State Media Review
A weekly analysis of North Korean state media
Kim Jong Un vows military buildup as North Korea marks Korean War anniversary
A recap of everything in state media, from missile tests and mine modernization to farming campaigns and heat warnings
June 26, 2026
North Korea marks 2nd anniversary of mutual defense pact with Russia
A recap of everything in state media, from criticism of Ukrainian ‘neo-Nazis’ and World Cup coverage to Disability Day
June 19, 2026
North Korea’s wall-to-wall coverage of Xi visit holds up Kim as global leader
A recap of everything in state media this week, from children’s union celebrations and summit pageantry to Russia ties
June 12, 2026
North Korea lauds Kim Jong Un’s ‘fatherly’ care for kids on Children’s Day
A recap of everything in state media this week, from buildup to Children’s Union jubilee to rain warnings and Xi visit
June 5, 2026
North Korea gives a hero’s welcome to victorious women’s soccer squad
A recap of everything in state media this week, from sports patriotism and rice transplanting to talks with Singapore
May 29, 2026
North Korea touts Tanchon power project and women’s soccer successes
A recap of everything in state media this week, from new hydropower capacity to sports victories
May 22, 2026
North Korea puts rice transplanting drive front and center
A recap of everything in state media this week, from agricultural mobilization to labor union’s photos with Kim Jong Un
May 15, 2026
North Korea promotes loyalty to Kim above workers’ rights on May Day holiday
A recap of everything in state media this week, from International Workers’ Day celebrations to women’s soccer
May 8, 2026
Blood-stained letters on display at North Korea’s new war memorial museum
A recap of everything in state media this week, from the opening of a DPRK-Russia war memorial to an ongoing drought
May 1, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s favored crops under threat as drought warnings flood state media
A recap of everything in state media this week, from drought warnings to the construction of a new DPRK-Russian hospital
April 24, 2026
