{
  "id": 15853961,
  "title": "President Lee to increase engagement through live broadcasts, social media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/president-lee-to-increase-engagement-through-live-broadcasts-social",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261021/lee-says-will-increase-engagement-through-live-broadcasts-social-media"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung announced on Wednesday his intention to boost public engagement through various channels, including live broadcasts, press coverage, on-site visits, and social media. He shared a news article on the X social platform, suggesting that he should interact more frequently with reporters covering the presidential office. The president agreed with the article's proposal, emphasizing his commitment to expanding live broadcasts, press contact, on-site visits, and social media presence.\n\nPresident Lee has a history of leveraging social media to directly engage with the public, providing updates on his official activities, diplomatic engagements, and opinions on social issues. During a meeting with reporters on Monday, he described social media as his \"lifeline,\" asserting that his presidency would not have been possible without its influence. In a subsequent X post, Lee addressed opposition criticism regarding the attendance of prosecution and serious crime investigation chiefs as observers at Cabinet meetings. He defended their presence by citing a response from Gemini, a response to a question he had posed.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he will increase engagement with the public through live broadcasts, the press, on-site visits and social media. The president made the remarks on the social platform X, sharing a news article suggesting that Lee engage more frequently with reporters covering the presidential office. \"I will expand live broadcasts of state administration, press contact,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Expanding direct digital communication channels signals a shift toward a presidency that prioritizes immediate public interaction and social media presence over traditional methods of government outreach.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee says will increase engagement through live broadcasts, social media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/lee-says-will-increase-engagement-through-live-broadcasts-social-media",
        "published": "2026-10-21T05:54:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}