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How North Korean media covered the 9/11 terrorist attack

How North Korean media covered the 9/11 terrorist attack

Sympathetic in first days, the narrative later turned to condemnation of America's new wars

How North Korean media covered the 9/11 terrorist attack
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 11, 2018
How did you get into the NK field? Subscriber interviews – NKNews Podcast ep.36
Podcast

How did you get into the NK field? Subscriber interviews – NKNews Podcast ep.36

Three NK News subscribers share their own DPRK stories

How did you get into the NK field? Subscriber interviews – NKNews Podcast ep.36
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot September 10, 2018
Is North Korea’s 9/9 Foundation Day its most important holiday?

Is North Korea’s 9/9 Foundation Day its most important holiday?

In terms of large celebrations, the holiday lacks a clear pattern over last 70 years

Is North Korea’s 9/9 Foundation Day its most important holiday?
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 8, 2018
How sourcing for North Korean studies has changed over time

How sourcing for North Korean studies has changed over time

Access to documents from 70s and 80s 'dark era' still most difficult, but may improve in future

How sourcing for North Korean studies has changed over time
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy September 4, 2018
Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
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Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea

Anti-American posters remain in some museums, ongoing focus on New Years' Speech

Photo review: August 2018 propaganda messages and posters in North Korea
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 28, 2018
What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34
Podcast

What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34

Historian David Shuster explores humor, the limits of satire, and sex symbols in DPRK culture

What’s so funny about North Korea? NKNews Podcast ep.34
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot August 27, 2018
Goodbye, Gorby: How North Korea saw the final days of the Soviet Union

Goodbye, Gorby: How North Korea saw the final days of the Soviet Union

Pyongyang saw the fall of its longstanding backer with understandable trepidation

Goodbye, Gorby: How North Korea saw the final days of the Soviet Union
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 22, 2018
KPA Marshal Kim Yong Chun dead at 82

KPA Marshal Kim Yong Chun dead at 82

Questions over Kim's role in suppressing Sixth Corps coup plot remain

KPA Marshal Kim Yong Chun dead at 82
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 17, 2018
The troubled, tragic history of inter-Korean family reunions

The troubled, tragic history of inter-Korean family reunions

Next week's meetings will be the first in three years

The troubled, tragic history of inter-Korean family reunions
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 16, 2018
A brief history of Pyongyang’s Liberation Monument

A brief history of Pyongyang’s Liberation Monument

The famous memorial has weathered the ups and downs of the DPRK-Russian relationship

A brief history of Pyongyang’s Liberation Monument
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy August 14, 2018
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