B11 schedule for Japan’s broadcasts to North Korea
The two Japanese broadcasts that target North Korea, Shiokaze and Furusato no kaze, are updating their broadcast schedules to the winter (B11) period that runs from October 30, 2011 to…
Media
RSF reports on media in North Korea
Reporters Without Borders has published a detailed report on the North Korean media landscape. The report is the result of of a fact-finding trip to Seoul in July by an RSF…
Pyongyang is not happy about foreign radio broadcasts
North Korea’s state-run news agency has hit out against propaganda radio broadcasts targeted at the country. (This post has been updated. See below) In a commentary published on Wednesday, the Korean Central…
AP expands KRT video deal to high-def
The Associated Press has signed a deal with North Korean state television that gives it exclusive rights to high-definition video of major news events in the country. The deal comes…
‘I’ is for the Internet he bans
Kim Jong Il made a surprise appearance on the season premiere edition of Fox TV’s “The Simpsons” on Sunday night. And so did “the Internet he banned.” The episode, which…
Tuning the FM dial in Pyongyang
Switch on an FM radio in Pyongyang and there isn’t much to listen to, according to a scan of the FM band by a recent visitor to the country. Mark…
Group plans satellite TV to North Korea
A private South Korean group is planning to raise US$46 million to fund the launch of a satellite TV station aimed at North Korea, according to a report by VOA…
AP hopes to open Pyongyang bureau in early 2012
The Associated Press expects to finalize plans this week to open a news bureau in Pyongyang. A team from the U.S.-based news organization is currently in the North Korean capital…
AP kills KCNA photo, says it was altered
Hot on the heels of agreements between Korean Central News Agency and both The Associated Press and Reuters to more widely distribute KCNA video, The AP has withdrawn a KCNA…
