South Korea President Yoon criticised for banning broadcaster from plane
South Korea President Yoon criticised for banning broadcaster from planeA coalition of journalist organisations in the country issued a statement demanding that his office withdraw this restrictionPhotos: APBy AP Published: Thu 10 Nov 2022, 12:19 PMJournalist organisations say South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attacked press freedoms when his office banned one TV broadcaster's crew from the press pool travelling on his presidential plane this week, for allegedly biased reporting. Yoon, a conservative who took office in May, doubled down on Thursday on the decision to exclude MBC reporters from his plane, saying “important national interests” were at stake. “[I] hope that the decision could be understood from that perspective,” he said about leaving MBC reporters off his plane, which would exclude them from in-flight briefings and other media opportunities. “The presidential plane is operated with taxpayer money and each media outlet pays with their own money to cover the reporting costs,” they said. Yoon’s office later insisted he wasn’t talking about the US Congress or Biden.
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