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ruling and opposition parties, who have been negotiating over the media arbitration law, managed to reach an agreement on the last day of the Extraordinary National Assembly in August.

After discussing the bill separately by creating a consultative body with 8 members, including members of the National Assembly and experts, it was decided to raise the agreement to the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 27th of next month.



First news, this is reporter Kim Hyung-rae.



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First, the Democratic Party and the People's Power have agreed to form a consultative body to discuss the media arbitration law separately.



It consists of an equal number of opposition parties, including 4 members of each party, 2 members of the National Assembly, and 4 experts recommended by both parties, 2 each.



The two parties also agreed to hold a plenary session of the National Assembly on the 27th of next month to deal with the Media Arbitration Act.



[Yunhojung /, with the Democratic majority leader: There are significant to say the two parties to open the way to remedy the damage taken public from fake news was the agreement.]



[Kim, Ki - Hyun / people's power Majority Leader: Democratic Senator and also It is our hope that we can come up with a good agreement by uniting our will and working together with those in the media industry.]




However, the ruling and opposition parties did not include in the agreement how the bill would be handled if the council failed to come up with an agreement.



President Moon Jae-in expressed his position on the Media Arbitration Act for the first time, saying, "We welcome the decision to have a period of maturation for further review."



[Park Kyung-mi/Cheongwadae Spokesperson: I hope that a national consensus can be reached through social communication and open consultations without missing this opportunity.]



President Moon said, "Freedom of the press and protection of victims are both important." What he emphasized is also interpreted as accepting some criticisms of the media arbitration law pushed by the Democratic Party.



Media business groups, such as the Korea Journalists Association, issued a joint statement, saying, "Only by deleting some toxic clauses or adjusting the wording, it will only shrink real news, not fake news." ' he demanded.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, video editing: Choi Hye-young)