Spokesperson Park Min-young Criticizes Chosun Ilbo Reporting and Party's Vested Interests

Park Min-young, media spokesperson for the People Power Party, criticized Chosun Ilbo's front-page article, 'Yeongnam Lawmakers Stabbed in the Back by Purged Pro-Yoon 3040 Saturation,' stating that the report framed Yeongnam lawmakers as victims and the 3040 youth generation as aggressors. She pointed out that the article negatively portrayed those who advocate for innovation within the framework of a vested interest party.

Spokesperson Park clarified the issues with the report, saying, "The Chosun Ilbo is taking the stance that Yeongnam lawmakers, who are considered vested interests, were 'stabbed in the back,' and that people like me, the 3040 generation, are the ones who 'stabbed them in the back.'"

Spokesperson Park Min-young criticized the meeting of three- and four-term veteran lawmakers, stating that it had devolved into an unusual gathering to discuss the tenure of party leader Jang Dong-hyeok. She pointed out that the floor leader was overstepping his authority beyond that of the party leader, suggesting that some factions intended to destabilize the leadership through the floor leader.

She criticized the floor leader's inappropriate behavior, stating, "Why does the floor leader keep overstepping his authority and discussing the party leader's tenure? That itself doesn't make sense."

Spokesperson Park Min-young stated that her remark, 'eradication of self-preservation,' was a rebuttal to demands for the party leader's resignation from some veteran lawmakers, including Representative Kwon Young-se. She argued that it is illogical for veteran lawmakers, who have been active in party politics for 20 years, to fear the evaluation of party members.

She further explained that the original intent of her remark was to call for innovation among politicians who are deeply entrenched in self-preservation, in communication with core lawmakers.

Spokesperson Park emphasized party member-centric innovation, saying, "If there is a leader who intends to innovate around party members, and a group of veteran lawmakers who demand the leader's resignation to protect their vested interests, isn't it right to side with the party members?"

Spokesperson Park Min-young strongly criticized some veteran lawmakers for focusing on dissolving the party leadership or destabilizing the party leader rather than fighting against the ruling party. She referred to President Yoon Suk-yeol's past request for veteran lawmakers not to run in the general election, emphasizing that the theory of veteran lawmakers stepping down is an essential process for party innovation and victory in the general election.

She pointed out the problematic behavior of veteran lawmakers, stating, "There are quite a few people who don't fight, don't overstep, don't engage in anti-government struggle, and only focus on 'Should we get rid of leader Jang Dong-hyeok when we meet?' or 'How can we dismantle Jang Dong-hyeok's party leadership?'"

Spokesperson Park Min-young argued that vested interests that struggle to create new value or are habitually entrenched in protecting their own positions should step down. She explained that the theory of veteran lawmakers retiring is a common phenomenon observed across the political sphere.

She emphasized the importance of generational change, stating, "If it's difficult to create new value, or if they are habitually entrenched in protecting their own positions, then it is right for them to step down. It's a common saying everywhere that the back waves of the Yangtze River should make way for the front waves to pass."

Spokesperson Park Min-young criticized Chosun Ilbo for changing its stance from the past to collude with vested interests to attack leader Jang Dong-hyeok. She pointed out the change in Chosun Ilbo's reporting attitude, expressing concern about the loss of media objectivity.

She criticized Chosun Ilbo's changed reporting stance, stating, "Now, I think it has changed to a stance where it can even shake hands with vested interests to attack leader Jang Dong-hyeok."

Spokesperson Park Min-young pointed out that the imperialistic floor leader system is causing abnormal party operations and argued that it is necessary to change the floor leader to a floor manager. She highlighted the problems of the current system by comparing it to the Democratic Party's structure of monopolized party leader power.

She emphasized that the chief supreme council member, not the floor leader, should succeed party affairs. Spokesperson Park stressed the need for system reform, saying, "First, I think it is necessary to change the floor leader to a floor manager. This is why I used the expression 'imperialistic floor leader.'"

Spokesperson Park Min-young pointed out that there has not been a single instance of a party leader serving out their term in the past 10 years, explaining that this is a structural problem of the party. She argued that this reality leads to a party operation centered on National Assembly members, excluding the opinions of party members.

She expressed concern about systemic flaws, stating, "The fact that no party leader has served out their term in 10 years, and that we have ousted two presidents in 10 years, all of this is an extension of this crude system."

Spokesperson Park Min-young criticized the Hankyoreh newspaper's report on 'establishing a YouTube front,' opposing the media's disparagement of YouTube as a 'bodyguard' for politicians' communication channels. She emphasized that the platform itself, YouTube, is not what is important, but rather the politician's effort to engage with the public.

She stressed that the essence of a politician is communication and persuasion with the public, and YouTube is an important space for such communication. Spokesperson Park said, "The YouTube platform itself is not important. The YouTube platform is a space where we can face the public, and the key is the intention to meet them."

Spokesperson Park Min-young defended the YouTube activities of Representatives Joo Jin-woo, Kim Min-jeon, and Kim Tae-gyu as part of popular politics in response to public needs. She criticized the media's framing of them as 'bodyguards' as an attack that distorts the essence.

Spokesperson Park explained, "These individuals simply engage in their own discussions by communicating with the public, party members, and supporters. They are on the same trajectory because Leader Jang Dong-hyeok's line aligns with the public they communicate with, creating synchronicity," emphasizing that their activities are based on communication with the public.

Spokesperson Park Min-young criticized the media's reporting, which attempts to portray the YouTube activities of Representatives Joo Jin-woo, Kim Tae-gyu, and Kim Min-jeon as neglect of parliamentary duties. She likened such media attacks to 'struggles for survival,' pointing out that they are intentional attempts to disparage the achievements of parliamentary standing committees and legislative activities.

She expressed regret over the media's indiscriminate attacks, stating, "I thought it was a struggle for survival, quite pitiful."

Spokesperson Park Min-young emphasized that lawmakers' YouTube communication should be interpreted as overtime work conducted in conjunction with their legislative activities, addressing the media's framing of their activities. She cited Representative Kim Min-jeon's messaging ability, Representative Joo Jin-woo's success in identifying issues and engaging in anti-government struggles, and the popularity of Representative Kim Tae-gyu's questions regarding Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, arguing that their YouTube activities play a positive role both inside and outside the National Assembly.

She tried to correct the media's misunderstanding, saying, "It was the scene within the National Assembly that became a hot topic, not that they were sitting around, not doing their work in the National Assembly, not attending sessions, and only doing YouTube."

Spokesperson Park Min-young speculated that the media's exclusion of Representative Lee Jin-sook from the list of lawmakers active on YouTube might be due to a sense of caution, mindful of Representative Lee Jin-sook's influence. She said, "It might be that they were a bit cautious because they thought they had empowered Representative Lee Jin-sook too much," suggesting that the media tends to check the growth of specific individuals.

She said, "It might be that they were a bit cautious because they thought they had empowered Representative Lee Jin-sook too much," suggesting that the media tends to check the growth of specific individuals.

Spokesperson Park Min-young explained that a National Assembly member's 'good fight' involves utilizing access to government agency information through parliamentary investigations, audits, and standing committee activities, and then publicizing it. She emphasized that National Assembly members can obtain policy and agency information in real-time through their aides.

She cited Representative Joo Jin-woo as a model case for comprehensive information gathering and publicization, and strongly criticized that standing committee activities without issue provision constitute dereliction of duty for a National Assembly member.

She stressed the role of a National Assembly member, stating, "A National Assembly member's position allows them to communicate legally and in real-time about policies executed by government departments related to their standing committee, at the very least through parliamentary investigations and audits."

Spokesperson Park Min-young pointed out the Dong-A Ilbo's stance in its reporting on the discussion of Representative Lee Jae-myung's re-election, criticizing the media's silence on reports unfavorable to the ruling party. She argued that media outlets fail to properly check power due to structural problems such as reliance on government advertising and re-approval for general programming channels by the Korea Communications Commission.

She expressed concern that such media bias leads to a loss of healthy critical function.

Spokesperson Park criticized the media's problems, stating, "Paradoxically, it has become a strange media practice that cannot check power."

Spokesperson Park Min-young criticized that only a very small number of media outlets initially reported the news of the 200,000 signatures achieved for the national petition for Lee Jae-myung's impeachment, and that mainstream media ignored the matter until it was cited. She defined mainstream media as 'ceremonial media,' pointing out its limitations in adequately covering important issues.

She criticized the mainstream media's passive reporting stance, stating, "It was the ceremonial media that didn't report on it once until it became a cited report."

Spokesperson Park Min-young analyzed the phenomenon of Lee Jae-myung's approval rating among those in their 20s being in the 10% range, with a negative evaluation of 80%, attributing it to the 2030 generation, who will live in the future, concluding that the current administration is a ruinous one that cannot guarantee their future. She explained that these indicators show the serious distrust of the younger generation toward the administration.

She also predicted that if even the industrialized generation of those in their 60s and 70s turn their backs on the administration, recovering the approval rating will be impossible, warning of the current administration's crisis.

She pointed out the fundamental reason for the drop in approval ratings, stating, "This kind of indicator is emerging because the future of our country, those who will live in the future, have concluded that this administration is a ruinous one that cannot guarantee their future."

Spokesperson Park Min-young strongly criticized the police's dereliction of duty in the Jeju disappearance case, where the police independently closed the missing person report after just one day, and noted that over 200 such cases have been independently closed. She emphasized the seriousness of the police's poor investigation, mentioning that the missing person was ultimately found deceased.

She argued that such inadequate police investigations exacerbate public anxiety about security and public safety, and are a primary cause of declining trust in public authority.

She pointed out the police's irresponsible behavior, stating, "The Jeju police independently closed the disappearance case in just one day. And it's said that over 200 such cases have been closed."