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 calls Xi Jinping’s visit a “diplomatic victory”
North Korean authorities have reportedly issued directives on follow-up measures after touting Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the country as a "diplomatic victory."
According...
North Korea turns U-17 women’s soccer triumph into propaganda blitz
North Korea is aggressively exploiting its under-17 women's soccer team's Asian Cup triumph for propaganda, turning the U-17 women's soccer victory into fuel for...
North Korea uses Russia’s Victory Day to push war readiness doctrine
North Korea used its military's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade to conduct ideological indoctrination sessions targeting security officials, in what reflects Pyongyang's effort...
North Korea orders TV dramas to be more entertaining, tightening ideological...
North Korea's state film authority has issued a sweeping directive ordering its television drama production unit to make shows more entertaining and modern while...
North Korea pushes boil-water order as spring disease season arrives
North Korean authorities are intensifying sanitation controls and disease-prevention propaganda to curb the spread of waterborne illnesses as temperatures rise in May 2026, but...
North Korean military brigade caught using civilian ringers in arts competition
A North Korean military brigade stationed in South Hamgyong province has been caught infiltrating a soldiers' family arts competition with civilian participants, drawing a...
A mended plastic bag from North Korea tells the story the...
On April 15, the day North Korea marks the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung with elaborate state celebrations, I was combing through...
North Korea intensifies anti-American indoctrination for middle and high school students
North Korean authorities are significantly expanding anti-American ideological education targeting middle and high school students, ordering the content to be woven into virtually every...
Overburdened North Korea teachers say profession has lost its appeal amid...
Teachers at a middle school in Chongjin have been ordered to produce teaching aids outside their subject areas ahead of a citywide instructional materials...
North Koreans trust foreign news but still tune out state TV
North Koreans in 2026 are tuning out state media — but they aren't tuning out entirely.
While most North Koreans dismiss domestic news broadcasts as...
