A South Korean television executive is to receive
April 22 (UPI) — A South Korean television executive is to receive “severe punishment” after errors on his network caused an uproar among viewers partial to President Moon Jae-in.
Seoul-based Journalist Association of Korea said in a statement released Monday the director of broadcasting at local Maeil Broadcasting Network is to be disciplined severely and suspended for three months, following an incident on Sunday in which Moon was mistakenly referred to as the “North Korean president” in a news ticker.
The error is being condemned, and even interpreted as a deliberate mistake, among Moon’s most ardent defenders. It also comes less than two weeks after MBN referred to South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook as Kim Jong Un, Yonhap reported Monday.
