Roh Jong-myon on Kim Ou-joon YouTube Appearance on Launch Day of 'Democratic Party TV': "Broadcast Times Did Not Overlap"… Kim Min-seok Says "Ban on Appearances? Naturally None"

Democratic Party Representative Roh Jong-myon has responded to criticism within the party regarding his appearance on the YouTube show "Kim Ou-joon's Humble Opinion News Factory" (hereafter "News Factory") on the very first day of the Democratic Party's official YouTube channel, "Democratic Party TV," today (September 1).

Representative Roh wrote on his social media, "If the broadcast and appearance times had overlapped, I would not have appeared on any media outlet, let alone News Factory."

Representative Roh stated, "Democratic Party TV must succeed," and evaluated the 55,000 concurrent viewers recorded during the channel's first broadcast as a "tremendous success."

However, Representative Roh noted, "If Democratic Party TV's 7 a.m. scheduling strategy gets trapped in a frame portraying it as a counter-programming move against News Factory, it will be a shortcut to failure," adding, "There is no way our party would have done that, and we must make active efforts to clear up such misunderstandings."

He also drew a line against some arguments suggesting that Democratic Party lawmakers' appearances on News Factory should be restricted following the launch of Democratic Party TV.

Representative Roh argued, "Banning or dampening Democratic Party lawmakers' appearances on News Factory is out of the question and amounts to self-harm for the entire progressive camp," adding, "Even if we view News Factory as a competitor or rival, we must maintain dignified standards and attitudes."

He continued by stating that while considering the effect of concentrating viewers in the early stages of Democratic Party TV's launch is acceptable, in the long term, affiliated lawmakers should actively appear across various media outlets even if broadcast times overlap.

Meanwhile, amid a stream of critical comments on Representative Roh's social media post, Party Representative Kim Min-seok drew attention by directly leaving a comment to the effect that "Representative Roh's appearance on News Factory is not a problem."

Representative Kim, who appeared on the morning program of "Democratic Party TV" today, left a comment saying, "A ban on appearances? Naturally none," and added, "There will be even more diverse cooperation, and great work, Representative Roh."

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