MBC to protect the rights and interests of viewers commissioned by the Viewers Committee and to contribute to the development of broadcasting
Aug 22, 2024
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The 12 new MBC audience members were commissioned after an open recruitment process and a transparent and fair review of the MBC audience committee, a labor-management consultative body.
The committee secured diversity by receiving recommendations from various sectors of society, including media, academic, youth, science and technology, human rights, and culture, and balanced the distribution, gender, and generation by age group from 20s to 60s.
Three viewers recommended by media and academic organizations are ▲ Shim Mi-sun, a professor of media communication at Soonchunhyang University (recommended by the Korean Media Policy Association), ▲ Shin Mi-hee, secretary-general of the Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Press (recommended by the Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media) ▲ Yoon Jang-yeol, a researcher in the Department of Media Communication at Pukyong National University (recommended by Barun Regional Press Association).
The recommended members of human rights organizations are ▲ Director of the Institute for the Rights of Know (recommended by the Human Rights Solidarity) ▲ Young-mi Hong, chairman of the 4.16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Family Council (recommended by the 4.16 Sewol Ferry Disaster Family Council) ▲ Hwang In-gul, former head of the Military Military Sexual Slavery Service (recommended by the military corruption public interest reporter and the military human rights center).
In the youth category, ▲ Kim Hee-kyung (recommended by the Korean YMCA National Federation) was appointed.
In the cultural category, two people were selected: ▲ film director Lim Chan-ik (recommended by the Korean Film Directors Association) ▲ Hong Won-sik, professor of liberal arts at Dongduk Women's University (recommended by the Sejong Institute of the Korean Language).
In the fields of science and technology, consumer protection, and the underprivileged, three others were appointed: ▲ Choi Lang-gyu, auditor of the Disaster and Safety Management Institute (recommended by the Disaster and Safety Management Institute) ▲ Choi Joon-ho, director of the Full Sea Behavioral Research Institute (recommended by sharing forests) ▲ Han Jung-hyun, master's course in the Department of Media Communication at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (recommended by Mapo Hope Sharing).
Professor Shim Mi-sun was elected as the chairman of the audience committee and lawyer Kim Hee-kyung as the vice chairman at the meeting.
Chairman Shim Mi-sun said, `Restoring the media ecosystem is an urgent task.'"The committee will do its part to help MBC, the most reliable public broadcaster, represent the voices of viewers." expressed his aspirations.
Ahn Hyung-joon, president of MBC, said, `We will use the committee's proposals and opinions as nourishment to help MBC, a public broadcaster, stand firm.'
The term of office of the MBC Audience Committee will be two years from August 2024, and detailed activities will be released on the homepage of 'With MBC' and the Ombudsman Program 'Desired TV'.
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- Kim Hee-kyung/Lawyers
- Shin Mi-hee/Secretary-General of the Citizens' Union for Democratic Press
- Chairman Shim Mi-sun/Professor of Media Communication at Soon Chun Hyang University
- Yoon Jang-yeol, a researcher in the Department of Media Communication at Pukyong National University
- Commissioner/Film Director Lim Chan-ik
- an advanced member/director of the Institute for the Right to Know
- Choi Rang-gyu/Audit of Disaster and Safety Management Agency
- Choi Joon-ho/Director of the Forest and Sharing Full Sea Behavioral Research Institute
- Han Jung-hyun / Master's course in the Department of Media Communication at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Member of the Committee Hong Young-mi / Chairperson of the April 16 Sewol Disaster Family Council
- Commissioner Hong Won-sik/Professor at Dongduk Women's University of Arts
- Commissioner Hwang In-gul/Former Military Police Commander of the Korea Military Academy
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