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Far-right YouTuber Accuses Chosun Ilbo of Threatening PPP Leadership Candidate

From Hankyoreh · (4m ago) Korean Critical tone

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Far-right YouTuber Go Sung-guk accused Chosun Ilbo of threatening Jang Dong-hyuk, a candidate for the People Power Party leadership.
  • Go claims Chosun Ilbo used an "unknown leftist commentator" to pressure Jang.
  • This follows previous critical articles about Jang from Chosun Ilbo's chief editor and advisor.

A fiery accusation has been leveled against the prominent newspaper Chosun Ilbo, with far-right YouTuber Go Sung-guk alleging that the publication is employing underhanded tactics to undermine Jang Dong-hyuk's bid for leadership of the People Power Party. Go claims that Chosun Ilbo, having failed to dislodge Jang with its usual editorial voices, has now resorted to enlisting an "unknown leftist commentator" to exert pressure.

Chosun Ilbo is using all sorts of insidious means to kill Jang Dong-hyuk today, as always.

— Go Sung-gukAccusing the newspaper of employing malicious tactics against the political candidate.

According to Go's broadcast on his YouTube channel, the newspaper's latest strategy involves a columnist who supposedly advised Jang to promise resignation after the June 4th local elections if he wished to secure votes for the party's candidates. This, Go argues, is a clear attempt to force Jang out of the race, especially after previous critical pieces by Chosun Ilbo's chief editor and advisor failed to achieve the desired effect.

I think they thought Yang Sang-hoon, the chief editor, and Kang Cheon-seok, the advisor, wouldn't work, so they mobilized an outside writer called 'Yoon whatever'. He's one of the leftists.

— Go Sung-gukDescribing the alleged use of an 'outside writer' with leftist leanings to pressure Jang Dong-hyuk.

The controversy highlights the intense internal power struggles within the conservative political sphere and the media's role in shaping public opinion. Chosun Ilbo, a historically influential conservative newspaper, has been publishing a series of critical articles targeting Jang, including one titled 'People Power Party has become a third zone, what should Jang Dong-hyuk do?' and another, 'Jang Dong-hyuk, fall to the ground and become fertilizer for the party.' The newspaper's consistent criticism suggests a deep-seated opposition to Jang's leadership, prompting such strong reactions from his supporters.

They are pressuring him through this outside writer, Yoon whatever, because Jang Dong-hyuk is stubbornly holding his ground despite calls for resignation, saying 'I will take responsibility for the results after the election.'

— Go Sung-gukExplaining the alleged motive behind the newspaper's actions.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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