Park Young-sun criticizes Jo Eun-hee for 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' remarks as "violation of press freedom"

Joeunhee Jo met Kim Eo-jun "Traffic Broadcasting is the regime's mouthpiece"
Kim Eo-jun "Seems like you watch TV Chosun a lot" rebuttal

Park Young-sun, a preliminary candidate for the Seoul mayor from the Democratic Party of Korea, is announcing a healthcare policy centered on one-stop healthcare at Anguk Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party of Korea's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, criticized Cho Eun-hee, the People Power Party's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, who pointed out the political bias of TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' on the 16th, calling it "a statement that infringes on freedom of the press."

On the same day, Park appeared on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Bo-seon's Start of a New Morning' and said, "I understand that the listenership of Traffic Broadcasting (TBS) is currently very high. This means there is a strong response from the citizens."

He added, "If Traffic Broadcasting were not helpful, citizens would not listen to it. Then it would need to be reorganized, but given the high listenership and positive response from citizens, making such comments is somewhat dogmatic."

Park also criticized, "TBS is already a licensed terrestrial radio broadcast. It is not a situation where the mayor can control it at will," and said, "The very idea that the mayor can control a particular broadcast seems like a notion from the era of past authoritarian regimes."

Earlier, Cho appeared on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' the previous day and said, "I have a pledge to make Traffic Broadcasting not a mouthpiece of the regime but a mouthpiece of the citizens."

When the host Kim Eo-jun asked, "Should I quit News Factory?" Cho replied, "That could be the case or not. Instead, we can create segments with Jin Joong-kwon, Seo Min, and lawyer Seo Jeong-wook."

Cho also targeted Kim, saying, "During the case of grandmother Lee Yong-soo, you said there was a hidden hand; during the Me Too movement, you said it was a plot against the Moon Jae-in administration; and during Professor Jeong Gyeong-sim's trial, you said wearing a judge's robe was political."

In response, Kim said, "I have never plotted against the Moon Jae-in government. You are saying things I never said," and added, "Have you been watching TV Chosun too much?"

Then Cho said, "There are many people in the People Power Party who say Traffic Broadcasting should be abolished," and advised, "I'm not to that extent, but I want to balance the scales a bit."

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