1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/CPJ concerned about South Korean government investigations of local media companies - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hAizEGwKzn"><a href="https://cpj.org/2001/09/cpj-concerned-about-south-korean-government-invest/">CPJ concerned about South Korean government investigations of local media companies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2001/09/cpj-concerned-about-south-korean-government-invest/embed/#?secret=hAizEGwKzn" width="600" height="338" title="“CPJ concerned about South Korean government investigations of local media companies” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="hAizEGwKzn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, September 17, 2001—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is monitoring events in South Korea with some concern, as the government's crackdown on alleged financial wrongdoing by the country's major media companies is likely to have profound implications for local journalism. Despite President Kim Dae-jung's international reputation as a champion of democracy, capped in…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/colophon.gif