the date on which the Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission is established under paragraph (1); and
the latter shall without delay make a deliberation and resolution as to such request. <Amended on Jan. 25,
2010>
(7) The composition and operation of the Election Broadcast Deliberation Commission, and other
necessary matters shall be prescribed by the rules of the Korea Communications Standards Commission.
<Amended on Jan. 25, 2010>
Article 8-3 (Election News Deliberation Commission)
(1) The Press Arbitration Commission referred to in Article 7 of the Act on Press Arbitration and
Remedies, etc. for Damages Caused by Press Reports (hereinafter referred to as the "Press Arbitration
Commission") shall establish and operate an Election News Deliberation Commission during a period
classified under each subparagraph of Article 8-2 (1), so as to maintain impartiality in election news
(including editorials, comments, advertisements and other content related to election; hereafter in this
Article, the same shall apply). <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 25, 2010>
(2) The Election News Deliberation Commission shall be comprised of not more than nine members,
including persons recommended by the community of journalism scholars, the Korea Bar Association,
journalists' associations, civil groups, etc. and a person recommended by each of political parties that form
negotiating groups in the National Assembly and the National Election Commission. In such cases, the
latter part of Article 8-2 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the fixed number of members. <Amended on
Jan. 25, 2010>
(3) The Election News Deliberation Commission shall inspect whether the election news appearing in
newspapers under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, magazines,
information publications, electronic publications and other publications under subparagraph 1 of Article 2
of the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines, and news agencies under subparagraph 1 of
Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of News Communications (hereafter in this Article and Article 8-4,
referred to as "periodicals, etc.") is fair; and, where the content of election news is deemed unfair as a
result of inspection, it shall determine any of the following disciplinary measures concerning the content
of the relevant article and notify the Press Arbitration Commission of its determined disciplinary
measures; and the Press Arbitration Commission shall without delay impose the disciplinary measures
notified against a person who publishes the periodical, etc. that contains the unfair election news (hereafter
in this Article and Article 8-4 referred to as "news media"): <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Jul. 31, 2009; Feb. 8,
2017>
1. Publication of a correction or rebuttal;
2. Publication of a warning issued;
3. Publication of a caution;
4. Warning, caution or recommendation.