| PD Note | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Producer's Note |
| Genre | Investigative journalism Current affairs |
| Presented by | Jeon Jong-hwan Seo Jung-moon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 1395 (as of October 31, 2023) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Park Sang-il |
| Production location | South Korea |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | MBC News (Public Affairs Group) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC |
| Release | May 1, 1990 – present |
Producer's Note[1] or PD Note (Korean language: PD수첩)[2] is an investigative journalism program on MBC in South Korea.
Cases covered
It was pointed out that the 'Lovers' sitcom plagiarized an American sitcom.[3]
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.[4][5]
See also
References
- ↑ in-house title provided by MBC in English versions of its episodes - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q11HsCttGR4&t=10s
- ↑ "PD Note". iMBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ↑ Deok, Gil (2001). "MBC sitcom 'Lovers' alleged plagiarism". Korean economy (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ↑ Brooke, James (December 20, 2005). "'Clone-Gate' scoop hits Korean news program". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ Faiola, Anthony (January 13, 2006). "Koreans 'Blinded' to Truth About Claims on Stem Cells". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 5, 2023.