IFJ Worries Korean Media Group Sisa Journals trespass on Journalists Editorial Freedom.

IFJ Worries Korean Media Group Sisa Journals trespass on Journalists Editorial Freedom.

For 7 months, within Sisa Journal one of the major news magazines in Korea, there has been conflict between their President Keum, Chang-Tae and some conscious journalists. The reason for the conflict is that an article about Samsung Co., one of the biggest conglomerates in Korea, was eliminated without agreement of the editor or the journalists who wrote that article. The article was about the influence of a certain individual in Samsung.

Let alone Mr. Keums apologize for what hed done, he terminated the editors resignation in one day, put three journalists into suspension from office for life and two journalists for three months. After all, 17 journalists were put under detention, and Mr, Keum is getting opposition from conscious journalists for his dictatorship.

Not only he ignored the voice of journalists editorial right but, to oppress legal and rightful strike, he published a fake Sisa Journal and even enforced lockout.

IFJ knows how important editorial freedom is, and so far IFJ contributed keeping press freedom and freedom to coverage. And IFJ sees this is challenge to gain editorial right.

IFJ confirms its support with its affiliate Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) and National Union of Media Workers (NUMW) to the conscious journalists in Sisa Journal for this situation. Feb. 12, 2007 IFJ(International Federation of Journalists)