A KBS reporter explained the relocation of the National Pension Fund Management Headquarters located in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province to Seoul on its own radio broadcast and said, “It smells like a cow here. The Jeonbuk community is boiling over the comment, “It smells like a pig pen.” Public broadcaster KBS faced criticism for belittling the region.
In an editorial on the 13th, the New Jeonbuk Newspaper said, “This incident was a public broadcaster who mocked a specific region, which fueled the anger of the people of North Jeolla Province who were already disturbed by the issue of the National Pension Service Fund Management Headquarters.” The incident happened on a public broadcasting channel, and it is not a KBS reporter’s personal problem.”
On the 7th, KBS Economics Reporter Seo Young-min appeared on KBS 1 Radio’s ‘I’m Kim Bang-hee with a sense of success’ and talked about the seriousness of the outflow of manpower at the National Pension Fund Management Headquarters and made a troubling remark. Reporter Seo said, “Among my friends, there are friends who came up after working as an operator (fund manpower) at the (fund management headquarters) and then said, “This smells like a cow, it smells like a pig pen,” (laughs). It is a great pain.”
It is about the ‘Seoul Relocation Legend’ that the National Pension Fund Management Headquarters, which was relocated to Jeonju in 2017, will be relocated to Seoul by the Yoon Seok-yeol government. Jeonbuk Province, which is promoting the designation of a ‘third financial center’ centered on Jeonbuk Innovation City, where the Fund Management Headquarters is located, and the relocation of the National Pension Fund Management Headquarters from the point of view of local residents are an acute regional issue that cannot be retreated. I wanted to, but it became like a slap in the face.
Reporter Seo apologized on the bulletin board for listeners on the 9th, saying, “I hurt the hearts of listeners, especially those who live or have a relationship in the area, with unnecessary and careless words during the radio broadcast.” I apologize to everyone who was hurt,” he said, but the controversy over the region did not subside.
Jeonbuk Ilbo, the title of page 2 of the 10th <공영방송서 ‘전주 비하’ 파문>“In Jeonbuk, voices are growing that not only Governor Kim Kwan-young and Jeonju Mayor Woo Beom-gi, but also Jeonbuk politicians should step up and urge KBS to issue an official apology from the president and discipline those involved.”
another article <전북 정치권 ‘입 없나’…무대응 비난 자초>In the statement, “Jeonbuk is showing excessive prudence in remarks unless it is in line with its own political interests as the atmosphere of inaction is established,” he said. He pointed out that the power was silent, and the Democratic Party was particularly quiet in the KBS reporter’s mockery of Jeonju this time.”
In particular, this media editorial was highly criticized and expressed harshly. On the same day, the Jeonbuk Ilbo editorial said, “It is too absurd to dismiss it as an immature reporter’s protruding remark. It is because it has trampled on the pride of the people of Jeollabuk-do,” he said. Regarding the behavior that completely trampled on the pride of the Jeonbuk people, regardless of position, we need to tear off the bad hair and fix it,” he emphasized. He said, “If the leaders of Jeonbuk do not handle this matter properly, they do not have the right to stand in front of the citizens. Everyone should resign.”
It is pointed out that dissatisfaction broke out in the report of the ‘fund management headquarters relocation legend’ from Seoul. In a phone call on the 13th, Son Joo-hwa, secretary general of the Citizens’ Coalition for Democratic Media, Jeonbuk Province, said, “Jeonbuk-do is looking at the designation of a 3rd financial center as the future direction of the region, and the Fund Management Headquarters is a key institution in such policy planning.” I have been dissatisfied with the report from Seoul that encourages. He explained that this was the background to which (local media) were furious at the KBS reporter’s remarks.” Director Son said, “In fact, a media outlet reported that President Seok-yeol Yoon ordered a review of the relocation of the fund management headquarters to Seoul, but the justification for being an innovative city or the context of the relocation of the fund management headquarters to Jeonju are missing. There is a lot of anxiety and distrust in the report from Seoul.” However, in the harsh expression and tone of some Jeonbuk media, Son said, “The attitude of the Jeonbuk media pointing out the remarks of the KBS reporter is like an adult who is high-handedly admonishing a child. I wonder if this tone and attitude will help journalism and the region. ” he pinched.
Meanwhile, the Jeonbuk Journalists’ Association criticized the reporter’s remarks through a statement on the 10th. The Jeonbuk Kihyeop evaluated, “Apart from the context or purpose of the remarks, the public broadcaster reporter casually said something that could hurt the residents of the area even as a joke at a private drinking party on a live radio program.” He continued, “At a time when Jeonju citizens who have been alienated from balanced national development, and furthermore, Jeonbuk-do residents, have been feeling hopeless for decades, public broadcasting under the banner of fairness and trust has inflicted great damage (to Jeonbuk-do residents).” It seems that the inappropriate remarks by the public broadcaster KBS were caused by the carelessness and deviant behavior of individual reporters, not by KBS’s thoughts. ” he said.
However, the Jeonbuk Kihyeop said, “If the politicians try to approach this situation with the wrong idea that they will tame the media because they think this is an opportunity, we sternly warn them to stop.” We earnestly ask you to join forces for the true development of Jeonbuk,” he pointed out.
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