Internet Newspaper Ethics Committee logo./Courtesy of Internet Newspaper Ethics Committee

On the 18th, the Internet Newspaper Ethics Commission held a board meeting and announced on the 19th that it has appointed Professor Bae Jin-a, the current president of the Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, from Kongju National University as the chairman of the article review subcommittee.

In addition, the Internet Newspaper Ethics Commission has newly appointed three members to the article and advertisement review subcommittees (one for articles and two for advertisements), excluding the reappointed members.

The appointment period is from July 1 to one year, with the possibility of reappointment.

The new review members for the article review subcommittee under the interest in human rights commission include Professor Lee Ja-yeon from Hanyang University, and for the advertisement review subcommittee, Professor Ryu Jin-han from Kyemyung University and Director Kang Min-a from the Seoul YWCA have been newly appointed.