Newspapers
North Korea has 12 principal newspapers and 20 major periodicals, all published in Pyongyang. Foreign newspapers are not sold on the streets of the capital. Every year, North Korean press jointly publishes a New Year editorial, also broadcast by KCNA, which regularly attracts the attention of the international news media.
Newspapers include:
- Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily) - state-controlled
- Joson Inmingun (Korean People's Army Daily)
- Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) - government organ
- Rodongja Sinmum (Workers' Newspaper)
- The Pyongyang Times (English-language; published in the capital)
Several newspaper journalists from North Korea were secretly trained in China to secretly report on events inside North Korea. November 2007 marked the first publication of the Rimjingang magazine, which is distributed secretly in North Korea and in neighbouring countries. The magazine covers the economic and political situation in the country. The journalists have also provided footage of public executions to South Korean and Japanese media.
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