Lee Eun-jung, KBS Reporter, Appointed New President of the Korea Science Journalists Association

The Korea Science Journalists Association announced on the 27th that Lee Eun-jung, a science specialist reporter at KBS, was elected as the 30th president.

Lee stated, "I believe that proper science journalism should be the foundation for a proper society, and I will support more juniors to grow as science reporters and specialists."

She outlined the association's operational plans, including ▲expanding coverage areas to science, medicine, environment, and climate change ▲maintaining long-term overseas training and expanding short-term training opportunities ▲strengthening video news content and expanding cooperation with media and external organizations ▲enhancing programs to develop individual reporters' skills ▲supporting trauma treatment for journalists.

Lee earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Microbiology from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Bioethics from Seoul National University College of Medicine. She began her journalism career at Kyunghyang Shinmun in 1995 and has been working as a science specialist reporter at KBS since 2007. She has also served as head of the News Production Department 3 and as digital news weekly director (chief). Currently, she serves as chair of the Science Communication Committee of the Korean Federation of Women in Science and Technology, advisor to the Policy Advisory Committee of the National Research Foundation of Korea, and visiting professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Seoul National University.

Lee Eun-jung’s term as the new president will be from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026, for two years.

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