People Power Party Files Complaint Against Tak Hyun-min to Prosecution... "Ordered KBS to Broadcast 'President Moon's Black-and-White Speech'"

President Moon's Carbon Neutrality Declaration Broadcasted Live in Black and White. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon, Intern Reporter Na Han-ah] The People Power Party announced that it will file a complaint with the Supreme Prosecutors' Office on the 28th against Tak Hyun-min, the Blue House Protocol Secretary, for violating the Broadcasting Act.

According to a press release from the People Power Party's Media Special Committee on the 27th, it was claimed that Secretary Tak instructed KBS on production policies during the live broadcast of President Moon Jae-in's '2050 Carbon Neutrality Vision Declaration.'

The special committee cited internal text messages from KBS, pointing out that "in addition to simply broadcasting the screen in black and white, there were specific production instructions such as 'no insertion of any color subtitles or logos on the black and white screen.'

They added, "These actions undermine the fundamental purpose of the Broadcasting Act, which treats fairness and independence as core values," and argued that "there was regulation or interference in broadcast programming."

Earlier, KBS denied the allegations, stating, "During the black and white video broadcast, the logo at the top left and the sign language video at the bottom right were broadcast in color," and "there was no directive from the Blue House."

Meanwhile, President Moon announced the carbon neutrality declaration on the 10th through live broadcasts on the three terrestrial broadcasters. The video was provided in black and white to emphasize that higher quality video generates more carbon emissions.