America's policy of fostering pro-American journalists.

 It has been confirmed by a broadcaster's discovery of related data that the U.S. government has been operating programs systematically and deliberately for decades to train and manage leaders in Korea as pro-Americanists. According to confidential documents recently discovered by KBS Media Focus in the U.S., the U.S. has continued to operate exchange and training programs for Korean leaders such as journalists, including various Korean policies to carry out its interests. According to the U.S. Information Service's national plan and evaluation report, the U.S. government has been focusing on scholars such as journalists, professors and teachers, student leaders, cultural leaders, and administrators. In addition, the Seoul branch of the U.S. Public Information Service has been continuously monitoring the trend of public opinion in Korea on major issues, and the U.S. Embassy in Seoul has also sent reports on the trend of contact with Korean journalists. This is the first case to officially confirm the existence of a "pro-Americanist fostering program in Korea," which has been talked about both inside and outside the media community. Moreover, the official records of the U.S. government are expected to cause a stir by detailing how the U.S. handled the Korean media and journalists, how the relationship was established in the process, and how the results were shown. KBS Media Focus is scheduled to air a special feature called "Tracking Discovery, The Big Brother of Korean Media" on the 13th. The title "Big Brother America of Korean Media," which follows a line from a report by the United States Information Agency (USIA), an organization dedicated to overseas public relations, shows the U.S. perspective on the relationship between the U.S. and Korean media. The U.S. Information Service, which targets anti-American or radical journalists, has implemented a national plan to secure national interests, focusing most on cultural projects such as "Citizen Education Program," journalist management, and media use." The U.S. conducted program activities to achieve psychological goals along with support for its foreign policy in accordance with the characteristics of each target group. The U.S. Information Service's key management targets were academic and journalist groups. According to the "Korea Plan" in 1967, the first group consisted of 5,000 professors from universities and vocational colleges, education and research experts, and student leaders. Among them, 500 people are attached, saying, "You will receive special treatment." Next, a group of 1,000 journalists referred to as "managers, editors, writers, and programmers" were selected. It is followed by 500 central and local information and education departments, 1,000 from other departments, 500 civilian and cultural leaders, 500 lawmakers and major political figures, and 5,000 middle and high school teachers and administrators. In other words, a total of 13,500 key figures have been subject to U.S. intensive management. The annual report prepared by the Seoul governor of the United States Information Service (USIS) details the real names of personnel from all walks of life who have engaged in activities to help understand the United States in each field. Specifically, the names of professors who attended seminars hosted or sponsored by the U.S., lectures, and activities to utilize the media were also reported. In addition, the list of people who attended the U.S. government's exchange and training programs is packed. The details of journalists who went through the U.S. government's training program in Korea after returning home are also recorded in detail along with their real names. For example, paragraph 4 of the evaluation report "Goal 3" prepared by the Seoul branch of the U.S. Public Information Service on June 4, 1965 mentions the names of certain journalists at a time when public criticism was high for normalizing diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan in 1964. The report said, "More and more U.S.-sponsored speakers and student groups have begun discussing normalizing Korea-Japan relations," adding, "A typical example of this approach is the return beneficiary and the nation's largest newspaper, Dong-A Ilbo editor."