[LEE'S 1ST YEAR IN OFFICE] President turns social media into governing tool to boost transparency

[LEE'S 1ST YEAR IN OFFICE] President turns social media into governing tool to boost transparency

When former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, then-opposition leader Lee Jae Myung launched a Facebook livestream as he scaled a wall to reach the National Assembly and vote to block the decree. The footage made headlines for offering a raw, firsthand look at the crisis — a scene only people on the ground could have captured and exactly the kind of unmediated moment that has defined Lee's political brand. A year into …