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News N. Korean statement takes aim at South’s conservative mediaStatement from DPRK journalist union calls out S. Korean media for 200 day labor campaign coverage
A North Korean journalistic organization criticized conservative South Korean media outlets for their coverage of the country’s 200-day labor campaign, in articles published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Pyongyang Times. A spokesperson for the North’s Central Committee of the Journalists Union of Korea issued a statement on Thursday claiming several South Korean news outlets were not accurately reporting the success of the campaign. “Recalling that Chosun Ilbo, Choongang Ilbo, Yonhap News, News 1, Daily NK and other south Korean conservative media are running the whole gamut of false propaganda to play down the eye-opening successes made © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |