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Democratic Party lawmaker Roh Woong-rae, who attended the annual debate on the punitive damages compensation system on the 27th by three media organizations, including the Korea Newspaper Association, the Korea Newspaper Publishers Association and the Korean Journalists Association said it was a “shameful debate.”
It is criticized that the selection and presentation of the panel in the debate held at the Seoul Press Center this afternoon, ‘Is the punitive damages system valid? Representative Roh attended this day as head of the Democratic Media Press Win-Win TF Party. In fact, it was the only panel in favor of punitive exclusion.
Rep. Roh, a former MBC reporter, said at the end of the debate: “Today’s debate is a very shameful debate. Even presenters should have a balanced and healthy debate, but it is correct to come to a conclusion and present only those who oppose the exclusion of punitive hands. ” Criticized.
Representative Roh criticized: “I also did a reporter, but this type of debate was not valid,” and criticized: “It is possible to point out the problems of the system, but it is difficult to tolerate conduction in this way.”
Rep. Roh said: “The current situation shows our distorted media reality. It became a debate as if the conclusions were together. I want to go out here because of my personality, but I’m here because I have to be polite. This debate was invalid. “
In fact, on this day, Professor Ji Seong-woo, professor at Sungkyunkwan University School of Law, and Kim Dong-hoon, president of the Korea Journalists Association, clarified their opposition to the exclusion of punitive hands. .
Professor Ji said: “In Korea, the regulation of freedom of expression is very strong compared to the level of advanced countries. The issue of rejecting fake news should no longer be enforced by creating a new law (even if it cannot be resolved quickly). President Kim also argued: “If punitive exclusion is implemented, reporters are at risk. He noted that it is questionable whether it will be possible to easily jump into the act of reporting and reporting, which is also involved in legal disputes.” Four participants in the debate also expressed your concern about government legislation regarding the exclusion of punitive damages.
The debate froze due to fierce opposition from Rep. Roh. Kim Dong-hoon, president of the Korean Journalists Association, which organized the event, refuted that “there is no point in seeking or arguing with prejudice.”
However, when Rep. Roh raised his voice at the organizer’s clarification, he said, “Press freedom is not infinite freedom,” said Yang Seung-mok, professor of media and information science at Seoul National University. , who was in charge. “Isn’t Congressman Roh conducting the normal debate?”
Choi Jeong-am, the editor of the Maeil newspaper, who acted as a polemicist, said in the debate: “The media opposes the punitive exclusion of the hand and that the voices are concentrated in public and seek solidarity.” ‘Did you say,’ I would have bit my tongue and died (if I had used that expression when I was a reporter for MBC)? ‘
Representative Roh said, “If the introduction of the punitive hand exclusion, it would have been possible to report on the manipulation of Hwang Woo-suk’s thesis in MBC’s PD notebook in the past,” he said. “It is dangerous to unconditionally limit freedom of expression.” It is a responsibility. However, in order for the press to enjoy healthier freedom of expression in the presence of fake news, you can try to introduce a new system (exclusion of punitive hands) that has the support of an overwhelming public.
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