Samsung: leaked texts shed light on company's manipulation of press
by Max S Kim in Seoul from Technology | The Guardian on (#304S7)
SMS messages revealed in corruption trial show South Korean journalists requesting favours for positive coverage, as watchdogs decry company's power
South Korea's so-called "trial of the century" has seen Samsung's crown prince Lee Jae-yong, the company's vice-chairman, accused of bribing ousted president Park Geun-hye - but it has also shone new light on the depths of the electronics firm's media manipulation.
The company is awaiting this Friday's verdict on several of Samsung's current and former top executives, for their alleged involvement in a political scandal that has rocked South Korea. Lee could face a 12-year jail term if convicted of bribing Park to push through a controversial merger in 2015.
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