State Media Review State media review: Rodong Sinmun launches new mobile-friendly websiteAn in-depth analysis of site redesign for smartphone users, forest fire warnings, an ice cream factory and more North Korea’s main newspaper Rodong Sinmun debuted a new website this week featuring a mobile-friendly design, in what appears to be an effort to make state propaganda more accessible to citizens who have widely adopted smartphones over the past decade. State television meteorologists warned of possible forest fires as dry weather continues, though the country does not appear to have a strong system in place for monitoring and extinguishing them. Meanwhile, state media celebrated the opening of a new ice cream factory that it said Kim Jong Un “personally initiated” for the people, while © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |