President Lee Emphasizes Principles of the Press in Congratulatory Remarks for the 80th Anniversary of Kyunghyang Shinmun
In President Lee Jae-myung’s congratulatory remarks, he emphasized the value of trustworthy news and press independence At Kyunghyang Shinmun’s 80th anniversary vision declaration ceremony, he highlighted the importance of integrity and accuracy
In a congratulatory speech at the vision declaration ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the founding of Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 6th, President Lee Jaemyung said that in a media environment overflowing with information but lacking trustworthy news, truthfulness, accuracy, and independence from power are becoming more important.
The presidential congratulatory speech was read on his behalf by Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoonsik at the event held at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. President Lee said that Kyunghyang Shinmun has upheld the values of democracy and the independence of the press through many critical junctures in modern Korean history.
He also noted that after being shut down for reporting criticism of election fraud, it was relaunched, and since then has continued to speak out against social injustice and corruption involving power, urging it to continue playing the role of a media outlet that connects society based on the truth.