On January 16, ex I LOVE IT CEO Min Hee Jin posted several screenshots of text messages a reporter received about her Instagram stories.
He expressed his frustration as the reporter demanded a rebuttal from him regarding the matter Telegram message.
Hi, I’m Chosun Biz reporter Jang Woo Jung. I’m leaving a message because it’s early in the morning. I obtained the conversation between you and the uncle of a NewJeans member on September 14, 2024 and reported it. This is the Ministry of Employment and Labour. If you have a rebuttal to this, I’d like to add it. I will wait for your reply.
– Journalist Jang Woo Jung
To this, Min left a long response regarding the published news article.
“Hi, you report fake news every day. I have some questions for you. I do not know the government official and have never requested or commanded anything. The article is all false and full of speculation.
If you had seen the entire conversation with the uncle, you would know that he contacted me out of the blue and that there was no conversation about it that day, as well as before and after that day. I’m not the keynote speaker, but I was rather getting the recommendation.
Like the last article, the conversation has been edited with content unrelated to the topic and is written as if the content behind it has some basis.
If you had read the conversation the next day, you would have known that the situation was totally opposite. I find this to be a serious violation of journalism ethics, as you intentionally wrote it as if I were the speaker and the target of a misunderstanding. You also wrote the latest article based on false facts and speculation.”
—Min Hee Jin
He also demanded that they remove the article and apologize.
Writing articles with unfounded content without confirmation makes me suspect that the media has received bribes from HYBE. And instead of asking me for proof, shouldn’t you have checked before publishing? I wonder if it is right for a journalist to defame normal citizens in this way. I think you should delete the article and apologize to me.
—Min Hee Jin
Previously, a media outlet reported a Telegram message between Min Hee Jin and the uncle of a NewJeans member.
The media obtains a Telegram message between Min Hee Jin and the uncle of a NewJeans member
