The ‘wrong meeting’ of ‘provocateur’ Jin Jung-kwon and Chosun Ilbo



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Jin Joong-kwon “You said he was sued by Kim Yong-min, the mother of your country” (Chosun Ilbo)
Jin Joong-kwon, sued by Kim Yong-min, “The voice of ‘the mother of the country’ was saddened” (The JoongAng Ilbo)
Jin Joong-kwon “Kim Yong-min, a lawsuit for being called ‘the idiot of the motherland’ … Thrown” (Daily Economy)

Former teacher and social critic Jin Joong-kwon, Facebook is the most popular “hotspot” among reporters this year. Even today (7th), articles citing Jin’s Facebook posts were published primarily by conservative outlets, which has established itself as a general informational behavior in the media world in 2020. According to the Journalists Association report, The eighteenth most cited person in the media in the first half of this year was Jin Jung-kwon, who was above the leader of the Democratic Party, along with Lee Nak-yeon, the main leader.

According to the Korea Press Promotion Foundation ‘Big Cains’, there were 7,143 articles containing ‘Jin Jung-kwon’ from January 1 to September 30 this year. By means of communication, Chosun Ilbo was the largest with 764, followed by JoongAng Ilbo with 699, the second. It can be said that the two media outlets that mainly report criticism of the government are using Jin’s provocative comments towards the current government as grounds for criticism or as “spice”. During the same period, the Kyunghyang Shinmun and the Hankyoreh had only 83 and 24 items containing ‘Jinjungkwon’, respectively. In the case of broadcast reports, 22 cases for SBS, 9 cases for KBS, and 0 cases for MBC contrasted with the reports from Chosun and JoongAng.

Newstop CEO Kim Joon-il named the series of reports ‘Jin Jung-kwon Journalism’ in a Journalists Association column on August 26, saying: “From a business point of view, Professor Jin is becoming more and more influential, so there is no reason to refrain from writing. none. From a media point of view, there is no reason to refuse, as once written, tens of thousands of clicks are guaranteed. From the reader’s point of view, some people feel tired, but many of them feel catharsis, so it has a positive value. ”

Representative Kim Joon-il said, “But from a journalistic value perspective, the story is different. “What is the media doing to put a new perspective on the articles cited by Jin Joong-kwon?” After asking, “Kim Eo-joon’s journalism is a sign of the era of media mistrust, and Jin Joong-kwon’s journalism is a self-portrait in the era of media disappearance.” Said. A full and empirical report is required beyond the ‘government critic outsourcing’ through Jin Jung-kwon, and the purpose of the ‘wrong meeting’ between Chosun Ilbo and Jin, who chooses his comments to suit his tastes, further of the positive and negative roles of Mr. Jin’s comments. It is interpreted as the purpose of paying attention to meaning and significance.

Jin Joong-kwon received a lot of media attention with JTBC’s New Years debate earlier this year. At that time, the media criticized the hypocritical attitude of the current government without hesitation in the crisis of the motherland, and looked positively at the role of Jin Jung-kwon, who pointed out the dangers of the totalitarian attitude displayed online by active supporters of the government. In addition, Jin started a series of columns in Hankook Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo, and as a lecturer at meetings organized by the People’s Party and People’s Power, he demonstrated the increase in “random price”.

However, as Mr. Jin Jung-kwon’s influence increases, criticism and concern towards him is not limited to government supporters who cannot accept Jin’s criticism. Social critic Park Kwon-il cited JoongAng Ilbo’s planning article titled “Unchecked Power, Civic Groups” on his SNS on June 10, and then “Jin Jung-kwon is commenting on this malicious JoongAng Ilbo article today.” . He noted, “The reason Jin Joong-kwon’s expletive has been respected is because the point of the sword has turned towards the powerful and has kept the least courtesy to the weak and the dead. However, it has recently crossed that line. The issue is discussed only in political and fractional logic. Jin Jung-kwon is now Kim Eo-jun from Seoul National University. ”

On August 19, Jung Hee-jin, a scholar, said in a Kyunghyang Shinmun column titled ‘Maleism (University) of Seoul’s Democratic Generation Theory’: “On July 11, Jin Joong-kwon, a former Dongyang University professor reported the case of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on his Facebook page. Over the years, he criticized the 86th generation. That article infuriated me. It is because we have generalized the history of some 86 generations of universities in the Seoul area, which is close to the powerful class. ” Professor Jin’s criticism is the story of very few men from Seoul National University (Seoul area), “he said.” Professor Jeon Jin is free to speak, but I want the media to be cautious about his broadcast on Facebook. ”

▲ Jin Jung-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University.  ⒸYonhap News
▲ Jin Jung-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University. ⒸYonhap News

“Jin Jung-kwon is a provocateur (provocateur or aggressor)”

In the midst of this, even the statement of ‘Provocateur’, which means ‘aggrokun’ in British and American circles, appeared. Kim Nae-hoon, who received a master’s degree in populism research from Yonsei University Graduate School of Communication, said in an article titled ‘Provocative in the age of focused economics’ in the fall issue of’ Yellow Sea Culture ‘, “He always tries his best to make the object he blames as bad as possible.” Do an effort. By doing so, it induces a reaction from the target of criticism and, as it is exposed to the public through the media, it gains the support of people who feel renewed as ‘cida’ ”.

He continued: “A person who provokes reactions with strong comments, creates enemies and then attracts followers from ‘our side’ to trade against them, and is called ‘provocateur’ in Anglo-American. Jin said he was a provocateur, saying: “A provocateur or aggro, who stays after thinking a political cause in the instigator.”

Kim Nae-hoon said, “When it comes to news related to the ruling ruling party, such as North Korean issues, real estate, human resources, education, etc., Jin Jung-gwon’s comments are always quoted. From the crisis of the motherland, he was reborn as a representative anti-government and anti-democratic commentator by leading the then minister of the country’s candidate into an existence personified of all the hypocrisy and depravity of the ruling ruling party. It is not new for him to express hostility towards the current government, but it did raise the question of ‘Would I have delayed the disclosure after the general election even if Ogeodon belonged to the opposition party?’ He noted that when he sees criticism of former Prime Minister Han Myung-sook’s new investigation, ‘it seems like he’s trying to have some filial piety with his godmother,’ he worries that he’s giving up his last stronghold as a one-for-one liberal argument one “.

Mr. Kim explains that the era of hatred, where the attitude of creating a ‘hostile front’ has become common, and the era of a remarkable economy full of inflation of expressions are a good basis for provocateurs to work. Kim said: “In the British and American world, provocateurs are generally limited to the extreme right. However, he said, “Jin Jung-kwon is the first figure of the Korean version of the provocateur, so we can understand his footsteps today.” For example, Mr. Kim said: “It is not because you want the Conservative party to go well and turn to the Conservatives when you attended the debate on the Future Integration Party and delivered criticism. However, regardless of who the target is, it was intended to expose him to the media by directing strong criticism of ‘no brains’ in the face. “Some used the expression’ setup ‘for him, but it means the essence may be’ struggle of recognition ‘, not apostasy.

Mr. Kim said: “Populists generally personify the cause of real problems and attack them as absolute evils. Jin Joong-kwon, Kim Eo-jun, and Ahn Jung-kwon are called Kwanjong, Seondongga, and far-right YouTubers, respectively, but only the latter two are discussed as social issues. It is repeatedly argued that indifference is the only medicine for Gwanjong, “he said.” We must be careful with the contamination of public spheres promoted by provocateurs. They pointed out that although they feel comfortable thinking that if they don’t pay attention, they will disappear by themselves, but their rhetoric is already contaminating the public sphere. ” Although the essence of ‘Jinjung-kwon journalism’ is a rather drastic argument that the media played with ‘aggro-kun’, there seems to be a point to consider when looking back at the expression ‘the fatherland man’.

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