The North Korean journalists union on Monday called on South Korea to “hold tight control” of its conservative media, warning that negative reports could scupper ongoing DPRK-ROK dialogue.

The commentary, carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), is written under the name of Kim Chol Guk, department director of the Central Committee of the Journalists Union of Korea.

Kim said South Korea’s conservative media had “astounded the world” by publishing “disgusting slander which deride and insult the sincerity of the fellow countrymen.”

The South Korean government must place controls over conservative media and should be aware that they “may mess up