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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‘Mallima speed’ and ‘socialist revolution’ dominate state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a construction site in Samjiyon County, Ryanggang Province. Image: Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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Kim Jong Il’s Ten Principles: Restricting the People
The Chosun (North Korean) Workers’ Party controls and restricts all types of people: from party members to non-members, from the upper-class to the proletariat.
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