Korea Journalists Association protests against the Medical Association's restrictions on journalists' access... ”Questioning the response to media organizations”

On the 27th, the Korea Journalists Association released a statement in response to the Korean Medical Association's unilateral suspension of access to several media outlets for articles that went against the demands of doctors.
In particular, Lim Hyun Tae, chairman of the Korean Medical Association, shared a link to the article on his personal social media account and asked members to
The Journalists' Association strongly criticized the government for inciting criticism from the media and then naming and ridiculing specific media reporters. The Journalists' Association said that such high-handedness and sarcasm have become a characteristic of the Medical Association executive.
He also pointed out that the strong statements made by the Medical Association executive were ultimately directed at the public and patients, and demanded that the Medical Association apologize and promise to prevent recurrence.
The following is a statement from the Korean Journalists Association. The Korean Medical Association has unilaterally notified multiple media outlets that it will suspend access to the association on the grounds that the content of their articles goes against the wishes of doctors.
Despite the fact that there is no press corps, the agency has restricted journalists' reporting activities by citing suspension of entry, and has omitted any explanation of the internal discussion procedures that were the basis for this, stating that "it was the chairman's decision."
Some media outlets that were notified of the suspension did so based on columns, not articles. Lim Hyun Tae, president of the Korean Medical Association, shared a link to the article on his personal SNS account.
After inciting members to criticize, he named and mocked certain media reporters. Chairman Lim has previously used social media to express his views on his position as chairman of the Korean Medical Association and his current position.
The association has notified its members of the response. Therefore, the excuse that "I was posting my free opinion on a personal SNS account" does not hold up. The high-handed attitude and sarcasm in the interview process are the trade-offs of the executive board of the Japan Medical Association.
Among the victim cases collected by a reporter covering health and welfare, even those that had been fact-checked by the medical association included a statement that "As a result of the internal check, no one made such a call.
There were also cases where the executives who had checked the facts made false explanations to prevent themselves from being exposed, and the articles in question were deleted.
They even demanded that other reporters not write articles about the facts if they found them to be false reports. When reports were published that contradicted the Korean Medical Association's position, they would say that they were "not true" and would even brand the reporters as "false reports," a fatal blow.
The medical association demands that interviews be conducted only through spokespersons. Reporters should verify facts through various channels wherever they go.
If the burden of inconsistent messaging without a spokesperson is a burden, it is time to train internal media relations capabilities, not ban reporters from reporting.
It should be made clear that the frank statements coming from the executive members of the Japan Medical Association are directed at reporters, but ultimately they are directed at the public and patients.
Ultimately, it is the arrogant attitude of the Japan Medical Association that has caused this. All reporting activities by journalists are conducted for the public's right to know and for their benefit. Any actions that infringe on editorial rights or harm journalists' reporting are strictly prohibited.
The Japan Medical Association should apologize for this and promise to prevent recurrence. I hope that the government's arrogant belief that it cannot win against doctors will not be applied to reporters who convey messages to the public.