m pretending to be mayor from now on.”
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