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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Ten questions on North Korea with Daily NK President Lee Kwang...
This year has seen a wide range of developments in North Korean affairs. From a major shift in North Korea's unification policy to a...
The tragic story of one outspoken North Korean journalist
On Jan. 1, 2012, shortly after taking power, Kim Jong Un visited the offices of Rodong Sinmun - the country's most prominent newspaper -...
What provocations could N. Korea conduct over the next several months?
This year marks the fourth year in North Korea's critical five-year plan for economic and defense development, as well as a major milestone on...
N. Korean military: February and March are critical periods for war...
The North Korean military has designated February and March as a critical period for completing preparations for war, Daily NK has learned.
The move follows...
N. Koreans ordered to watch conference honoring “Kimilsungism” declaration
North Korea will hold a conference to mark the 50th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's declaration of the doctrine of "society-wide adoption of Kimilsungism."...
N. Korea is curiously silent about its upcoming general elections
South Korea is currently filled with excitement over its April general elections. The newspapers and news shows are plastered with party platforms and the...
Why one North Korean educator was deemed a “first-class reactionary”
At the Second National Meeting of Elementary Propaganda Workers in 2019, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to participants entitled "Let's...
Some thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s outdated “20×10 regional development policy”
Kim Jong Un recently admitted that his country's regional economy is in a "pitiful state." He confessed that "our party and state are facing...
Was Ipo Village really ground zero for N. Korea’s COVID outbreak?
In early June 2022, a man surnamed Choe, the chief of the military medical department of the Second Division of the First Corps -...
N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”
There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...


















