Yonhap News Issues Apology Statement on Portal Suspension: "An Opportunity for Radical Reform"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jin-ho] Yonhap News issued an apology and promised to prevent recurrence in relation to the decision by the Portal News Partnership Evaluation Committee to suspend the exposure of all articles on portals starting from 11 a.m. on the 8th.

In the apology released that day, Yonhap News stated, "We apologize to our readers," and added, "From 11 a.m. on the 8th, all Yonhap News articles will be suspended from exposure on portals for a considerable period."

The Portal News Partnership Evaluation Committee recently decided to suspend exposure of Yonhap News after some articles submitted to portals were pointed out to have violated the 'transmission outside registered categories' regulation.

Yonhap News said, "We humbly accept the committee's decision and are implementing recurrence prevention measures such as abolishing the problematic news information service and dismantling the responsible department," adding, "We will take this as an opportunity for a complete overhaul and fulfill our duties more faithfully as the national news agency."

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