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The Korean Journalists Association and the Korea Photojournalists Association criticized Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae, who publicly criticized the photojournalist who had been waiting for a long time near his home, saying: “Correct the narrow media “.
In a joint statement on the 16th, the two associations said: “Minister Chu should not restrict legitimate media coverage, but correct narrow media.” “Apologize directly to the photographer who suffers from taking the coordinates.”
Minister Chu posted a photo of a Newsis photographer on his Facebook page on the 15th, who was doing “stretching” (a media slang term for a long wait for coverage purposes) near his home. “About a month ago, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice sent a letter to each media outlet saying: ‘The front of the apartment is a private area, so please cooperate with the shooting restrictions,’ but the reporter said that I would keep spreading that I didn’t know that. The media wrote that I photographed my whole body from anywhere ”, or“ I was also invaded in front of the front door of the apartment, a private space ”.
In this process, the reporter was identified by uploading a photo without mosaic treatment on his face. As the controversy over the disclosure of personal information intensified, Minister Chu republished the image with his face covered.
The association refuted: “First of all, we have confidence in ourselves and we reflect on the fact that the glance at the reporter is not good in a situation where the confidence of the press has collapsed.” But this topic was normal journalistic activity. ”
The association said: “According to the reporter’s message, the reporter waited in front of his house to cover Minister Chu’s expression on his way to work in a private car, and there was no interview in front of the entrance as Minister Chu said.” “From 8 am to 9:40 am, I waited at least 10 meters from the entrance of my apartment.”
The association said: “Coverage of officials and celebrities on the way to work, good or bad, has been a continuation.” “It was not a situation that caused discomfort. It was announced on personal social networks that 65,000 people follow. ”
The association also said: “It is the behavior of uploading a photograph that shows the face expanding it to ‘obstruct work’, ‘invade private spaces’ and ‘disturb residents’, and then upload the photos with their faces quickly. He also said: “I cannot stop my anger at the act that violated the public’s right to know and the ‘freedom of the press’ guaranteed by Article 21 Clause 1 of the Constitution through the ‘take coordinates’ of journalists” .
The following is the full text of the joint statement of the Korea Journalists Association and the Korean Journalists Association released on the 16th.
He condemns the behavior of the Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae towards the media.
A member of the state council that leads the Republic of Korea as the rule of law, including the minister of law ministries, displayed behavior that could lead to lawsuits.
The so-called journalists are outraged by the events that violated the people’s right to know and the “freedom of the press” guaranteed by Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Constitution through the “taking of coordinates.”
Minister Chu posted photos and articles on his SNS on the 15th. Before becoming a reporter, he revealed that his privacy had been violated by revealing the face of the signed Newsis photographer, and that he had been prevented from going to work. Furthermore, for the past nine months, the media appeared to treat him as a violent criminal and the residents of the department were uncomfortable by this scene. First of all, we self-reflect and reflect on the fact that the gaze of the journalist is not pleasant in a situation in which the trust of the media has collapsed.
However, this problem was normal journalistic activity. According to a message from the relevant Newsis reporter, the reporter was waiting in front of his house to cover Minister Chu’s expression on his way to work in a public car, and there was no coverage in front of the entrance as Minister Chu said. They were not camped in the hallway or inside the apartment.
Just to catch the minister’s expression on the way to work, he waited at least 10 meters from the entrance of his apartment from 8:00 am to 9:40 am. He was a person who didn’t even have much press.
Coverage of public figures and celebrities on their way to work, good or bad, has continued. The public figure in charge of the law of a country revealed that it was not a situation that caused discomfort, exposing the faces of individual citizens, and posted on personal social networks followed by 65,000 people.
Minister Chu also said that the media will continue to “ spread ”, although he sent an ‘official letter’ to the spokesman for the Ministry of Justice to cooperate with the restrictions on shooting because it is a private area. However, the official letter to which Minister Chu refers refers to documents used for public affairs within, among themselves or outside the administrative agency, and all documents received by the administrative agency, which have not been sent or received. He simply texted reporters at the entrance and asked for their cooperation in the interview.
It reads in Minister Chu’s letter that even though the media sent an ‘official letter’, it came to the front of the house and interfered with the work, causing discomfort to residents. Was there any special reason for attacking the media by distorting the facts, even saying that they sent an official letter that was not sent?
Furthermore, it wasn’t until the moment that he realized the dangers of lawsuits and modified the post by tiling it in the photographer’s face.
The photographer talks with images. There is no need to ask the “wrong question, as if it were a violent criminal”, that Minister Chu was suffering from.
The behavior of uploading an image showing the face by extending it to ‘work obstruction’, ‘invasion of private spaces’ and ‘disturbing residents’ and then uploading an image showing the face and then quickly tiling and then back to uploading it is an inconsistent act. Everybody.
We ask
1. Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae said: “Do not restrict coverage from legitimate media, but correct narrow media.
2. Reveal the reporter’s face on social media, apologize for the so-called “coordinated” and delete the post.
3. Apologize directly to the photographer who is suffering from “taking coordinates.”
Oct 16, 2020
Korea Journalists Association, Korea Photographers Association
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