“Creating baseless rumors and spreading false details about the reporter…”
HYBE is going through accusations of orchestrating assaults towards journalist Jang Hyung Woo, who alleged the corporate makes use of unethical media practices. Reporter Jang, previously with Seoul Shinmun, lately appeared on a radio broadcast the place he claimed that HYBE engaged in media management, together with manipulating the general public notion of ADOR woman group, NewJeans.
Jang alleged that HYBE’s public relations workforce tried to downplay NewJeans’ achievements and exert management over information protection. He shared a recorded dialog with HYBE’s PR workforce, the place they reportedly sought corrections to a false report about NewJeans’ album gross sales in Japan. Jang additionally claimed that firm figures had been concerned in “gaslighting” the group in an effort to regulate their public picture.
Following Jang’s revelations, numerous rumors about his credibility began circulating inside the journalist neighborhood. Some allege that Jang had a private relationship with Min Hee Jin and used his place to govern media protection in her favor, an accusation that each events deny.
Inside and outdoors of Seoul Shinmun, it’s well-known that reporter Jang has been flaunting his private reference to Min Hee Jin in non-public settings. There are additionally rumors that it was Jang’s involvement that led NewJeans to go to the occasion hosted by Seoul Shinmun.
— Dangerous rumors that HYBE is spreading, in response to Group Bunnies
Followers of NewJeans now declare the corporate has mobilized on-line communities and boards to unfold these rumors in an try to discredit Jang and shift consideration away from the core points raised in his report.
Hello, I can affirm the whole lot besides Jang transitioning to Kakao Mobility. I don’t assume that’s within the OG tweet.
I’d in all probability embody this someplace from Group Bunnies:
[Jang] has no connections with former CEO Min Hee Jin and has by no means met her. He’s not a fan of any particular artist. He solely reported HYBE’s misconduct to uphold his journalistic ethics. Reporter Jang Hyung Woo is acknowledged inside the Seoul Newspaper’s Trade Division, and he’s so competent that administration, together with the desk, discouraged him from leaving the corporate. He had already been within the course of of adjusting jobs earlier than this revelation, and he determined to go public after watching the NewJeans members’ dwell stream. Furthermore, he and HYBE’s Head of PR, Cho Sung Hoon, have been in the identical protection space at one level (throughout his time within the Financial Division, overlaying over 100 firms within the Ministry of Economic system and Finance), however that they had by no means actually interacted and even shared a meal collectively.
— Group Bunnies
Such ways have raised issues of organized efforts to undermine whistleblowers and keep away from accountability.
HYBE and communities that help HYBE are conducting inside and exterior assaults on reporter Jang Hyung Woo by way of numerous channels. We suspect there could also be organized efforts behind these actions. They’re creating baseless rumors and spreading false details about the reporter to distort the essence of his tip-off. Nonetheless, it’s not possible for such low-level media ways to cowl up HYBE’s misconduct.
— Group Bunnies
NewJeans followers recognized as “Group Bunnies” have acknowledged that they’re dedicated to defending him towards these assaults. They condemned the unfold of false rumors and known as on HYBE to handle the allegations slightly than concentrating on those that deliver them to gentle.
안녕하세요, 팀 버니즈 입니다.
오늘 김현정의 뉴스쇼 라디오 방송에서 ‘하이브의 언론통제’에 대한 장형우 기자님의 폭로가 있었습니다.방송 이후, 다른 기자들님께 장형우 기자에 대한 믿기 어려운 루머가 확산되고 있다는 제보를 받았습니다.
장형우 기자님은 저희에게 하이브의 부정행위를… pic.twitter.com/PxA1mOQ3zX
— 팀 버니즈 (@NewJeansSTRM) September 25, 2024
lee jinho the fucking cyber wrecker is making a livestream making rumors about reporter jang hyung woo LOL his hybe connection is so apparent that he himself would find yourself getting uncovered
— ☔ (@breadsaz) September 25, 2024
The controversy has sparked debate about company affect over the media and the lengths some firms might go to regulate their public picture.
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