{
  "id": 2738062,
  "title": "Ruling party under new leader plans broadcast platform in shift away from maverick media figure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ruling-party-under-new-leader-plans-broadcast-platform-in-shift-away-2738062",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260823/ruling-party-under-new-leader-plans-broadcast-platform-in-shift-away-from-maverick-media-figure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is planning to establish a broadcast platform under its new leader, Kim Min-seok, as they shift away from the progressive broadcaster and YouTuber Kim Ou-joon. This decision comes after a contentious leadership race that widened the gap within the party. The conflict involved a rivalry between Kim Min-seok, the new Chairman, and his predecessor Jung Chung-rae, both of whom are associated with a faction seen as conflicting with President Lee Jae Myung. In contrast, Kim Min-seok, a former prime minister, is a trusted ally of the President, who emerged victorious in the DPK leadership election held on August 17. Kim Min-seok has recently directed party officials to initiate an official news program titled \"DPK TV,\" which will broadcast party-related news early each morning. The program is anticipated to commence broadcasting in early next month, likely around 7 a.m., through Delli Minjoo, the DPK's existing YouTube channel with approximately 474,000 subscribers. It is likely that Kim Min-seok will make frequent appearances on the program.",
  "summary": "The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) appears to be distancing itself from Kim Ou-joon, a progressive broadcaster and YouTuber who has long been an influential voice for the ruling bloc, following a bitter leadership race that deepened factional divisions within the party. The feud recently involved a rivalry between new Chairman Kim Min-seok and his predecessor Jung Chung-rae, who, along…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ruling party under new leader plans broadcast platform in shift away from maverick media figure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ruling-party-under-new-leader-plans-broadcast-platform-in-shift-away",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:22:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}