Journalism Talk Show J Covers Fake News Reproduction of New Corona Virus

Media critic show "Journalism Talk Show J" returns to Season 2.

Kang Yoo-jeong, a professor of Korean English content in Gangnam University, and a podcast host, Choi Seok-chun, a professor of communication at Konkuk University, Lim Ja-un, and Lee Sang-ho, will join the audience.

The first theme of 'Journalism Talk Show J' Season 2 is the media's attitude to deal with the 'new corona virus outbreak'.

The first confirmed patients were found in Korea on the 20th of last month, and the new coronavirus infection is spreading.

The media also sheds light on the new corona incident.

The problem is that there are many indiscriminate articles that promote fear, disgust, and conflict.

In some cases, the established media also carried "fake news" online.

For example, on January 25, Nocut News introduced an online video without any verification as it is, without being verified.

Professor Kang Yoo-jung pointed out that "the established media itself has built people's trust" and pointed out to the media that reproduces 'fake news'.

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“Journalism Talk Show J” is a provocative article that criticizes media reports that promote anxiety about infection and distrust toward the government and encourage conflict.

Representative articles dealing with conflicts in the Asan-Jincheon region over the acceptance of Wuhan citizens.

The media's decisive role was played by Wuhan's citizens becoming “unwelcome” and the local people's stigma as “local selfishness.”

Regarding the articles that highlighted too much conflict, lawyer Lim Ja-woon hid the message that “the government is fighting because the government cannot respond properly in the outbreak of illness.”

First of all, after seeing the change of citizens who began to embrace Wuhan citizens, they expressed their regret for the current status of the media, saying, "I felt that the media in our country should be at the level of the people."

'Journalism Talk Show J' rewrote the article, covering the actual voices of the Asan and Jincheon regions that the media did not fully illuminate.

The ambition is to take a comprehensive look at events through ‘J rewriting’ and bring about change beyond criticism.

In this broadcast, we looked at the media reports during the H1N1 flu in 2009 and MERS outbreak in 2015 through the corner of 'forced recall of news.'

Like the H1N1 and MERS outbreaks, some sensational articles promoting horror were found in common.

On the contrary, in the past infectious disease incidents, passive reports focused on conservative media.

Journalism Talk Show J emphasized that the media is also an insider in overcoming national disasters.

Professor Sohn Suk-chun said, “We need to work together on the issue of the right of life of the people.” “If there is a problem, we must calmly set an agenda for it.”

'Journalism Talk Show J', a program that examines and accumulates the problems of Korean journalism through KBS reporters' interviews and expert panel talks, can be seen on KBS 1TV every Sunday at 9:40 pm and re-broadcast on Monday afternoon.