JTBC is currently facing severe financial instability, having declared a default on approximately 20.6 billion KRW in asset-backed loans, leading the network to file for corporate rehabilitation. As the network navigates this crisis, advocacy groups like the Hanbit Media Labor Rights Center are demanding protections for freelance and non-regular workers to ensure they are not negatively impacted. Meanwhile, former JTBC President and anchor Sohn Suk-hee, who led the network's news division starting in 2013, is returning to the airwaves after 13 years to host the new MBC radio program 'Sohn Suk-hee's 12 o'clock' starting October 29. - JTBC filed for corporate rehabilitation after failing to repay 20.6 billion KRW in debt, sparking concerns for the welfare of its non-regular and subcontracted labor force. - Former JTBC President and prominent news anchor Sohn Suk-hee is set to return to MBC radio on October 29 as the host of 'Sohn Suk-hee's 12 o'clock'. Q: Why is this trending? A: The news is trending due to the stark contrast between the network's ongoing corporate rehabilitation process and the high-profile media return of its former influential leader, Sohn Suk-hee. | JTBC is currently facing severe financial instability, having declared a default on approximately 20.6 billion KRW in asset-backed loans, leading the network to file for corporate rehabilitation. As the network navigates this crisis, advocacy groups like the Hanbit Media Labor Rights Center are demanding protections for freelance and non-regular workers to ensure they are not negatively impacted. Meanwhile, former JTBC President and anchor Sohn Suk-hee, who led the network's news division starting in 2013, is returning to the airwaves after 13 years to host the new MBC radio program 'Sohn Suk-hee's 12 o'clock' starting October 29. - JTBC filed for corporate rehabilitation after failing to repay 20.6 billion KRW in debt, sparking concerns for the welfare of its non-regular and subcontracted labor force. - Former JTBC President and prominent news anchor Sohn Suk-hee is set to return to MBC radio on October 29 as the host of 'Sohn Suk-hee's 12 o'clock'. Q: Why is this trending? A: The news is trending due to the stark contrast between the network's ongoing corporate rehabilitation process and the high-profile media return of its former influential leader, Sohn Suk-hee.