Science Committee Adopts Confirmation Hearing Report for Kim Jongchul, Candidate for Broadcasting and Media Chairperson

The National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee adopted the confirmation hearing report for Kim Jongchul, the candidate for Chairperson of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Committee, on the 17th.

On this day, the committee passed the motion to adopt the confirmation hearing report in a plenary session through bipartisan agreement.

Kim Jongchul, the inaugural candidate for the Chairperson of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Commission, is attending the confirmation hearing held at the National Assembly on the 16th and responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

The report includes the Democratic Party’s endorsement, stating, "Based on his expertise, candidate Kim is expected to play a key role in strengthening the public interest in the broadcasting and media sector and in revising various regulations and legal frameworks to effectively respond to the rapidly changing broadcasting and media environment."

The report also contains the People Power Party’s dissenting opinion, which states, "Due to concerns that he may not be able to maintain neutrality amid political controversies such as issues surrounding the governance structure of public broadcasters, he is not deemed suitable to serve as Chairperson of the Broadcasting, Media and Communications Committee."