6 out of 10 People Say "Prosecution and Media Have Collusive Relationship, Cannot Trust Media"

'Trust in Information Provided by Prosecutors to the Media'... 28.7%
The Most Corrupt Groups According to the Public: National Assembly and Media

Six out of ten citizens perceive the prosecution and the media as having a 'collusive relationship,' and they also view the information provided by the prosecution to the media as 'untrustworthy.'

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According to a public opinion poll conducted by the weekly news magazine SisaIN, 63.1% of respondents agreed with the statement, "The prosecution and the media have a close collusive relationship." This indicates a perception that a significant portion of media reports originating from the prosecution are published in the direction the prosecution desires. Additionally, incidents such as the 'Channel A Prosecution-Media Collusion' controversy that surfaced just before the 2020 general election appear to have considerably influenced this perception.

On the other hand, in the same survey, only 28.7% responded 'yes' to the statement, "The information provided by the prosecution to the media is trustworthy." Meanwhile, 62.1% answered 'no,' exceeding half of the respondents.

Meanwhile, 46.4% answered 'yes' to the statement, "The prosecution's search and seizure of media companies to investigate the 'Kim Man-bae false interview' controversy is justified." This was followed by ▲'No' (39.2%) and ▲'Don't know' (14.4%).

This public opinion poll was conducted by SisaIN through Korea Research, targeting 1,000 adult men and women, with a sampling error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. The survey was conducted by sending URLs via mobile text messages and emails, and the survey period lasted three days from October 16 to 18.

The Most Corrupt Groups According to the Public: National Assembly and Media

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Meanwhile, in the '2022 Corruption Perception' survey released last year by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (hereafter, the Commission, Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee), the general public, experts, and foreigners rated 'Political Parties and Legislature' as the most corrupt among 11 social sector groups. The second most corrupt group was rated as the 'media.' Businesspeople and public officials identified the 'media' as the most corrupt group.

When asked which group is the most honest, the general public, businesspeople, and experts answered the 'education' sector. Foreigners perceived 'civil society organizations' as the most honest, while public officials regarded 'administrative agencies' as the most honest. The 11 social sectors include ▲Political Parties and Legislature ▲Judiciary ▲Administrative Agencies ▲Public Enterprises ▲Private Enterprises ▲Media ▲Religious Organizations ▲Civil Society Organizations ▲Education ▲Culture, Arts, and Sports ▲Labor Unions and Labor Organizations.

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