Concerns raised over South Korean treatment of Bloomberg reporter

South Korea’s ruling party singled out a Bloomberg reporter with South Korean nationality over what it claimed was a “borderline traitorous” article insulting President Moon Jae-in, resulting in threats to the reporter’s safety, reports Kim Tong-Hyung of the Associated Press.

Tong-Hyung writes, “The Asian American Journalists Association expressed ‘deep concerns’ about the treatment of the Bloomberg journalist, saying that her safety was under threat ‘simply for doing her job.’

“‘That she is being targeted by members of the South Korean government is also troubling,’ the AAJA said. ‘Threatening or intimidating journalists is unacceptable. Such activities have a chilling effect and undermine the freedom of the press for all journalists working in Korea.’

“AAJA-Asia and its Seoul subchapter, as well as the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club, have also issued statements expressing concern over the Democratic Party’s statement, which the SFCC described as a ‘form of censorship and journalistically chilling.'”

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