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People Power Party members including Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, a member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, visited MBC’s headquarters in Seoul on Sept. 28 to protest the broadcaster’s reporting on President Yoon’s hot mic moment. (Yonhap) |
The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the ruling People Power Party in Korea over its criticism and filing of a defamation suit against public broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corp. which reported on President Yoon Suk-yeol’s alleged use of foul language in New York last month.
In a statement Tuesday, the IFJ said the “censuring of MBC and other Korean media” was a “clear violation of press freedom.”
MBC has been sued by the conservative party for defamation, after it aired President Yoon’s hot mic moment in which he was heard appearing to use offensive language, the federation…
