Maintain the position of “We must come out again with measures to prevent a recurrence”
The need to change the question and answer format every 9 hours
▲ President Yoon Seok-yeol during a doorstep. random news
It is still in the fog whether President Yoon Seok-yeol’s door-stepping (questions and answers on the way to work) will resume, which was officially suspended from the 21st. Inside and outside the presidential office, there are comments that stepping out of the door, which symbolizes the ‘Yongsan era’, will not resume in any form, and the possibility that changes will the current format is inevitable.
A high-ranking official in the presidential office told the Seoul Shinmun on the 27th, “It is still difficult to resume going to the doorstep unless a plan to prevent this from happening again is prepared.” This means that a change in the situation can only be considered under the assumption that something like the confrontation between an MBC reporter and a staff member in the president’s office on the 18th, which led directly to the blocking of a doorway, should not happen again . Another official from the presidential office said, “Even if we have different views on this matter, (MBC) generally agrees that it is inappropriate for President Yoon to send an official document to the White House on after making it an established fact that he uses offensive. language starting with ‘F’.” He pointed out, “At the very least, MBC should express regret for this part so that the President’s office has room to consider resuming the door step.”
The President’s Office is currently integrating various public opinions from inside and outside the company, from complete dissolution to reopening after reorganization. There are various opinions, but it is generally agreed that the current format of ‘mandatory’ door-stepping every time President Yoon leaves the office at 9:00 in the morning needs to be changed. The reason for this is that even when there is no important issue pending, it is pointed out that the original purpose of raising the door is somewhat damaged as there are questions and answers that are difficult attach great importance to them being exchanged between President Yoon and the reporters.
For this reason, there are other options such as rescheduling the doorstep once or twice a week or when a presidential message is needed or holding a press conference in a briefing room when President Yoon has pending issues to be discussed. By reducing the number of door steps and holding press conferences side by side, the total communication with the media is maintained.
Along with the form, the perspective is also of interest. Some predict that President Yoon’s direct communication with the media will resume when the schedule of the Korean national team for the World Cup in Qatar ends or when the regular National Assembly ends. In addition, there is a possibility that President Yoon will naturally express his position on the resumption or abolition of threshold at a national report meeting scheduled for the middle of next month. Another official said, “The Yoon Seok-yeol government is more interested in communicating with the media than any previous government. There is no change in the desire to save the will and purpose of stepping on a door.”
Reporters Ahn Seok and Lee Hye-ri
