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Vol. 267, November 11, 2005

THE KAIST TIMES http://kaisttimes.com

TV Commentator Lectures

"Meet with Journalists Often"

By Joon Jeon
[Translated by Harrison Lee]
Korea Advanced Institute of Technology
373 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu
Daejeon 305-711, Republic of Korea

On November 8th, Sulk-Hee Sohn, Director of MBC's Announcer Division, gave a lecture titled "Broadcasting Seen from the Inside" in Humanities Visual Room. The room was filled with students.

Mr. Sohn pointed out the reality that Korean TV stations are controlled by the market. He emphasized that if public TV stations want to broadcast fairly, they must be freed from market forces. The solution he favored was charging a TV receiving fee.

During Q&A time, he talked about exaggerated news against science. "KAIST students have to come to the media," he said. "Getting the right viewpoint to journalists requires meeting with them as often as you can."


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