CNN "Kim Eo-jun, a Disrespectful Host Stirring Up Waves in the Established Media Scene"

Discussing the Abolition of News Factory and the YouTube Environment

US media outlet CNN has drawn attention by spotlighting broadcaster Kim Eo-jun's YouTube channel, "Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Difficult."

On the 7th (local time), CNN introduced Kim's YouTube channel in an article titled "How YouTube Became a Force for Press Freedom in South Korea."

CNN described "Humility is Difficult" as "the most-watched daily live broadcast program in South Korea," explaining that it is "a provocative current affairs talk show led by a 'disrespectful host' in a country where traditional media are respected, causing a stir."

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun [Photo by Yonhap News]

Regarding his broadcast's clear partisan stance, Kim told CNN, "Conservative media actively engage in biased reporting, and I think that can happen depending on political positions. The problem is that they hide behind a mask of fairness, pretending to be impartial."

CNN added, "YouTube is considered to provide an increasingly important space for press freedom (in South Korea)."

The article also detailed the process of the cancellation of TBS's "Kim Eo-jun's News Factory," which Kim previously hosted. In this context, Kim claimed, "We will create a new form of journalism that does not yet exist on YouTube," and stated, "The cancellation of the broadcast for political reasons is a declaration that it was wrong."

Meanwhile, Kim held the final broadcast of "News Factory" at the end of last year. It was about six years since the first broadcast began in September 2016. Since its launch, "News Factory" succeeded in ratings, consistently ranking number one in radio listenership, but controversies over biased broadcasting, fake news, and sensational reporting never ceased.

After leaving TBS, Kim launched his own YouTube channel, "Humility is Difficult." The first broadcast aired on January 9, about one month after the end of "News Factory." Even before the channel's launch, Kim's channel had already secured 500,000 subscribers, attracting significant attention from netizens.

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