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Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun is a freelance journalist. In addition to reporting on Korean affairs for newspapers in his native Norway, his previous work also includes freelance work from Russia.
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Evergreen How digital radio could break North Korea’s information blockadeSoftware-defined radio might prove valuable for increasing information flows into and out of N. Korea While North Korea recently ranked second-to-last on Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index, new ways of using digital radio broadcasting might prove a valuable tool for those who wish to increase information flows into and out of the country. So-called software-defined radio (SDR) technology, brought into the country on USB devices, could be used for receiving and, potentially, sending data – text, audio and video files – on radio band frequencies. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |