



Sports Seoul via Nate"This is the order of the CEO. Either edit the article or delete it. We will not be getting off work and will be waiting until it is done."A line was crossed at the T-ara N4 American advancement conference that opened on the afternoon of the 20th. When 'Sports Seoul' released an article titled "T-ara N4's American advancement conference receives no applause', representatives of Core Contents Media immediately called us and demanded that the article be edited.They claimed that several journalists and photo reporters were at the conference and it was only 'Sports Seoul' that released a report putting the conference down, damaging the company's image. There have been cases where agencies will contact media outlets to protest certain releases, but Core Contents Media crossed the line by trying to coach the exact direction they want the articles to be written in and demanding for editing rights.Interestingly enough, out of the six articles 'Sports Seoul' released about the conference, five were in line with what the company wanted. It was only in one article where we reflected the atmosphere of the conference that we added an element of criticism. Unfortunately, as long as it isn't to the tastes of the agency, they will use their influence to exert their power on not only us, but the fairness of journalism.The honest truth is that the conference, probably to the dismay of the agency, ended without any interest in from the reporters or questions. The next day, entertainment media outlets who specialize in this industry didn't even bother reporting their conference because of how lackluster it was and some just put up a few pictures and left it at that. 'Sports Seoul' simply pointed out the difference in atmosphere compared to the conferences of the Wonder Girls' and Psy's American advancements. We also feel regretful that we weren't able to only release articles praising the 500 member company for battling bullying rumors for nearly a year but we cannot write a novel by making things up out of thin air and calling it a report.What is even more ridiculous is that the representative told us, "The CEO is angered," as one of the reasons that we must edit the article. Although T-ara N4's American advancement and their collaboration with Chris Brown is something to anticipate, one cannot ignore the fact that both the public and the media simply don't care. Moreover, there hasn't been much to report on it anyway considering that they had a five day meeting in America.The next day, a representative of Core Contents Media came to our editor's office and started swearing at all of our journalists. This crossed the line. We are at a loss for words at their actions. If they can act like this to us, a media outlet, then we can only imagine how they must be to other companies and fans. It honestly worries us. One thing we know for sure is that 'Sports Seoul' will never stray from aiming for the most truthful and fair reporting no matter what power is exerted over us.1. [+1,558, -7] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How big of a b*tch fit did they throw that even the media is trashing them now. Just stop it while you're ahead, guys.2. [+1,369, -6] Man, I finally feel refreshed after reading this article. There were so many damn media outlets that CCM fed with money. All they ever did was release soulless praise articles.3. [+1,143, -4] Hul daebak... but then again, what would you expect from T-ara's agency.4. [+83, -1] Kwang Soo, you messed with the wrong people ㅋㅋㅋ This article is releasing the truth about you guys in plain light ㅋㅋㅋ I bet you're regretting what you did now5. [+74, -1] Newsen's too busy licking Kwang Soo's butthole... at least this journalist is choosing his pride over Kwang Soo's money. ㅋㅋ T-ara and Kwang Soo are a match made in heaven ㅋㅋ6. [+66, -1] "The next day, a representative of Core Contents Media came to our editor's office and started swearing at all of our journalists" I guess there are gang members in T-ara's agency too... trash, so trash... If the bottom staff are like that, imagine the CEO.7. [+41, -1] How could they go straight to their office and just start swearing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow8. [+39, -1] Fighting to Sports Seoul!!!9. [+21, -0] They really messed with the wrong people ㅋㅋㅋ Barging into the office and swearing? Delinquent agency, delinquent singers. Amazing all around ^^