Archive for the ‘Choi Hee-seon (Chosun Ilbo)’ Category

Choi Hee-seon and the Chosun Ilbo “On the Warpath”

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

I’d have to agree with that sentiment, expressed by Korea Beat in the seeming declaration of war against foreigners on the part of the Chosun Ilbo. It’s 4 for 4 with the “intern reporter” Choi Hui-seon’s fusillade against foreigners. The roundup:

어린 학생-동료 여성강사 가리지 않는 원어민강사들의 성범죄
English translation from Korea Beat.

“한국 유부녀들은 남편 대신에…” 일부 원어민 강사들 비하발언 파문
English translation from Korea Beat.

“한국에서 끝내주게 살게 해주지” ‘위조학위’ 장사 원어민강사 충격
English translation from Korea Beat.

부적격 외국인강사 채용 쉬쉬하는 기관들
English translation from Korea Beat.

It’s getting pretty ugly over there, and I’m personally getting pretty interested in talking to Choi Hui-seon, the “intern reporter” generating all this nasty coverage over at the Chosun Ilbo.

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The Chosun Ilbo Has Besmirched Itself

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

The Chosun Ilbo and “intern reporter” Choi Hee-seon have blemished their reputations in the story “어린 학생-동료 여성강사 가리지 않는 원어민강사들의 성범죄” or in English, “Unabashed Sexual Crimes Against Young Students and Fellow Female Instructors.” [HT to Korea Beat.]

So, without being able to speak to whether or not these allegations are true, the problem is that the venerated Chosun Ilbo is basing a story and engaging in further English teacher character assassination based on a single and extremely biased source — the “Anti-English Spectrum Cafe,” which itself has problems with questionable sources. And the problem in the past has been that these stories are either completely untrue, or have no secondary confirmation or validation. Supposedly, by now, there are legions of foreign English teachers who have been arrested for sexual crimes against children. However, not a single one has shown up in official crime statistics. Where are the arrest reports? Why are names never named, even in the case of hagwons? Why are there no specifics other than hearsay-level evidence? And…

Why is there NEVER an interview with the alleged offender, English teachers, or foreigners at all? Ever?

If you want the REAL numbers of all foreigners in Korea, as well as the report that shows exactly how many crimes were committed by E-2 visa holders, please download from these links.

Posted in Choi Hee-seon (Chosun Ilbo), Chosun Ilbo, Extreme Bias, Hearsay/Rumor, Lack of Cited Source(s), Lack of Evidence, Specious Source, The "Anti-English Spectrum", Unbalanced Interviews | 8 Comments »