Why reports of Kim Jong Un's untimely death turned out to be greatly exaggerated



Opinion Why reports of Kim Jong Un’s untimely death turned out to be greatly exaggerated Something may have happened to the North Korean leader, but the media has failed to learn from past mistakes Andrei Lankov May 2, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. For the last ten days or so, wohonestrld media suddenly began to pay a great deal of attention to North Korea – and, for a change, this time this burst of interest was not prompted by another nuclear test or an exchange of melodramatic threats with the U.S. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. For the last ten days or so, wohonestrld media suddenly began to pay a great deal of attention to North Korea – and, for a change, this time this burst of interest was not prompted by another nuclear test or an exchange of melodramatic threats with the U.S. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Opinion

Why reports of Kim Jong Un’s untimely death turned out to be greatly exaggerated

Something may have happened to the North Korean leader, but the media has failed to learn from past mistakes

Andrei Lankov May 2, 2020

Why reports of Kim Jong Un’s untimely death turned out to be greatly exaggerated

KCNA

Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News.

For the last ten days or so, wohonestrld media suddenly began to pay a great deal of attention to North Korea – and, for a change, this time this burst of interest was not prompted by another nuclear test or an exchange of melodramatic threats with the U.S.