The Ehime Shimbun has summarized the conclusion that some of the editorials posted this time are "contrary to newspaper ethics" in the paper dated 28th, regarding the fact that it was pointed out that it is "similar to the editorial of Kyodo News". We announced that and announced the disposition to reduce the salary of the presidents.
The Ehime Shimbun investigated the editorials published in April and May after being pointed out that they are "similar to Kyodo News editorials," and published the results in a paper dated 28th.
The Ehime Shimbun has stated that it does not constitute copyright infringement, but the survey results released this time revealed that the editorial material dated May 8 was "Kyodo News editorial material, issues and logical developments." He concluded that he "violates newspaper ethics" by saying "similar".
After that, along with dispositions such as reducing the president's monthly remuneration by 100% per month, it was revealed that the editorial writer who wrote the editorial will be transferred in the future.
The Ehime Shimbun said in a paper, "We apologize for the concern and inconvenience caused to our readers and related parties," and will endeavor to prevent recurrence by formulating guidelines for writing the editorial.