The “News” as news

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Surely there’s some irony, isn’t there, in reporting on the news as an item of news? …yes? …no?

In any case, MyDaily reports that two of Korea’s premier actors (that’s premier, NOT premiere — sorry, pet peeve), Jang Dong Gun and Jeon Do Yeon will be featured on a CNN feature called “Eye on South Korea.” The piece premieres (not premiers) during the nine-day-long program, starting October 13 and ending on the 21st, and examines South Korea’s advancement as a developed nation, as well as its future.

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From the 15th through 19th, CNN’s morning program CNN Today, anchored by Kristie Lu Stout, will broadcast live from Seoul, and CNN’s interview program hosted by Anjali Rao, Talk Asia, will feature interviews with Jeon Do Yeon (who had a big year winning an acting award at Cannes) and Jang Dong Gun.

Other interviewees include golfer Choi Kyung Ju, animator Nelson Shin, and other famous Koreans. Special correspondent Eunice Yoon will be reporting from Seoul on cutting-edge technology and Korea’s place as one of the most wired nations in the world.

Personally, I’m glad they chose these two actors to interview — they’re definitely at the top of Korea’s A-list, in both popularity and talent. Not that CNN would necessarily get it wrong — but I’ve found there’s often a very wide disconnect between what Korea thinks and what the West thinks Korea thinks.

I haven’t followed either actor for a while — they’ve long since graduated from kdramas into film, almost exclusively, so I don’t know what to expect of their interviews. I hope they’re asked intelligent and insightful questions — so they can give intelligent and insightful responses.

Source: MyDaily