Special Interview on Mayday, 2001 - Chairman of Press Union in Korea, Choi Mun-soon
Korea's press has been on its road to sell out its motherland centering on Chosun, Dong-A papers from early Japanese colonization rule era. It's a fact that Korean press has made its report in the pointview of anti-labor.
Source : BASE21
By Staff Reporter Chang-nam Lee
tolerance@base21.org
(Seoul, Korea)
1.What do you urge journalist circle to do?
-Korea's press has been on its road to sell out its motherland centering on Chosun, Dong-A papers from early Japanese colonization rule era. It's a fact that Korean press has made its report in the pointview of anti-labor. This came out by the process of police's putting down in Bu-pyong, Incheon city. And fundamentally, this tide will be even worse. It's of much gravity that press has tried its move on reducing and distorting towards labors's righteous activity. The expectation will be on people's mind to hope that the press must play a key role in reflecting public opinion in a rather balanced order commensurating with implementing newspaper guideline.
2. What do you think this regulatory guideline will be effective?
- To be frankly with you, This papers' guideline has hit a snag that it's too political. However, it's righteous that President Kim's reformatory line will make its way to be on the right track and establishing consumer's right to choose
3. What will your press union do for press reform?
- We, the Confederation of Press Union has been in the preparation of taking steps to urge workers, college reporters and other activists to rally against and clear away family-oriented press, such as Chosun, Donga, Joongang in addition to other affiliated moves to reform press.
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