The Associated Press (AP) agreed to the distribution of North Korean produced propaganda as part of the terms for establishing a bureau Pyongyang, an NK News investigation has suggested.
A draft of the document and interviews with several sources, both inside the AP and those knowledgeable of the deal, revealed that the terms of the agreement included that the AP would “serve the purpose of the coverage and worldwide distribution of policies of the Worker's Party of Korea and the DPRK government," and that changes to such content would require “full consultations” between the two sides.
The Associated Press (AP) agreed to the distribution of North Korean produced propaganda as part of the terms for establishing a bureau Pyongyang, an NK News investigation has suggested.
A draft of the document and interviews with several sources, both inside the AP and those knowledgeable of the deal, revealed that the terms of the agreement included that the AP would “serve the purpose of the coverage and worldwide distribution of policies of the Worker's Party of Korea and the DPRK government," and that changes to such content would require “full consultations” between the two sides.
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