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How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
NK PRO

How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world

New technology is allowing ordinary people to access sources of information other than Party-approved state media

How foreign media is changing the ways North Koreans view the outside world
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 28, 2020
How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
NK PRO

How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea

For ordinary people, connecting with the outside world is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game with the authorities

How technology impacts foreign media consumption, and crackdowns, in North Korea
Jonathan R. Corrado
Jonathan R. Corrado January 23, 2020
Citing legal complaints, YouTube purges more North Korea-focused channels

Citing legal complaints, YouTube purges more North Korea-focused channels

Both DPRK-run and supporter-run accounts among at least six targeted, though others continue to operate

Citing legal complaints, YouTube purges more North Korea-focused channels
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 14, 2020
Han Kwang Song, star North Korean footballer, moving to Qatar

Han Kwang Song, star North Korean footballer, moving to Qatar

Unclear how transfer to Al-Duhail SC is in compliance with UN sanctions, however

Han Kwang Song, star North Korean footballer, moving to Qatar
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham January 9, 2020
A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls

A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls

Funky Sueyoshi reflects on his time at the June 9th school — and whether music could ever inspire change in the DPRK

A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia January 8, 2020
‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020

‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020

Propaganda slogans at Sunday’s mass rally in Pyongyang highlight ideological priorities for coming year

‘Let’s break through the barriers!’ North Korea’s new political slogans for 2020
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 6, 2020
Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted

Precedent suggests Sunday's gathering may have been a "Pyongyang Mass Rally" event

Thousands gathered in Kim Il Sung square on Sunday, cellphone network disrupted
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 5, 2020
Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties

Effort to obfuscate pictures and video increasingly widespread, but inconsistently applied

Uptick of pixellation, blurring on North Korean TV and web properties
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 3, 2020
Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?

"No North Korean is looking forward to the New Year’s speech"

Ask a North Korean: what does the leader’s New Year’s speech mean to you?
In-hua Kim | Tae-il Shim January 3, 2020
North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang

Stage set up in Kim Il Sung Square for celebrations likely similar to last year’s first-of-a-kind event

North Korea to ring in new year with another outdoor concert in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 31, 2019
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