議長が取材ルールの作成を指示　海外視察めぐる取材などで議員から苦情　福岡県議会

It has been revealed that the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly is creating new rules that will restrict media coverage in the assembly building. Read the article for this video https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/fbs/category... According to the Assembly Secretariat, the new draft media rules require that media outlets obtain the consent of the assembly members they will be interviewing by the day before, and that they obtain prior approval from the Assembly Secretariat if they plan to take photographs or make recordings. Those who disrupt assembly activities by not following the rules may be asked to leave. According to the Assembly Secretariat, there has been an increase in complaints from LDP faction members who have been interviewed regarding overseas inspections of assembly members. Amidst this situation, Speaker Isao Kurauchi instructed the Assembly Secretariat to create media rules in early May. The sudden emergence of these new rules, which could lead to restrictions on media coverage, has drawn reactions from reporters. ■Reporter: "You've received complaints, so please conduct your reporting with restraint. You could simply give verbal or written warnings, but instead, you're suddenly creating rules without doing that. Isn't that pandering to the assembly?" ■Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Secretariat, Deputy Director Ken Matsuo: "It's not about pandering. As someone in a position to manage the internal affairs of the assembly, I thought it would be appropriate to establish certain rules, and that's why I presented this proposal." Furthermore, when asked whether this would guarantee the public's right to know: ■Deputy Director Matsuo: "If it affects the duties and public service that the assembly should be performing, then I believe that a certain degree of freedom of the press and the public's right to know will be hindered or restricted at that point." One assembly member, who spoke to FBS, questioned, "Each political group should create its own rules regarding media relations. Is there really a need for the assembly to create its own rules? What about the public's right to know?" The prefectural assembly plans to gather opinions from each political group and then notify media organizations of the rules. For the latest news, please visit https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/fbs. Also available on X FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting News (@FBS_NEWS5). https://x.com/FBS_NEWS5