Oh Shin-hwan Targets Kim Eo-jun: "TBS Mistakenly Babbling as if It's Talking"

"A person who met the times well and flaunted a high salary of over 100 million won, now step aside"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Oh Shin-hwan, former member of the People Power Party and head of the Yoon Seung-min campaign's comprehensive situation room, criticized broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, saying, "TBS is babbling as if it owns the place."

On the 3rd, Oh posted on his Facebook, stating, "Since its FM radio launch in 1990, TBS has been a citizens' broadcaster alongside Seoul residents for over 30 years."

He continued, "Those who have enjoyed exorbitant salaries by riding the wave of the times should now step aside," adding, "Let's go back to being a citizens' broadcaster, not a factional broadcast for propaganda and agitation. GO GO."

Earlier, on the 1st, the Seoul Metropolitan Government submitted a budget proposal to the city council that cut next year's TBS funding from 37.5 billion won this year to about 25.2 billion won, a reduction of approximately 12.3 billion won. The budget for the radio headquarters, which programs and broadcasts Kim's radio show 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' was cut by 96.1%.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon mentioned at the budget briefing that TBS established a foundation and became independent last February, explaining, "For independent media to be truly independent, financial independence is necessary."

Some argue that the funding cut reflects criticisms from the People Power Party and other opposition groups that the 'News Factory' hosted by Kim is biased broadcasting.

Mayor Oh responded, "When the freedom of broadcast content programming is infringed upon, that is media suppression," and countered, "Overinterpreting the budget allocation is itself a political claim." The budget proposal submitted by Seoul is scheduled to be finalized after passing the Seoul City Council plenary session on the 16th of next month.

In this context, on the 2nd, Kim mentioned Mayor Oh on TBS's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' saying, "If Mayor Oh Se-hoon allows commercial advertising and cuts the budget, it would be very welcome," and even invited him to appear on his program.

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