Over the past year or so, Reuters have released several "exclusive" stories that have set the internet on light when it comes to North Korea reporting. However, it appears their main source on North Korea frequently appears to get things wrong.
After publication, these stories have led to extensive re-reporting and analysis across the internet, with the most recent being the incorrect forecast that economic reforms would have been announced at yesterday's Supreme People's Assembly.
Over the past year or so, Reuters have released several "exclusive" stories that have set the internet on light when it comes to North Korea reporting. However, it appears their main source on North Korea frequently appears to get things wrong.
After publication, these stories have led to extensive re-reporting and analysis across the internet, with the most recent being the incorrect forecast that economic reforms would have been announced at yesterday's Supreme People's Assembly.
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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.