[Start briefing] Students who ask, "Why are you cursing me?" when they say, "The starting point of the incident."

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On Tuesday, October 8, the start briefing will begin.

First, the Dong-A Ilbo.

It was found that the deterioration of students' literacy experienced by teachers was serious. When he said, "The starting point of the incident," he said, "Why are you swearing? It is difficult to proceed because they explain the meaning of the word, such as asking a question. In addition, many students cannot solve the questions because they do not understand the questions properly in the exam. Let me give you a few more examples. I didn't know what dating meant, but I said 'date', so I understand it or I don't know what round trip means. Some students said logging is a bee's neck, and genealogy is a Jokbal Bossam set. It would be quite embarrassing for you to understand both feet as 'two legs' during the hair liberalization debate. What is the main reason for the decrease in student literacy among teachers? There was an excessive use of smartphones and a lack of reading. In addition, there is an analysis that the development of language has been delayed as the number of conversations with family and friends has decreased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts point out that after all, it is most important to develop a reading habit. Parents who don't read at all will lose interest if they ask their children to read books recklessly. It is said that the best way to make reading habits is for parents to read books themselves from a young age.

This time, it's the Seoul Shimbun.

Have you ever seen a road or neighborhood with a foreign language in its name while passing by the road? Foreign languages are used a lot in road names and new city names around the country, such as "Eco Delta-dong", so let's look at the contents. Let's go to Songdo International City Road in Incheon. As you can see, not only Convensia-daero, but also Academy-ro and Central-ro are all foreign languages. Cheongna International City uses the name of jewelry such as emerald and crystal. In addition, there are many cases in the country where foreign languages are used in road names such as Daegu's Techno Circulation Road and Busan's APEC Road. Sejong City, on the other hand, is paying for the name of the city. There are about a thousand names of Beopjeong-dong and roads in Korean such as Boram-dong, Seulgi-ro, and Moonlight-ro. It can be seen as an example of good compliance with the Korean Basic Law, which stipulates that "the state and local governments should strive for the development and preservation of the Korean language." On the other hand, the reality is that there are many local governments that do not comply with this. The newspaper also said, "Public language should be used in intuitive Korean so that the whole nation can understand it easily." It was an article worth paying attention to today, a day before Hangeul Day.

Let's look at the next one.

Following Dubai chocolate, Swedish jelly is now a hot trend these days. However, parents' safety concerns are growing as these items are not officially imported. Swedish jelly costs between 50,000 won and 80,000 won per bag. It became famous through social media, and it's quite expensive for jelly. It is expensive, but parents are worried because children want it. The problem is that foods brought into Korea for self-consumption are not obligated to "safety inspection." According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's inspection, food unusable substances were detected in 9.3% of overseas direct food products. There is also another phenomenon caused by the overseas direct purchase snack craze. They bring in raw materials directly and make and sell snacks themselves, but according to the current law, they are being traded on some trading platforms even though they are strictly illegal. You shouldn't get hurt by eating unsafe foods while chasing a trend. The newspaper also included interviews with experts that various efforts are needed, such as continuing to warn children who want to keep up with the trend and detecting illegal companies.

The next Hankyoreh newspaper.

Last Saturday evening, the Seoul International Fireworks Festival was held in Yeouido, Seoul. More than a million citizens gathered and left memories. However, it is an article that revealed the 'inconvenient truths' hidden behind the colorful fireworks. A day after more than 100,000 fireworks embroidered the autumn night sky, a garbage mountain was created. The Yumche people, who collected memories and abandoned their conscience, raised eyebrows. But the uncomfortable truth is not just the trash left behind. The most worrisome is the 'ecosystem disturbance' near the Han River. Suddenly, strong light and noise occur, causing birds to deviate from their path. This will lead to the risk of death. Another problem is the surge in ultrafine dust in the atmosphere. This is because chemicals, heavy metals, and microplastics are released during the flame explosion. In fact, immediately after last year's fireworks festival, the level of ultrafine dust in Yeongdeungpo-gu was 10 times the average in Seoul. In foreign countries, instead of fireworks, they are replaced with 'drone lighting shows' that emit less pollutants. It was an article that made it known that Korea also needs to face uncomfortable truths and pointed out points to worry about.

Lastly, it's the Kookmin Ilbo.

The number of views on YouTube channels that have been controversial is not as good as before. But can this be seen as a problem only for algorithms? YouTube is known to operate a video recommendation system to reflect its reputation obtained through an internal evaluation team. Let's look at the trend of the number of YouTube views that returned after the controversy. It averaged 10 videos just before the controversy and immediately after returning. First of all, in the case of Pisik University, which had controversy over regional degradation, it fell from 2.44 million to 4.39 million. The comedy channel "Single Bangle," whose comments seemed to mock soldiers were problematic, was reduced from 108.9 million to 27.7 million. The number of views of "Seungwoo Dad," a cooking YouTuber who was criticized for his "used" comment, also dropped sharply from 79.7 million to 26.9 million. The number of subscribers has not decreased significantly, but questions arise about the background of a sharp drop in views in a short period of time. YouTube basically leaves it to the algorithm's judgment and does not intervene in video recommendations. However, the internal evaluation team's evaluation score goes into the qualitative evaluation. Large YouTubers who have failed to make a successful return, the newspaper analyzed that there is room for subjective evaluation from YouTube as well as algorithms in the background.

I looked at the newspaper on the morning of October 8th.

This has been the start briefing.