Posts tagged Kim Jong Il
Voice of Korea on Kim’s funeral
Dec 30th
From my own monitoring, here are a couple of reports from Voice of Korea, North Korea’s shortwave radio service, on the event surrounding the funeral of Kim Jong Il.
December 29 broadcast (covering the events of the previous day)
Voice of Korea reports on the funeral procession of Kim Jong Il.
http://www.northkoreatech.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/111227-vok-kim-visit.mp3December 28 broadcast
Voice of Korea reports that Kim Jong Un visited the bier of Kim Jong Il
http://www.northkoreatech.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/111227-vok-kim-visit.mp3The report begins:
Respected Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea and supreme leader of our party, state and army, in reflection of the boundless mourning of the entire army More >
Pyongyang mourning at Hana Electronics
Dec 29th
Hana Electronics and the Hana Music Information Center, one of the last places reported to have been visited by Kim Jong Il before his death, was one of the locations used on Thursday to mourn his passing.
State TV pictures showed a crowd that appeared to be at least in the thousands standing outside Kim Il Sung Square in the heart of Pyongyang.
TV pictures showed amazing scenes of tens of thousands of people lined up in the square.
It was during that service that Kim Yong Nam said of Kim Jong Un:
Standing at the helm of the Korean revolution is Kim Jong Un, the successor More >
What’s on North Korean TV and radio?
Dec 22nd
North Korea’s state television is playing a leading role in attempting to set a national mood of solemnity as the country moves through its mourning period. The media, especially TV, has always played an important part in the government’s propaganda efforts so what’s on North Korean screens these days?
In three words: Kim Jong Il.
It’s no surprise that news of his death and of the mourning that has followed has filled extra news bulletins.
Around the news softer TV shows, such as those for children and wildlife or science documentaries, have been canceled in favor of documentaries about Kim, his life, his father and More >
How the world reported Kim’s death, and how North Korea reported that
Dec 21st
Uncertainty surrounding the future of North Korea and a succession of amazing images of mourning from Pyongyang continue to keep the death of Kim Jong Il at the top of the news in many countries.
In Seoul and Tokyo (see picture, right) newspapers rushed out extra editions hours after the death was announced. Japanese newspapers publish such extra editions for a handful of major news stories each each year.
Although coming at a bad time for U.S. papers — many Monday editions had been finalized when the news came through at 11pm ET — Kim was featured on the front page of More >
Kim Jong Il’s death – Rodong Sinmun
Dec 20th
A day after North Korea was told of the death of Kim Jong Il, his official portrait dominates the front page of the Rodong Sinmun. The newspaper is the most powerful mouthpieces for the ruling Workers’ Party and as such the front page isn’t a surprise.
Page 2 carries the official announcement of his death that was published by on Monday by the Central Committee and the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the National Defence Commission, the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly and the Cabinet of the DPRK.
Page 3 has the names of the members of More >
Voice of Korea announces death of Kim Jong Il
Dec 19th
The Voice of Korea, North Korea’s international radio service, made its first broadcast in English after the announcement of the death of Kim Jong Il.
The broadcast was dominated by a news bulletin that attempted to carry some of the emotion being seen and heard on domestic media, but the announcer didn’t reach tears.
The 55-minute long broadcast was recorded on 6285kHz shortwave at 1000 GMT.
http://www.northkoreatech.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/111219-vok-kim-death.mp300:00 Open
00:40 National anthem
02:20 Welcome to English-language program
02:40 Mixed chorus: Song of General Kim Il Sung
05:25 Male chorus: Song of General Kim Jong Il
08:05 News
20:45 Clip ends after the main news item.
The script took the form of More >
Kim Jong Il’s death – headlines from across the web
Dec 19th
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il immediately became major news worldwide. Here’s how some major websites initially covered the story. Click on each image to see a larger version of the page. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */
Kim Jong Il’s death – How DPRK websites broke the news
Dec 19th
A familiar newscaster dressed in black appears on screen and makes a tearful announcement: Kim Jong Il is dead. When North Korean state TV and radio broke the news at noon on Monday they had already given advance notice that a major announcement was coming. Its delivery was an attempt to set a national mood of mourning.
On the Internet things were a bit different with the news being carried as if it was any other story.
North Korea’s state media ventured online last year when a new Internet connection was brought to Pyongyang. The state-run news agency, the major national daily More >
Kim Jong Il visits ‘LCD TV factory’
Jul 30th
North Korean state media has reported on a visit by Kim Jong Il to the “May 11 Factory,” which it described as “a modern scientific research and production center which researches and develops varieties of electronic goods including liquid crystal display TV sets.”
The KCNA report mentioned the LCD televisions several times and was accompanied with many photos of the TVs, so they appear to be something the North Korean government is proud of. There’s a gallery of stills from the KRT evening news report below.
Look through them and you’ll notice the pictures all appear to show the final stages of assembly More >
Kim Jong Il on tour in China
Jun 13th
Kim Jong Il’s tour of China at the end of May saw the North Korean leader take in several high-tech factories and companies.
China Central Television (CCTV) broadcast a comprehensive report on the visit (aired after Kim had left Beijing) and provided details on some of the tour stops.
They included Yangzhou Smart Valley, the country’s Smart Grid Demonstration Center. There Kim got a demonstration of an e-book reader. He also visited Panda Group, a large manufacturer of consumer electronics products, and Beijing Digital China, an IT services company.
Kim Jong Il’s visit to Panda Electronics in Nanjing was caught on camera and More >
