North Korea propaganda saturates every aspect of public life in the DPRK — from mandatory political study sessions and school curricula to state television, newspapers, and the cult of personality surrounding the Kim family. Daily NK covers North Korea propaganda both as a subject of analysis and as a primary source, monitoring Rodong Sinmun, Korean Central News Agency, and other state media outlets to track the regime’s shifting messaging priorities. Our in-country sources provide crucial ground-level reporting on how ordinary North Koreans receive, interpret, and increasingly resist the state’s ideological messaging.
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North Korea cracks down on youths using South Korean-style word for...
Authorities in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, summoned three young people to a provincial youth league office this month over their use of the South...
North Korean students resent piri in Kim Jong Un’s gift instruments
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave musical instruments to a lower secondary school in Ryanggang province last year. Now the school has assigned...
North Korea targets university students in media crackdown
North Korea's state youth organization has ordered a special crackdown on banned foreign media. It has named university students as the "primary target," a...
Guilt over watching K-drama leads to arrest in Pyongsong
North Korean authorities arrested two young men in Pyongsong, South Pyongan province, in 2026. Their crime was watching K-drama, the South Korean dramas widely...
In China, North Koreans hear they’re the poor ones
North Korean authorities boast of the country's rising international standing. But in 2026, a very different story is spreading among North Korean people in...
Pyongyang recycles old anthem to build loyalty to Kim Jong Un
North Korean authorities are reviving an old loyalty song to teach young people that happiness comes only from following Kim Jong Un. Officials are...
Elderly North Koreans recall Kim Il Sung era fondly despite hardship...
Elderly North Koreans in several regions are voicing nostalgia for the era of founding leader Kim Il Sung. They unfavorably compare today's economic hardship...
North Korea orders DVD player owners to register devices
North Korea is now requiring DVD player owners to register their devices with state-run service centers. A Daily NK source said the move is...
North Korea orders surprise inspections of civilian militias
North Korea has ordered surprise inspections of civilian militias' war readiness across the country, a move a source says is intended to raise domestic...
New Russia-tied directive stuns Nampo officials
North Korean authorities have ordered officials in Nampo to overhaul the city's administrative, industrial and public health systems to reflect deepening Russia ties, according...
