Jeong Byeong-geun&Choi Hyeon-jeong Reporters, Receive Excellence Award at INSHINHYUP 'Reporter of the Month'

Tracing the operational status and non-settlement of Cha Ga-won's entertainment businessINSC "Faithfully fulfilling the media's inherent surveillance function"THE FACT Jung Byung-geun (far left) and Choi Hyun-jung reporters received the Excellence Award at the 'Reporter of the Month' awards ceremony held at the Korea Internet Press Association in the Press Center, Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th. /Reporter Lim Young-moo[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Soo-bin] THE FACT Reporters Jung Byung-geun and Choi Hyun-jung won the 'Reporter of the Month' award from the Korea Internet Press Association (INSC) for their exclusive report tracking the operational status of Cha Ga-won's entertainment business.THE FACT Reporters Jung Byung-geun and Choi Hyun-jung received the Excellence Award at the August 'Reporter of the Month' awards ceremony held at the Korea Internet Press Association meeting room on the 10th floor of the Korea Press Center, Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th. They received the award for their report <[TF Focus] Cha Ga-won, arrested on fraud charges, what about the countless blood, sweat, and tears?>, which persistently tracked and reported on the abnormal management practices of the entertainment agency and the resulting damages for eight months. exclusively reported on the 12 billion won financial transaction between Chairman Cha and MC Mong in December last year ([Exclusive] "Pay 12 billion to Cha Ga-won"... MC Mong, was money the reason for leaving), and then raised suspicions that the One Hundred group of companies was operating with an abnormal financial structure, such as spending 10.8 billion won on clothing expenses while relying on advance payments of up to 72 billion won ([Exclusive] '10.8 billion won for clothing, 72 billion won in advance payments'... Cha Ga-won's 'Deformed Company Operation').Subsequently, issues arose from the process of Lee Seung-gi and Baekhyun moving into the luxury villa 'La Nuovo Hannam' owned by Chairman Cha as high-priced tenants ([Exclusive] Did Lee Seung-gi&Baekhyun move into Cha Ga-won's La Nuovo with a 'shell lease'?), and it was also exclusively reported that approximately 5 billion won in settlement money was not paid to artists including Baekhyun&Taemin&THE BOYZ ([Exclusive] Baekhyun&Taemin&THE BOYZ 1 billion won each... Cha Ga-won squeezes artists and '5 billion won unsettled').THE FACT Reporters Choi Hyun-jung (far left) and Jung Byung-geun attended the 'Reporter of the Month' awards ceremony held at the Korea Internet Press Association in the Press Center, Jung-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th and received a plaque from Kim Ki-jung, President of the Korea Internet Press Association. /Reporter Lim Young-mooBeyond affiliated celebrities, the damages to employees and partner companies were also revealed. reported that the 4 major insurance premiums for employees of the One Hundred group of companies were not paid and that there were disruptions in salary payments, and also reported that various companies that had worked with affiliated artists had not received payments. ([Exclusive] Cha Ga-won threatens employees' livelihoods... unpaid 4 major insurance premiums and precarious salaries).Later, on August 3rd, the presiding judge of the Seoul Central District Court, who handles arrest warrants, conducted a suspect interrogation (arrest warrant review) for CEO Cha Ga-won, who was accused of fraud under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, and issued an arrest warrant, stating "there is a risk of evidence destruction." This came seven months after reported in January that Cha Ga-won had been sued for fraud under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes ([Exclusive] Cha Ga-won sued for alleged fraud of over 10 billion won... received advance payments and 'ran away'?).Their persistent investigative reporting was evaluated as faithfully fulfilling the media's inherent social surveillance function by not only serving as a simple accusation but also leading to practical judicial and administrative follow-up measures, including the indictment of the suspect and a comprehensive investigation into wage arrears by the Ministry of Employment and Labor.INSC stated, "We persistently tracked the unfair management practices within the entertainment industry, revealing the reality of labor and settlement damages hidden behind the glamour," and "We faithfully fulfilled the media's inherent surveillance function by leading to judicial and administrative follow-up measures through persistent reporting."Meanwhile, at the awards ceremony that day, △News Works reporter Cha Jin-hyung △Newspost reporter Lee Byeol-nim <"It's a trend, so I can't help but buy it"... Children fallen for 'Malli'> △Biz Hankook reporter Park Hyung-min <'House in the provinces, money in Seoul'... Re-examining the performance of innovative cities ahead of the second relocation of public institutions> △Yaksak Gongron reporter Kim Hong-jin, 3rd consecutive series △Insight Korea reporters Kim Dong-soo and Yoon Chan-woo's also received the honor of winning.subin7134@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]