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MBC on Sunday apologized for the methods of an investigative program
that questioned the integrity of stem cell research by cloning pioneer
Hwang Woo-suk. The expose sparked a storm of national controversy. MBC
admitted the ��PD Diary�� show��s producers violated journalistic ethics
in their investigation of Hwang��s published research. ��Even though the reporters worked on behalf of the people��s right
to know, if the process was carried out in a wrongful way, then the
result cannot be justified,�� MBC said during ��New Desk.�� It said the
fact that ��PD Diary�� producers threatened members of Hwang��s team with
a criminal investigation was clear coercion and thus violated both the
ethics of reporting and the public broadcaster��s own code of conduct.
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An MBC "News Desk" anchor apologizes for the methods of an
investigative program that questioned the integrity of stem cell
research by cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk on Sunday night.
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An MBC executive said if the expose turned out to be false, it
would deal a fatal blow to one of Korea��s largest terrestrial
broadcasters. Another executive said many within MBC were skeptical
about the ��PD Diary�� allegations, but all MBC staff were now being
tarred with the same brush. He agreed that the company would not be
able to bounce back if the allegations are disproved, but added he
still had faith that the ��PD Diary�� team would not have done what they
did without evidence. A producer in MBC��s drama department said he feared ��PD Diary��
was impetuous in its reporting on Hwang��s research. ��When I take a taxi
these days, I��m afraid to tell the driver to go to MBC because of the
public outcry,�� he added. ([email protected] )
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