Jeon Woo-yong "The Path for Contributors of the Cho Kuk White Paper? It Was a Thorny Road"

"Column and Broadcast Withdrawal After Public Disclosure of Contributor Participation"

Historian Jeon Woo-yong, who participated as a contributor to the book "Prosecutorial Reform and Candlelight Citizens," commonly known as the 'Cho Kuk White Paper,' posted on his Facebook on the 13th. Photo by Jeon Woo-yong Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Historian Jeon Woo-yong, who participated as a contributor to the book "Prosecutorial Reform and Candlelight Citizens," commonly known as the 'Cho Kuk White Paper,' refuted some media reports claiming that the contributors received special favors, stating, "The difficulties I face simply because I am a contributor to the Cho Kuk White Paper are numerous."

On the 13th, Jeon posted on his Facebook, saying, "Since participating as a contributor to the Cho Kuk White Paper, the path before me has been a 'thorny road.'

He claimed, "I was appointed in June 2018, and the fact that I was participating as a contributor to the Cho Kuk White Paper was made public in November 2019. Immediately after that, I was removed from the Kyunghyang Shinmun column I wrote monthly for eight years, the Hankyoreh column I wrote weekly for five years, and the YTN program I appeared on weekly for five years. In May 2020, I was dismissed, and the Cho Kuk White Paper was published in July."

He continued, "It is a tragedy of this era that those who report facts in reverse order, which can be known simply by listing events chronologically without even asking the person involved, are called journalists. The reason a thorny road looks like a flower path is because they are 'pests,'" criticizing the reports.

Earlier, Dailyan reported that "Jeon was appointed as a visiting professor at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) and received a total of 140 million won in compensation over two years."

According to data submitted by the Academy of Korean Studies to Jeong Gyeong-hee, a member of the National Assembly's Education Committee from the People Power Party, Jeon participated twice in the "Korean Studies Academic Terminology Project" from June 2018 to May 2019 and from September 2019 to last May.

The media outlet reported that Jeon was appointed through a 'recommendation' process rather than an 'open recruitment' and received a total of 140 million won over two years, with an annual salary of 70 million won each year.

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