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Rob York

Rob York

Rob York is director for regional affairs at the Pacific Forum. He previously worked as a production editor for The South China Morning Post and chief editor of NK News. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Korean history at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Reporting on North Korean defectors, struggling with objectivity

Reporting on North Korean defectors, struggling with objectivity

Reporter's 'journalistic detachment' masked fear, anger while covering refugees' flight to freedom

Reporting on North Korean defectors, struggling with objectivity
Rob York
Rob York May 4, 2015
Defection from N. Korea: A report from the war zone

Defection from N. Korea: A report from the war zone

Journalist haunted by memories of North Koreans he reported on in China, Siberia, elsewhere

Defection from N. Korea: A report from the war zone
Rob York
Rob York May 4, 2015
Re-list North Korea as state sponsor of terrorism – Report

Re-list North Korea as state sponsor of terrorism – Report

Pyongyang, de-listed in 2008, commits numerous actions meriting designation, report argues

Re-list North Korea as state sponsor of terrorism – Report
Rob York
Rob York April 27, 2015
Authors strove to depict North Koreans as they really live

Authors strove to depict North Koreans as they really live

Eschewing 'regime change' predictions, authors nonetheless have much to say about change in the regime

Authors strove to depict North Koreans as they really live
Rob York
Rob York April 23, 2015
North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book

North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book

'North Korea Confidential' demonstrates citizens' growing options despite looming state power

North Koreans show independence despite dictatorship: Book
Rob York
Rob York April 23, 2015
Fighter pilot’s story says much about unseen side of Korean War

Fighter pilot’s story says much about unseen side of Korean War

'Camp 14' author rebounds with new daring defection tale, which says great deal about Korean War realpolitik

Fighter pilot’s story says much about unseen side of Korean War
Rob York
Rob York March 30, 2015
North Korean state media praises Lippert attack

North Korean state media praises Lippert attack

KCNA says slashing of U.S. ambassador to Seoul reflects S. Korean opinion

North Korean state media praises Lippert attack
Rob York
Rob York March 5, 2015
Israeli PM cites North Korea in speech to Congress

Israeli PM cites North Korea in speech to Congress

Experts consider comparison of Iran-DPRK nuclear programs misleading

Israeli PM cites North Korea in speech to Congress
Rob York
Rob York March 4, 2015
N. Korean Politburo shows ‘discouraging’ military emphasis: Expert

N. Korean Politburo shows ‘discouraging’ military emphasis: Expert

Recently repopulated body shows few members with economic, provincial backgrounds needed for reform

N. Korean Politburo shows ‘discouraging’ military emphasis: Expert
Rob York
Rob York February 25, 2015
The myth of a sealed China-N. Korea border

The myth of a sealed China-N. Korea border

Stories of widespread border fencing, and of increased tensions between neighbors, are highly exaggerated

The myth of a sealed China-N. Korea border
Rob York
Rob York February 25, 2015
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