PD Note

PD Note
Also known asProducer's Note
GenreInvestigative journalism
Current affairs
Presented byJeon Jong-hwan
Seo Jung-moon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes1395
Production
ProducerPark Sang-il
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time55 minutes
Production companyMBC News (Public Affairs Group)
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseMay 1, 1990 (1990-05-01) –
present

Producer's Note[1] or PD Note (Korean language: PD수첩)[2] is an investigative journalism program on MBC in South Korea.

Cases covered

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Hwang affair

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PD Note investigated Hwang Woo-suk in 2005, while he was still a star researcher who presented himself as making breakthroughs in human cloning and stem cell research. They aired a program accusing Hwang of ethical lapses in the procuring of eggs for research and fraud in misrepresenting their findings. As Hwang was a Korean national hero at the time, the program caused a massive backlash against MBC, leading to protests, a withdrawal of all 15 advertisers on the program, and a temporary suspension of the show. Part two of the program was not aired on the date that it had been planned. Additionally, the lead journalist had used some ethically dubious methods himself as part of the investigation, such as misrepresenting to one scientist that he was under criminal investigation, but honest answers would potentially get him out of trouble. As time passed and it became more clear that the accusations were true, MBC aired the second part of the show regardless on December 15, 2005, and the boycott subsided.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ in-house title provided by MBC in English versions of its episodes - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q11HsCttGR4&t=10s
  2. ^ "PD Note". iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  3. ^ Brooke, James (December 20, 2005). "'Clone-Gate' scoop hits Korean news program". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Faiola, Anthony (January 13, 2006). "Koreans 'Blinded' to Truth About Claims on Stem Cells". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.