Sunday, February 8, 2009

North Korea Media Ownership Facts

The Workers part of Korea(WPK)are the ruling party in North Korea, and effectively own all media organisations in the state. This causes extreme media bias and framing to stories that are broadcasted or published in the country of North Korea. The following is a list of media organisations belonging under the ownership of the workers party:


Newspapers: All newspapers are state controlled.

Minju Choson (Democratic Korea) – official government newspaper
Rodong Sinmun (Labour Daily)
Joson Inmingun (Korean People's Army Daily)
Rodongja Sinmum (Workers' Newspaper)
The Pyongyang Times (English/French/Spanish)
Choson Chungyang T'ongsin (Korean Central News)
Sajin T'ongsin (Photographic News)
Choson Chungyang Yonbo (Korean Central Yearbook)
Nodong Sinmun (Workers' Daily)
Kulloja (The Worker)


Television: All networks are state controlled and heavily regulated.

- Mansudae Television
- Korean Educational and Cultural Network
- Kaesong Television


Radio: Radio is the most prominent form of media in North Korea, and is also state controlled and owned.>

Broadcasting networks:

Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (Radio Pyongyang)
Korean Central Broadcasting Station ( Joson Jung-ang Pangsong)
Pyongyang FM Broadcasting Station.


Within these networks are:

16 AM stations
14 FM stations
11 shortwave broadcast stations

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