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Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll has written on North Korea since 2010 and writes between London and Seoul.
Despite a pledge Monday to broadcast daily news into North Korea, significant hurdles remain before the BBC can turn their plans into reality, a North Korea human rights activist told NK News.
Monday's pledge, which would one day see BBC news programs recorded in Korean and broadcast daily into North Korea on SW radio, came as part of the BBC's process of charter renewal, which outlines the publicly funded corporations aims and purpose.