Korea Communications Commission
| 대한민국 방송통신위원회 大韓民國 放送通信委員會 Daehanminguk Bangsongtongsin Wiwonhoe |
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Emblem of the Korea Communications Commission
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | February 29, 2008 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Korea |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Parent agency | President of Korea |
| Website | eng |
Korea Communications Commission (Hangul: 대한민국 방송통신위원회; Hanja: 大韓民國 放送通信委員會; RR: Daehanminguk Bangsongtongsin Wiwonhoe) is a South Korean media regulation agency modeled after the Federal Communications Commission of the United States of America. It was established on February 29, 2008, combining the former Korean Broadcasting Commission and the Ministry of Information and Communication. The five members of the Commissioners make a decision. The current Chairman, among the five Commissioners, is Choi Sung-joon.
The KCC approved four newspapers companies, Chojoongdong (Chosun Ilbo, Joongang Ilbo, and Donga Ilbo) media cartel and Maeil Economics, to engage in the comprehensive programming for television channels on December 31, 2010. This has given more financial and political power to the right-wing conservative media groups in South Korea. Even before KCC's approval, this had generated concerns about the potential politically biased journalistic movement akin to the United States of America's Fox News. The KCC-approved comprehensive programming could potentially destroy the fair media practices starting in 2012 when the new television channels affect the domestic journalist scene.
The Comprehensive Programming channel were criticized for the lack of quality programs. They were also criticized for opening the television channels on December 1, 2011, when there were a growing outrage against Lee Myung-bak in the general public. The negative factors later made a negative first impression of the new TV channels.
The second day TV Chosun by Chosun Ilbo on December 2, 2011, was met with numerous criticisms on politically biased news captions, criticizing the remarks on the female novelist, Gong Ji-young, and reception issues that split the televised screen into two.
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