[Korea.net News, Government Press Releases, June 12 2007] IPI urged to keep objectivity

Cheong Wa Dae on June 12 rebutted a letter by the International Press Institute (IPI) criticizing the Korean Government's initiative to streamline the existing support system for reporters' news-gathering practices. The following is the full text of the rebuttal written by Secretary for Overseas Communications Oh Young-jin, a copy of which was sent to the IPI Secretariat.