[Photo] Kim Jang-gyeom forced out as MBC President

Members of the MBC branch of that National Union of Mediaworkers cheer the news that Kim Jang-gyeom had been ousted as president of the network 71 days after workers had gone on strike. (by Shin So-young, staff photographer)

The board of directors of the Foundation of Broadcast Culture (FBC), which oversees MBC broadcasting, approved a motion to remove controversial president Kim Jang-gyeom on Nov. 13. The vote came after 71 days of striking by journalists from MBC and KBS, who were protesting political interference by Kim in the network’s programming. Kim Yeon-guk, director of the MBC branch of the National Union of Mediaworkers, is seen celebrating the news with other striking union members outside of the FBC headquarters building in the Yeouido District of Seoul.

Kim Yeon-guk, the director of the MBC branch of the National Union of Mediaworkers, cries tears of joy after hearing that Kim Jang-gyeom had been ousted as president of MBC. (by Shin So-young, staff photographer)

Producer Kim Min-shik (left) and other members of the MBC branch of the National Union of Mediaworkers, celebrate the news that Kim Jang-gyeom had been ousted as president MBC. (by Shin So-young, staff photographer)

Members of the MBC branch of that National Union of Mediaworkers cheer the news that Kim Jang-gyeom had been ousted as president of the network 71 days after workers had gone on strike. (by Shin So-young, staff photographer)