Park Young-sun "TBS Listenership is Good"... Oh Se-hoon "Regretful to See Such a Pitiful View of the Media"

Park Young-sun "TBS controlled by mayor? Violation of press freedom"
Oh Se-hoon & Jo Eun-hee "Unbelievable with broadcaster background media view"

Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayoral primary, attending the '1st Head-to-Head Debate for Changing Seoul' held on the afternoon of the 16th at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, criticized Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, regarding her remarks on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' saying, "Is it acceptable as long as the ratings are high, even if it's a 'melodrama'?"

This was in response to Park's criticism of Cho Eun-hee, the People Power Party's preliminary candidate for Seoul mayor, who pointed out the political bias of 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' calling Cho's remarks "an infringement on press freedom."

On the 17th, Oh posted on his Facebook, "With 20 years of journalism experience, Park Young-sun's view on the media is truly pathetic," and questioned, "Does a high listenership justify violating the public duty of objectivity and fairness by broadcasting biased content and distorting public opinion without any problem?"

He continued, "It is unbelievable how pathetic the media perspective of Park Young-sun, a former journalist who appeared on a variety show last January boasting about being South Korea's first female morning news anchor but was removed from the anchor position and forcibly transferred to the international department due to remarks that displeased YS's era, is."

He added, "'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' has been problematic due to the bias of its guests and content," and questioned, "Does Park only see the ratings and not the bias of the metropolitan public broadcaster supported by nearly 40 billion won of Seoul citizens' taxes?"

Oh said, "If Park gained public recognition and entered the National Assembly through her career as a reporter and anchor in terrestrial broadcasting, then the accusation of 'dictatorship-era thinking' should not be directed at the opposing party's candidate," and sharply criticized, "If the Seoul mayoral candidate cannot say a word against the broadcast that has become the 'regime's mouthpiece' at the source of fake news but instead defends it, then as Park says, she is indeed the 'original pro-Moon (親文).'"

Park Young-sun, a candidate for the Seoul mayoral primary of the Democratic Party of Korea, is debating with candidate Woo Sang-ho at the "100-Minute Debate, Democratic Party of Korea Seoul Mayor Candidate Primary Debate" held on the 15th at MBC in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.

Earlier, on the 16th, Park appeared on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Bo-seon's Start New Morning' and criticized Cho for urging fair broadcasting of 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' calling it "an infringement on press freedom and a notion only seen during dictatorship regimes."

Park added, "I understand that TBS's listenership is currently very high. That means there is significant public support," and pointed out, "If Traffic Broadcasting (TBS) were not helpful, citizens would not listen. It is somewhat dogmatic to make such remarks when the ratings are high and there is public support."

In response, Cho posted on Facebook the same day, saying, "Park should at least look into the composition of the Traffic Broadcasting panel before speaking," and countered, "It is regrettable that Park Young-sun, a politician from a broadcasting background, ignores this and claims there is no problem because the ratings are high or that high ratings mean fair broadcasting."

He added, "I have come to think it would be a big problem if this person becomes Seoul mayor. It is obvious that more division will prevail in Seoul in the future."

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