| Decision-making members of the Journalists Association of Korea and newly elected journalists-turned-lawmakers of the 21st National Assembly pose at a restaurant in the Assembly in Seoul, Thursday. They discussed a variety media-related issues, ranging from sound checks and balances between the media and the Assembly, to fake news, the governing structure of major broadcasters and other thorny issues affecting the media and political landscapes. Courtesy of the Journalists Association of Korea |
| Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seun, a former journalist at the JoongAng Ilbo daily, delivers welcoming remarks. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun |
| Rep. Lee Nak-yeon of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, a former journalist at the Dong-A Ilbo daily, speaks to participants. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun |
| Of the 300 lawmakers of the 21st Assembly, 24 are former journalists, including 15 beginning their first term in office. Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun |
| Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun |