Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV



Features Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV Portrayal of non-party enterprise officials has become decidedly more sympathetic over the years Tatiana Gabroussenko September 13, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Youtube screengrab Among the many changes the 2000s brought to North Korean mass culture was a new type of positive character: industrial managers. This group included factory directors, chief engineers, chairpersons of collective farms, and others. To understand the importance of this change, it is important to look back at how managers were previously represented in North Korean cinematography. Among the many changes the 2000s brought to North Korean mass culture was a new type of positive character: industrial managers. This group included factory directors, chief engineers, chairpersons of collective farms, and others. To understand the importance of this change, it is important to look back at how managers were previously represented in North Korean cinematography. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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

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Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

Portrayal of non-party enterprise officials has become decidedly more sympathetic over the years

Tatiana Gabroussenko September 13, 2018

Bureaucrats, whiners, and wild horses: industrial managers in North Korean TV

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Among the many changes the 2000s brought to North Korean mass culture was a new type of positive character: industrial managers. This group included factory directors, chief engineers, chairpersons of collective farms, and others.

To understand the importance of this change, it is important to look back at how managers were previously represented in North Korean cinematography.

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