1.
'L's Sneakers' are on their way home

A heart-wrenching story [Camellia is falling]｜Nubunsungi's Spring｜'L's Sneakers' are on their way home｜Still fighting... 'Poor independence fighters!'｜Hobugyeonja.
A tiger father and a dog son｜“Shut up”｜You’ve grown up so much… You’ve grown up so much…｜The hideout of a great evil is not darkness but light｜That day in May, a boy comes｜A girl group’s apology… ‘Leaving the palace one day’｜There is an undeniable truth｜Is it coincidence or intentional… Code name ‘Cherokee’｜The screams on the ground cannot be heard from the sky｜You who made the Han River wide, deep, and clear｜I cannot forgive the person who created [Hourglass]｜Today is the day that Chun Doo-hwan was elected president, which he may have forgotten｜Only your Earth is flat｜The radiation exposure is not over yet｜Even if you hold the Taegeukgi upside down…

2.
I have to tell you, we're still fighting.

10.2 million won delivered to the press office｜We must let you know, we are still fighting｜Cherry blossoms are falling and spring is beautiful... Sakura Ending｜The clock has stopped... Four paper cranes｜A story that will never end, "I am alive"｜Not unfamiliar... "I will serve Japan as my older brother"｜But will it still be the same 50 years from now, there?｜Six bullets in my body...｜Michiko's era is gone｜Interview with three Japanese people Regret｜Fortunately, the Korean War broke out｜Was Roh Hoe-chan wrong? He was right!｜Ulleungdo and Dokdo can see each other｜Nobusuke Kishi... 'Personal letter' and 'Medal'｜Is your blood dark blue? In Hiroshima｜Who killed John Wayne?

3.
The robot fish couldn't swim.

The Four Major Rivers Project and 'Fishing'... Controversy over robot fish at the National Assembly audit｜A large investment turned into a can? The 'barrel' of resource diplomacy｜Drought: Where did all that water go｜Controversy over the purchase of a hacking program by the National Intelligence Service: 'Eavesdropping Device in My Ear'｜Piranhas and Galtaek-i｜What is the hidden truth?... 'A Square is Not a Circle'｜Ms. Kim Mi-hwa, It Was All True｜Citizens as Enemies... The Resurrection of the 'Spartan Army 300'｜Alley Statements, Airport Statements, and...｜The Elephant, a Sad Beast from Eating Too Much｜The Butterfly Effect? ​​No, the 'Tiger' Butterfly Effect｜The Greatest Showman, and...｜The World Has Not Forgotten 'Your Excellency'

4.
Waiting in the blazing sun… That kid's burger

Concerns in the book and reexamination of the college entrance exam method｜Cigarette tax increase and 'public offering'... "Would you like to smoke more?"｜Christmas Eve 'Visit to Santa'｜'Eight-Jobeopgeum'... Adultery law, settled after 50,000 years｜'Solo diners, two people, one chicken' sad new word... 'I'm sorry, but'｜Bitter memories of selling blood... 'The train on the night of the winter solstice'｜Schools that check meal fees, 'Where is the center of the universe?'｜Teacher's Day.
'6 Delicious Mountains' that ripped open the envelope｜10 hours a day?... 'Sleeping Spring, Sleepless Spring'｜Ministry of Employment and Labor, Job Creation Plastic Surgery Blog... 'Despair Gives Birth to Artifice'｜"Son, Have You Eaten?" The Feelings of a Powerless Father｜Tribute to All Those That Are Disappearing｜An Excuse for the Elderly｜Household Census, Memories of Shame｜Waiting in the Blast... That Child's Hamburger｜Electricity Bill Bomb?...Twenty-One Stroke of the Stick?｜Even Without a Gold Medal... The Hypocrisy of '4th Place is Good'?｜We Are All a Piece of Coal Briquette｜The Most Popular and Desperate Literature｜Samson's Hair｜Our Newspaper Won't Be Published That Day｜Corn Bread Divides the Rich and the Poor｜IU and Irene｜Preparing for Landing

5.
Our compassion is as brief as the noonday shadow

Vice President Cho Hyun-ah and 'Nuts'... "That's ridiculous"｜"Can't you come down?" A bowl of tteokguk and 'Chegong'｜How much does a side dish cost? International Women's Day and 'roses'｜5 grams... Two contracts｜Doing nothing... A spaced-out contest｜Spoons and cup ramen... A requiem for a young man｜The time it takes for ramen to cook, 3 minutes｜May the only thing you have to worry about is seasoning or fried food｜The neighborhood housewife who cooks rice｜"How can I write poetry?"｜Even poetry becomes luxurious in the face of a tragic death｜Draining the red water and adding blue water｜Is piloting a passenger plane easier than driving a car?｜White Castle CEO to Samsung's CEO, and... ｜Citizens of Calais, the three mothers and daughters of KAL｜The secret of the unification of the Jin Dynasty｜Suffering from typhoid fever｜Our pity is as short as the shadow at noon｜In the morning, a knight from a developed country, in the evening, a knight from a developing country｜Remembering the Daewoo Building｜“I am a hat, you are shoes”｜Vandalism

6.
“The ends of the earth are the beginning of the earth.”

Jeong Yoon-hoi and 'acting'... Suspicions blooming one after another｜Jeong Yoon-hoi and 'playing with fire', what's behind the meaningful remarks...｜Earthworms in a hamburger... and the suspicions surrounding Woo Byung-woo｜Two things that will make you 'perfect' this summer｜Normalization of the abnormal? 'Normalization of the normal'｜An era of loss, no, 'the era of Soon-sil'｜Abysmal.
But 'the end of the earth is the beginning of the earth'｜“It’s full of patients” The poet’s words are now…｜Where does the wind blow from｜The light of Nanta?… ‘Speak, before it gets dark’｜Again… “Please take care of the rest”｜Then and now “I just escaped on my own”｜The winter of those with many regrets?… ‘Time thief’｜The authority of the law… ‘Trial is not a game’｜The truth is beautiful because it is simple, and all that is needed is｜The bipolar law of sacrifice, ‘People who became zinc’｜In the time of absolute solitude that we face｜Our neighborhood where Mr. Park does not live｜The fourth toe on the left?… ‘The toes look alike’｜Even if you want to hide it, you end up revealing it… ‘Frozen Man’｜Ah Q’s mental victory method｜Their own… ‘All for one! One for all’｜A symbol of loyalty?… “My first love was Zhao Yun.”｜That’s how I ended up like this.｜In an era of zero illiteracy, another story of illiteracy.｜Those dark, dark words…Memories of ‘Martial Law.’｜His desk and chair.

7.
Who will make you laugh if I'm not there?

Reckless? What are Moon Hee-sang's future tasks?｜Ban Ki-moon's 'half-and-half politics'... Fierce courtship competition between the ruling and opposition parties｜New Politics Alliance for Democracy's fight for party leadership and CIPA (Insensitivity to Pain)｜The main opposition party and 'Kim Sam-soon'... Another controversy over changing the party name｜Blue House meeting?... Catharsis communication｜The three patriotic laws and the 'faint shadow of old love'｜The fall of the nation's prestige?... The mind that grabs the president's sleeve｜Hwang Kyo-ahn's nomination as Prime Minister... The inevitable victory in state affairs｜The Prime Minister candidate exempted from military service... 'Chicken Hawk' everywhere｜The Yoo Seung-min incident... "They don't even look at us"｜A comedian becomes president.
"No Joke" | Embarrassing Ruckus?... "What's Poetry?" | Hiring Outsiders... Awesome? Nervous! | 393 Characters... Who's Talking About Patriotism? | If You Were on TV | The Weight of Two Thin Sheets of Paper... 353 vs. 352 | Life is Beautiful, and History Moves On | "Who Will Make You Laugh When I'm Not Around?"

Looking back on that time…
A story that was not told and accompanying commentary

The anchor briefings delivered every day were history itself, and in some ways, they were like ‘historical reviews’ or ‘historical opinions’ of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty.
The commentary or editorial allowed for reflection and contemplation beyond the news.
On the other hand, since anchor briefings are fundamentally within the category of news while also including the anchor's perspective, impressions, and critiques, if you don't understand 'news,' you might not be able to understand what the 'anchor briefing' is trying to say.


Therefore, the book "Anchor Briefing" faithfully captures the history as a record, and looking back on Anchor Briefing from the perspective of 2022, it unfolds the stories that were left unfinished at the time.
There are two main things to keep in mind when trying to record history.
First, it was not simply a book of broadcast scripts, but rather included various materials collected during the broadcast.
This material has the same character as primary sources.
I meticulously collected data from Statistics Korea and OECD, as well as major newspaper articles, court decisions, and statements from key figures.
Second, footnotes were added to content that was well known at the time of broadcast but is now ambiguous or requires explanation.

At this point in time, after the broadcast ended, the comments written while looking back on the anchor briefing at the time were added in the form of a 'review'.
'Postscript' is a backstory related to the topic, and is an additional piece written by the author while reading each one, covering issues to be reconsidered, personal reporting experiences, and the impact of a certain incident on future politics.
If the anchor briefing contained in the three-minute broadcast left a short but powerful impression along with the video, the anchor briefing contained in the two volumes brought out the power of the recorded text that can be reconsidered along with the author's comments.

In an age of loss
To you who says it's the end

The years 2014-2019 were a time of change and upheaval in our contemporary world.

For several days, everyone's heart ached more with self-loathing than with anger.
I suffered wounds that I couldn't explain, and those wounds were scratched open again, leaving another scar... It's an era of loss that's difficult to describe in words.
― Volume 1, '6.
"The End of the Earth is the Beginning of the Earth," "The Age of Loss, No, the Age of Innocence," p. 278

Men and women, old and young, rich and poor, conservative and progressive, South and North… the world is divided into two.
There are no other sides besides those two, and what's more, those two sides are in sharp conflict.
Even a single object can be divided into two due to 'differences in perspective'.
Just like 'two moons'.
― Volume 2, '13.
Two Moons… But' Introduction, p. 228

The turbulent times were an 'age of loss', and it also seemed like a world looking at 'two moons'.
Even though we live in the same world, we push each other away and become divided due to our different thoughts.
It was the same even as we lost young students and neighbors in the Sewol Ferry disaster, and as we witnessed the unbelievable corruption of state affairs.

When I was disappointed, discouraged, and in despair, saying, "It's over," the anchor briefing was like a letter to the viewers.
It is filled with warmth towards humanity without losing its coolness and coldness.
It was both comfort and hope that the anchor briefing provided.
That letter still speaks to us in 2022.

Thematic organization of volumes 1 and 2
What does it consist of?

Son Seok-hee's Anchor Briefing 1.
'L's Sneakers' are on their way home

1.
L's sneakers are on their way home
It contains modern history that has not been resolved and healed.
This is a story about the tragedies of our modern history, including the Jeju April 3 Incident, the May 18 Democratization Movement, and the June Struggle.

2.
I have to tell you, we're still fighting.
Japan is a close neighboring country, but one that is difficult to become close to.
Liquidation, healing, conflict… It contains the history of the two countries and the relationship between Korea and Japan that is not yet over.


3.
The robot fish couldn't swim.
It covers the rivers dug up by the Four Major Rivers Project during the MB administration, the truth behind resource diplomacy, and blacklists and comment manipulation.

4.
Son, have you eaten?
It speaks of different yet similar aspects of life, of ordinary yet precious daily life.
It depicts the lives of citizens who live each day supporting each other, even though they sometimes hurt each other.

5.
Our compassion is as brief as the noonday shadow
This is a story for all working people.
It contains the hope that the small happiness of returning home to a family waiting for you after a hard day's work can continue.

6.
The end of the earth is the beginning of the earth
The times that brought despair to the citizens, the beginning and end of the state administration scandal that led to an unprecedented impeachment.
The anchor briefing did not capture or ignite the heat of that intense time.


7.
Who will make you laugh if I'm not there?
This anchor briefing asks: Have the conservative and progressive parties been fulfilling their respective roles? What is the role of politics?

Son Seok-hee's Anchor Briefing 2.
The wind always blows at your back

8.
Headlock again!
People who have caught the world's attention or people who have sadly parted ways with the world.
Read the patterns they left on the world.


9.
If you're comfortable, I'm comfortable too.
MERS, Sewol, earthquakes, fine dust… These are the things that threatened the lives of citizens along with the saying, “Everyone for themselves.”


10.
What is 'true' and what is 'false'
People who say no to injustice and protest against absurdity.
The absurdities of the world that don't change easily still exist, but if we point them out, demand them, and want them to change... other changes that citizens can bring about.


11.
Necessity appears dressed in the clothes of chance.
Candlelight government.
Is it going as well as the people's high expectations have made?
The citizens' bold questions demanding a changed world still persist.

12.
You guys should just focus on the judgment...
We guarded the factory conveyor belt
The law that should be equal for all.
But the reality is not like that.
It discussed judicial corruption and reform of the prosecution and courts.

13.
Two moons...
however
People who ask which side you are on.
We live in the same world, but we each see two different moons and two different worlds.
But there are moments when I believe that the citizens' desire to bridge that gap remains, and that history will continue to move forward on its long journey.


14.
One Sweet Dream
The South and the North, which had many twists and turns in particular.
An anchor briefing that accompanied each and every one of those historic steps.
Can South and North Korea coexist? And what are the ways to achieve that coexistence?


15.
pale blue dot
Earth as seen by Voyager.
A pale blue dot.
But what's crouching within it are individual beings who embrace the universe like God... While contemplating the infinite universe and the realm of science, it also contains thoughts on the realm of God, perhaps even broader than the universe, and what religion should embrace.

16.
To our viewers
As a journalist with shortcomings from 1984 to the present, and as a scholar contemplating journalism, I share with you my thoughts and reflections.


17.
The wind always blows at your back
A phrase I wanted to give to viewers as a gift at the end of each year's anchor briefing.
I would like to share the same sentiment in the conclusion of this book.
“The wind always blows at your back…”