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The battle between KBS labor and administration escalates once more with the hiring of a liberal arts program host.
The administration additionally responded to the general public face of the manufacturing group referred to as ‘parachute MC’, however there have been many questionable facets.
With the choice to cease broadcasting indefinitely, there are even considerations that this system is at a crossroads.
That is reporter Lee Yong-ju.
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The manufacturing group of KBS ‘Historical past Journal That Day’ was making ready for the primary broadcast after the rescheduling on the nineteenth.
The brand new host is actress Han Ga-in, and she or he has completed writing the script and filming some episodes.
Nonetheless, on the twenty sixth of final month, 4 days earlier than the registration, the corporate ordered to cancel it.
The rationale was that former KBS announcer Jo Soo-bin must be named because the host.
After two weeks of ache, the corporate introduced on the tenth of this month that they’d cease broadcasting indefinitely and lay off the manufacturing group.
Because the controversy grew, the corporate issued an evidence via the corporate’s message board final evening.
“Earlier than being instructed in regards to the finalization of Han Ga-in’s casting, Lee Je-won, the pinnacle of manufacturing division 1, proposed the thought of ’reviewing Cho Soo-bin as MC’.”
They mentioned that that they had consulted with the director in control of the matter, and that it was not a “lightning discover”.
However the manufacturing group nonetheless has doubts.
Director Lee, who was optimistic about hiring Han, modified his thoughts three days later and mentioned, “I believe we should always have Cho Soo-bin because the MC,” with out a to clarify the rationale.
Particularly, we’re suspicious of ‘interference from a better stage’ as Director Lee as soon as once more confused the director in control of ‘not doing something in regards to the MC’.
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“Is not it a giant drawback that every part in MC (host) choice course of is determined and given by the highest administration with none communication with the group manufacturing ″?
The profession of former congressman Jo Su-bin, former director of the Baek Solar-yup Memorial Society, can also be controversial.
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“Is not the so-called “New Proper” attempting to make use of the framework of public broadcasting as a device for ideological warfare?”
Lee Je-won, head of manufacturing division 1, precipitated a stir final February by ordering the cancellation of a documentary on the tenth anniversary of the Sewol Ferry incident, which was to be broadcast after the election common, saying, “It might make an influence. the overall election.”
Concerning the resumption of the ‘Historical past Journal That Day’ broadcast, KBS mentioned, “There’s a large distinction in selecting the MC, so will probably be a brand new program by way of format and content material. ”
Nonetheless, as KBS canceled the ultimate present affairs program ‘The Reside’ three days later, which was canceled on the day of President Park Min’s inauguration, there may be hypothesis that ‘Historical past Journal’ additionally at a crossroads.
That is Lee Yong-ju from MBC Information.
Video broadcast: Kim Gyeong-rak / Video enhancing: Moon Myeong-bae
