TBS "Kim Seung-won's Remarks on Yoon Hee-sook's Resignation Are Inaccurate... Deep Apology"

Seungwon Kim on TBS: "Yoon Hee-sook Did Not Resign"
Yoon Hee-sook: "Seungwon Kim and TBS Spread False Information"

Yoon Hee-sook, member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Recently, Kim Seung-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, appeared on TBS FM's 'Shin Jang-sik's New Opening' and made statements about the resignation of Yoon Hee-sook, a member of the People Power Party, that were factually incorrect, causing controversy. On the 1st, TBS expressed "deep apologies to Representative Yoon."

In a statement released that day, TBS said, "We deeply apologize to Representative Yoon for broadcasting Kim's factually incorrect remarks live without filtering," and added, "Due to the limitations of a live phone interview, we failed to thoroughly verify the factual accuracy of the interviewee's statements, and we bow once again to our listeners in apology."

They continued, "We will undertake more thorough fact-checking to reduce errors and misinformation that may occur during reporting and broadcasting," emphasizing, "We also operate a viewer committee and a grievance handling system."

Photo by Yoon Hee-sook, Member of the People Power Party, Facebook screenshot.

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Representative Kim appeared on the program and said, "(Regarding Representative Yoon) I have never heard that she submitted a resignation letter or requested the People Power Party to bring it up as an agenda item in the plenary session," adding, "Isn't it somewhat a show? There is no sincerity."

Subsequently, TBS uploaded related videos on YouTube with the thumbnail captioned, "Representative Yoon Hee-sook has not yet submitted her resignation letter?" They also posted the video titled, "Yoon Hee-sook's resignation letter not submitted, People Power Party did not request resignation to the Speaker (feat. Democratic Party's Kim Seung-won)."

In response, Representative Yoon refuted on her Facebook, stating, "While calling for strict punishment of false information, this is a black comedy that abuses the media to spread falsehoods," and added, "The Legislative Information System is information accessible to all citizens, and multiple media outlets had already reported that the resignation letter was submitted before the declaration of resignation."

She further criticized, "At this point, it must be seen that both the ruling party member and TBS are deliberately and systematically spreading false information," and said, "While they themselves are making the media environment chaotic, they act as the vanguard of the Media Gag Law, demanding 'strict accountability for intentional and malicious false reporting.'"

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