2024-04-16 07:29:51
The Korea Communications Standards Commission imposed a fine of 30 million won on MBC-TV’s report on the so-called ‘Biden-If You Fly’ subtitle controversy that arose during President Yoon Seok-yeol’s visit to the United States in 2022.
The National Defense Commission held a plenary meeting at the Broadcasting Center in Mok-dong, Seoul at 3 p.m. on the 15th and made this decision. All seven members, excluding member Jeong-ok Lee, attended the meeting that day.
Previously, MBC News Desk and others reported that President Yoon used profanity while referring to the U.S. Congress and President Biden, with the subtitle saying, “If these XX don’t approve in the (U.S.) National Assembly, what will Biden do out of embarrassment?” It was broadcast with .
Accordingly, a civil complaint was filed alleging that President Yoon’s remarks were interpreted arbitrarily even though they were not clearly confirmed.
This agenda was put on hold for a while, but discussion resumed at the Broadcasting Standards Subcommittee in January this year as the results of the first trial of the lawsuit between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MBC came out.
The Broadcasting Subcommittee listened to the production team’s statement of opinion and decided to impose a fine, the highest level of disciplinary action. Afterwards, the National Security Commission held a general meeting last month and confirmed the imposition of fines despite opposition from opposition members.
At the meeting that day, opposition member Yoon Seong-ok left, protesting and saying, “The fines are sanctions in the form of economic oppression.”
Commissioner Kim Yu-jin also left after saying, “No matter how the fine amount is decided, its legitimacy will not be recognized,” and “Those who undermined trust in the National Security Commission through political deliberation will be held accountable in some way.”
However, Chairman Ryu Hee-rim expressed regret over the members’ comments. Except for those who left, all remaining members agreed to the standard fine amount of 30 million won.
In addition, the National Security Commission dealt with a report on the subtitle controversy, in which the host said, “Does this sound like ‘If you blow it?’” and TBS aired a song with the lyrics “I don’t know that,” saying, “I’m posting this to the president who says he doesn’t remember what he said.” -FM’s ‘Kim Eo-jun’s News Factory’ decided to ‘discipline officials’.
While dealing with President Yoon’s remarks in response to North Korea’s nuclear weapons, the host mentioned, “The nuclear distance is the Korean peninsula,” and in relation to the controversy over subtitles, he said, “I think you have at least 11 mouths,” etc. on TBS-FM’s ‘Shin Jang-sik’s Kidney Clinic’. ‘Edo decided to ‘discipline officials’.
In addition, a ‘warning’ was decided on SBS-TV’s ‘I Want to Know’, which dealt with the exclusive contract dispute between the girl group Fifty Fifty.
The decision of the review committee includes ‘no problem’, ‘opinion’ and ‘recommendation’ for administrative guidance, ‘caution’, ‘warning’, ‘program correction/modification/suspension and disciplinary action against personnel’, and ‘penalty’ for legal sanctions. are distinguished. Legal sanctions are grounds for point deductions when re-licensing or re-approving broadcasting companies.
In addition, members of the ruling and opposition parties continued to argue over pending issues such as changes to the plenary session schedule and the abnormal composition of the National Security Committee.
(Seoul = News 1)
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2024-04-16 07:29:51