NK Media Watch – Feb 5 to 11

Agricultural Meeting Wraps Up, Kim Jong Un is Nominated Again, Preparations for the Day of the Shining Star, and the Winter Olympics

Michael Malice: Kim Jong Il’s unofficial ghostwriter

Despite humor, book on North Korean absurdities has a serious message

Oliver Hotham February 11, 2014

UN unsure how findings on rights violations will be received

Hamish Macdonald February 6, 2014

NK Media Watch – Jan 29 to Feb 4

Agricultural Sector Meeting, Lunar New Years, and Gearing up for Elections

Analysis: Kim Jong Il’s bodyguard now serving Kim Jong Un

Photos reveal Kim Jong Il's bodyguard now protects son, Kim Jong Un

The Spelunker February 5, 2014

Behind the KPA fisheries propaganda

Power struggle over economic resource ends in military’s favor

John G. Grisafi January 28, 2014

In search for miracles and substitutes: reform in the DPRK

Masik Pass, the latest in a long line of quick fix solutions.

Tatiana Gabroussenko January 27, 2014

Is Kim Jong Un the reformer and Jang Song Thaek the reactionary?

Despite execution of Jang, "practical problem solving rather than moralizing judgment" should guide approach to N. Korea

Moon Chung-in January 24, 2014

NK Media Watch – Jan 15 to 21

International Skiers Hit the Slopes; The 68th Anniversary of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League's Foundation; and More Reactions to Kim Jong Un's New Year's Address

Kim Jong Un observes paratrooper night training exercise

Training event emphasizes offensive capability; military figure returns to the spotlight

John G. Grisafi January 22, 2014