BBC should consider North Korean service, says report
By Tara Conlan, TheGuardian.com BBC News should consider partnerships with foreign broadcasters and look at launching new services, such as radio news for North Korea or a TV channel in…
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Open Radio for North Korea goes off the air
Open Radio for North Korea, one of the handful of private radio stations that targets North Korea, has reportedly ended broadcasts to the country. The Seoul-based station is understood to…
DPRK organizations called out for censorship
Three of North Korea’s state security and censorship organizations have been called out by Reporters Without Borders in the organization’s latest ranking of “Enemies of the Internet.” The report was…
BBC’s reasoning against a Korean service a ‘ruse,’ says group
A U.K.-based group that’s campaigning for the BBC to launch a Korean-language service says the broadcaster’s assertion that North Korean jamming would hamper reception is a “ruse.” The European Alliance for…
BBC decides against service for North Korea
The BBC World Service has decided not to launch a service aimed at North Korea, concluding any programming aimed at the country would face an uncertain audience and not be cost-effective….
Another push for BBC Korea
There’s a new push behind efforts to get the BBC World Service to launch a Korean-language service for North Korea. A group called The European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea (EAHRNK)…
“Mass intimidation” from DPRK media on Jang’s execution
North Korean state media’s coverage of the arrest, trial and subsequent execution of Jang Song Thaek was “tantamount to mass intimidation,” Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday. “Although only to be…
Voice of Korea on Jang Song Thaek
North Korea’s external broadcasting service, the Voice of Korea, ran three reports last week on the arrest and subsequent trial and execution of Jang Song Thaek. The reports, in English,…
North Korean media coverage of Jang’s departure
North Korea’s state media revealed in stunning detail on Monday the alleged infractions of Jang Song Thaek and showed still images of his being led from a Worker’s Party of…
