Day 126: Naming the Company in the Story
In a newsroom, junior reporter Kang Minsu (A) brings his food-safety story to his editor (B) before it goes to print.
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Dialogue
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A λΆμ₯λ, λλ λ§λ 곡μ₯ κΈ°μ¬ μ΄κ³ μ¬λ Έμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ²μ νμ¬ μ΄λ¦κΉμ§ λ£κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€.
Bujangnim, naengdong mandu gongjang gisa chogo ollyeotseumnida. Ibeonen hoesa ireumkkaji neoko sipseumnida.
I've sent in the first draft of the frozen dumpling factory story. This time I want to name the company.
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B λ΄€μ΄μ. μ·¨μ¬ λ§μ΄ νλ€μ. κ·Όλ° νμ¬ μ΄λ¦μ λ°νλ 건 μ’ λ μκ°ν΄ λ΄μΌκ² μ΄μ.
Bwasseoyo. Chwijae mani haenneyo. Geunde hoesa ireumeul balkineun geon jom deo saenggakae bwayagesseoyo.
I saw it. You've done a lot of reporting. But naming the company needs more thought.
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A μμ? μ μ§μμ λ΄λΆ κ³ λ°λ μκ³ , 곡μ₯ μμμ μ°μ μ¬μ§λ μΈ μ₯μ΄λ μμ΅λλ€.
Waeyo? Jeon jigwonui naebu gobaldo itgo, gongjang aneseo jjigeun sajindo se jangina itseumnida.
Why? I have a former employee blowing the whistle and three photos taken inside the factory.
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B κ·Έ μ¬μ§, μΈμ μ°μλμ§ μ¦λͺ ν μ μμ΄μ?
Geu sajin, eonje jjigeonneunji jeungmyeonghal su isseoyo?
Can you prove when those photos were taken?
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A νμΌ μ 보μ λ μ§κ° λ¨μ μμ΅λλ€. μ¬ν΄ μΉ μμ΄μμ.
Pail jeongboe naljjaga nama itseumnida. Olhae chirworieyo.
The date's in the file data. July of this year.
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B νμΌ λ μ§λ μΌλ§λ μ§ λ°κΏ μ μμ΄μ. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ 보ν μ¬λ, νμ¬λ μ¬μ΄κ° μ μ’κ² κ·Έλ§λλ€λ©΄μμ.
Pail naljjaneun eolmadeunji bakkul su isseoyo. Geurigo jebohan saram, hoesarang saiga an joke geumandwotdamyeonseoyo.
File dates can easily be changed. And the person who tipped you off left the company on bad terms, didn't he?
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A κ·Έλ κΈ΄ νμ§λ§, λ§ν λ΄μ©μ΄ μμ£Ό ꡬ체μ μ λλ€. λλκ³ μ¨λ κΈ°λ‘μ μμΌλ‘ κ³ μ³ μΌλ€κ³ νμ΄μ.
Geureokin hajiman, malhan naeyongi aju guchejeogimnida. Naengdonggo ondo girogeul soneuro gochyeo sseotdago haesseoyo.
That's true, but what he said is very specific. He said they rewrote the freezer temperature logs by hand.
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B μ΄λ° κΈ°μ¬κ° λκ°λ©΄ ν° κΈ°μ μ λ°λ°νκ² λ§λ ¨μ΄μμ. νμ 보λλΌκ³ μΌλ¨ μμ‘λΆν° κ±Έκ³ λ³΄λ λ°λ λ§κ³ μ.
Ireon gisaga nagamyeon keun gieobeun banbalhage maryeonieyo. Heowi bodorago ildan sosongbuteo geolgo boneun dedo mankoyo.
When a story like this comes out, big companies are bound to push back. Plenty of them call it a false report and sue first, ask questions later.
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A μμ‘μ΄ λ¬΄μμμ μ μ°λ©΄, μλΉμλ€μ κ³μ κ·Έ λ§λλ₯Ό λ¨Ήμμμ.
Sosongi museowoseo an sseumyeon, sobijadeureun gyesok geu mandureul meokjanayo.
If we don't write it because we're scared of being sued, consumers will keep eating those dumplings.
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B λ§μμ. κ·Έλμ μ°μ§ λ§μλ κ² μλλΌ, μμ‘μμ μ΄κΈΈ μ μκ² μ°μλ κ±°μμ.
Majayo. Geuraeseo sseuji maljaneun ge anira, sosongeseo igil su itge sseujaneun geoyeyo.
Exactly. So I'm not saying don't write it. I'm saying write it so we win if they sue.
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A κ·ΈλΌ λκ° λ νμν κΉμ?
Geureom mwoga deo piryohalkkayo?
Then what else do we need?
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B 곡μμ μΈ κΈ°λ‘μ΄μ. μμ½μ²λ κ΅¬μ² μμ μ κ²μμ μ΄ κ³΅μ₯μ΄ κ±Έλ¦° μ μ΄ μλμ§ νμΈν΄ λ΄μ.
Gongsikjeogin girogiyo. Sigyakcheona gucheong wisaeng jeomgeomeseo i gongjangi geollin jeogi inneunji hwaginhae bwayo.
Official records. Check whether this factory has ever been caught in a hygiene inspection by the food safety ministry or the district office.
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A μ¬μ€ μλ μ κ΅¬μ² μν μμ μ κ²μμ κ²½κ³ λ₯Ό ν λ² λ°μ κΈ°λ‘μ μ°Ύμμ΅λλ€. 그건 μ΄κ³ μ μ λ£μμ΄μ.
Sasil jangnyeone gucheong sikpum wisaeng jeomgeomeseo gyeonggoreul han beon badeun girogeun chajatseumnida. Geugeon chogoe an neoeosseoyo.
Actually, I did find a record of a warning from a district food hygiene inspection last year. I didn't put that in the draft.
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B κ·Έκ±Έ μ λΊμ΄μ? κ·Έκ² μ μΌ κ°ν μ¦κ±°μμμ.
Geugeol wae ppaesseoyo? Geuge jeil ganghan jeunggeojanayo.
Why did you leave that out? That's your strongest evidence.
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A κ²½κ³ ν λ²μ μ½ν΄ λ³΄μΌ κ² κ°μμμ. μ¦μΈμ΄ λ μμνκΈ°λ νκ³ μ.
Gyeonggo han beoneun yakae boil geot gataseoyo. Jeungeoni deo saengsaenghagido hagoyo.
I thought one warning would look weak. And the testimony is more vivid.
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B μμν 건 λ μλ₯Ό λμ΄λ€μ΄κ³ , 곡μ κΈ°λ‘μ κΈ°μ¬λ₯Ό μ§μΌ μ€μ. λ λ€ μμ΄μΌ νμ¬κ° λ°λ°μ λͺ» ν΄μ.
Saengsaenghan geon dokjareul kkeureodeurigo, gongsik girogeun gisareul jikyeo jwoyo. Dul da isseoya hoesaga banbageul mot haeyo.
Vivid details draw readers in, and official records protect the story. You need both, so the company can't refute it.
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A μκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νμ¬ μͺ½ μ μ₯λ λ€μ΄μΌκ² μ£ ?
Algetseumnida. Geurigo hoesa jjok ipjangdo deureoyagetjyo?
Understood. And we need to hear the company's side too, right?
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B λΉμ°νμ£ . μ μ₯ μμ²μ νμμμ. μλ§ λ΅μ μ ν ν μ§λ§, κ·Έλλ λ¬Όμ΄λ³Έ κΈ°λ‘μ κΌ λ¨κ²¨ λ¬μ.
Dangyeonhajyo. Ipjang yocheongeun pilsuyeyo. Ama dabeun an hal tejiman, geuraedo mureobon girogeun kkok namgyeo dwoyo.
Of course. Asking for comment is a must. They probably won't answer, but make sure you keep a record that you asked.
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A λ€, μ€λ μ€νμ νμ¬ ν보νμ΄λ ꡬμ²μ μ νν΄ λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. νμ¬ μ΄λ¦μ κ·Έ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό λ³΄κ³ λ€μ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€.
Ne, oneul ohue hoesa hongbotimirang gucheonge jeonhwahae bogetseumnida. Hoesa ireumeun geu gyeolgwareul bogo dasi malsseumdeurigetseumnida.
Yes, I'll call the company's PR team and the district office this afternoon. I'll come back to you about naming the company once I see what they say.
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B μ’μμ. μλλ₯΄λ€ ν리λ κ²λ³΄λ€ ν루 λ¦κ² 보λνλ κ² λμμ.
Joayo. Seodureuda teullineun geotboda haru neutge bodohaneun ge naayo.
Good. Better to report a day late than to rush and get it wrong.
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