IFJ says press tax probe “not unfair” and backs case for urgent media reform
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 September 2001 IFJ media release: Journalists Say Press Tax Probe in Korea “Not Unfair” And Backs Case for Urgent Media Reform A mission of inquiry by the International Federation of Journalists to Korea has backed calls for reforms of Korean media, but has rejected claims that prosecution of […]
IPI/WAN delegation condemns government’s intimidation of the press
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: Vienna, 10 September 2001 IPI/WAN delegation condemns South Korean government’s intimidation of the press The joint IPI/WAN delegation completed their mission in Seoul, South Korea, with a condemnation on 9 September of government intimidation of the press. The International Press Institute (IPI) and the World Association […]
IPI places South Korea on “IPI Watch List”
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 6 September 2001 IPI Places South Korea on “IPI Watch List” The International Press Institute (IPI), at a press conference held in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, 6 September 2001, announced that it has placed South Korea on the “IPI Watch List”. […]
IPI-WAN delegation meets jailed newspaper leaders
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 5 September 2001 WAN press release, followed by WAN’s 4 September press release announcing the IPI-WAN joint press freedom mission to South Korea: Paris, 5 September 2001 For immediate release IPI-WAN Delegation Meets Jailed Korean Newspaper Leaders A joint press freedom delegation from the International Press Institute and the […]
IPI sends press freedom mission to South Korea
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 3 September 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 3 September 2001 IPI Sends Press Freedom Mission to South Korea The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, will send a press freedom mission to South Korea from 5-8 September 2001. The decision to […]
Press reform “must not be derailed” by tax troubles of newspaper owners, says IFJ
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 27 August 2001 IFJ media release: Korean Press Reform “Must Not Be Derailed” By Tax Troubles of Newspaper Owners Says IFJ The International Federation of Journalists today expressed its full support to Korean journalists who are campaigning for urgent reform of the country’s media landscape and stressed that the […]
IFJ backs media reform and calls for an “end to wasteful war of words”
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is a 10 August 2001 IFJ media release: IFJ Backs Media Reform in Korea and Calls for an “End to Wasteful War of Words” The International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ organisation, today reiterated support for calls for reform of Korea’s press landscape in order to contribute to building […]
IPI concerned by press reform issue’s severe implications for press freedom
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI letter to South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung: His Excellency Kim Dae-Jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 8 August 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, is deeply concerned by the severe implications for […]
WAN condemns tax probe of newspapers
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is a 10 July 2001 WAN letter to South Korean President Kim Dae-jung: Paris, 10 July 2001 Your Excellency, We are writing on behalf of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum, which represent more than 17,000 newspapers in 93 countries, to express our serious concern over the unprecedented […]
IPI appeals to authorities to proceed with caution in prosecutions for tax evasion
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 1 July 2001 IPI press release: Vienna, 1 July 2001 IPI Appeals to the South Korean Judicial and Governmental Authorities to Proceed With Caution in Prosecutions for Tax Evasion In the following statement of concern, IPI sets out its belief that the government and judiciary of South Korea should […]
IFJ rejects claim that newspaper tax probe threatens press freedom
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ press release: Journalists Reject Claim that Newspaper Tax Probe Threatens Press Freedom in Korea THE International Federation of Journalists, which will hold its world congress in Seoul from June 11-16th, today called on Korean press owners to support calls for media reform and rejected claims that an investigation […]
IPI response to Korean minister and government spokesman regarding the government’s tax probe of media companies
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is IPI’s response to a 17 May 2001 letter from Minister and Government Spokesman Oh Hong-Keun, regarding the Korean government’s harassment of the press. For your information, Oh’s letter is also included below: Mr. Oh Hong-Keun Minister and Government Spokesman Government Information Agency Seoul South Korea Vienna, 29 May 2001 Dear […]
IPI concerned over ongoing attempts to muzzle independent press’s critical voice
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is a 16 May 2001 IPI letter to South Korean President Kim Dae-jung: His Excellency Kim Dae-jung President Office of the President Seoul South Korea Vienna, 16 May 2001 Your Excellency, The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned over what appears to […]
RSF is concerned by tax probe’s effects on information pluralism
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to South Korean Minister of Culture and Tourism Kim Han-Gill, RSF expressed its concern about the consequences of the media tax probe on information pluralism. The scale of the tax probe, which has concentrated mainly on media critical of the current government, does not bode well for the “press reforms” […]
Former North Korean official prevented from communicating freely
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), Lim Dong-Won, RSF protested the order denying the North Korean dissident Hwang Jang-Yop the right to speak to the press and to publish a newsletter. The press freedom organisation asked the NIS chief to rescind this decision, which goes against the […]
Yonhap News Agency struggles to secure independence as nation’s sole news agency
(IFJ/IFEX) – In a 17 October 2000 letter to Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the IFJ expressed its concern about the recent appointment of Kim Keun of Hankyoreh Shinmun as president of Yonhap News Agency. The IFJ is disappointed with this appointment as President Kim had promised in his presidential election campaign in 1997 to make […]