{"id":42809,"date":"2019-11-09T21:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T12:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?page_id=42809"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:36:38","slug":"major-milestones-daily-nk-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/major-milestones-daily-nk-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  :root {\n    --red: #cc0000;\n    --black: #111111;\n    --dark-gray: #2a2a2a;\n    --mid-gray: #666666;\n    --light-gray: #f2f2f2;\n    --border: #e0e0e0;\n    --white: #ffffff;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap *, .dnk-history-wrap *::before, .dnk-history-wrap *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap {\n    font-family: \"Source Sans 3\", sans-serif;\n    color: #111111;\n    font-size: 17px;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n  }\n\n  \/* MAIN *\/\n  .dnk-history-wrap .dnk-main {\n    padding: 40px 0 60px;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .section-label {\n    font-size: 11px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    letter-spacing: 0.15em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: var(--red);\n    margin-bottom: 56px;\n    padding-bottom: 14px;\n    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--red);\n    display: inline-block;\n  }\n\n  \/* TIMELINE *\/\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline {\n    position: relative;\n    padding-left: 0;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline::before {\n    content: '';\n    position: absolute;\n    left: 80px;\n    top: 8px;\n    bottom: 0;\n    width: 2px;\n    background: var(--border);\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-item {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;\n    gap: 0 28px;\n    margin-bottom: 0;\n    position: relative;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-item + .timeline-item .timeline-content {\n    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-date {\n    text-align: right;\n    padding: 28px 0 28px;\n    position: relative;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-date .year {\n    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;\n    font-size: 20px;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    color: var(--black);\n    display: block;\n    line-height: 1;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-date .month {\n    font-size: 12px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: var(--mid-gray);\n    display: block;\n    margin-top: 4px;\n  }\n\n  \/* dot on the line *\/\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-date::after {\n    content: '';\n    position: absolute;\n    right: -36px;\n    top: 50%;\n    transform: translateY(-50%);\n    width: 10px;\n    height: 10px;\n    border-radius: 50%;\n    background: var(--white);\n    border: 2px solid var(--border);\n    z-index: 1;\n    transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-item:hover .timeline-date::after {\n    border-color: var(--red);\n    background: var(--red);\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-item.milestone .timeline-date::after {\n    border-color: var(--red);\n    background: var(--red);\n    width: 14px;\n    height: 14px;\n    right: -38px;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-content {\n    padding: 20px 0 20px 28px;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .milestone-tag {\n    font-size: 10px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    letter-spacing: 0.12em;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: var(--red);\n    display: inline-block;\n    margin-bottom: 6px;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-text {\n    font-size: 16px;\n    color: var(--dark-gray);\n    font-weight: 400;\n    line-height: 1.65;\n  }\n\n  .dnk-history-wrap .timeline-text strong {\n    color: var(--black);\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  @media (max-width: 720px) {\n    .dnk-history-wrap .dnk-main { padding: 48px 20px 72px; 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This page highlights key milestones in our history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dnk-main\">\n  <span class=\"section-label\">Milestones<\/span>\n\n  <div class=\"timeline\">\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2004<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Dec<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Founded<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Launched Korean and English language websites.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2005<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jan<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Began publishing a regular column by <strong>Hwang Jang Yop<\/strong>, the former international secretary of the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2005<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Mar<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Broke news about footage of a public execution in North Korea \u2014 the <strong>first-ever confirmation<\/strong> of a public execution in the country. First footage and reporting on public executions.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2007<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jan<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Launched <strong>Chinese and Japanese language websites<\/strong>, expanding Daily NK&#8217;s reach across East Asia.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2009<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Nov<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Broke news of North Korea&#8217;s <strong>currency redenomination<\/strong> and provided comprehensive coverage of its devastating impact on ordinary North Koreans.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2009<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Dec<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published North Korea&#8217;s <strong>New Year&#8217;s Statement<\/strong> a full day in advance of its release by the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2011<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jul<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published a series of exclusive interviews in a book entitled <strong><em>NK People Speak<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2011<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Sep<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Partnership<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Established a <strong>news sharing partnership with Bloomberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2012<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jul<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Broke news of the <strong>&#8220;6.28 Policy&#8221;<\/strong> \u2014 North Korean economic reforms ordered by the Kim Jong Un regime.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2013<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jan<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published <strong><em>North Korea in 2012<\/em><\/strong>, a bilingual Korean and English report.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2013<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Oct<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Held an academic forum entitled <strong>&#8220;Lifting the Fog&#8221;<\/strong> at the British Embassy, bringing together leading North Korea experts.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2013<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Obtained and published <strong>exclusive video documenting daily life in the Rason special economic zone<\/strong> \u2014 rare footage from inside one of North Korea&#8217;s most restricted areas.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2014<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">May<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Reported on the conditions of North Koreans in China with funding from the <strong>Korea Press Foundation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2015<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Nov<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Conducted a survey on North Korea&#8217;s <strong>agricultural conditions<\/strong> in collaboration with the Korea Rural Community Corporation.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2016<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">May<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published feature stories on the conditions faced by <strong>North Korean workers in Mongolia, Russia, and China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2017<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Apr<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published feature stories on the lives of <strong>North Koreans working as laborers in China<\/strong>. Also obtained first footage inside <strong>Chongjin markets<\/strong> showing the informal economy in action.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2018<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jul<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Broke news of <strong>Kim Jong-un&#8217;s surprise visit to China<\/strong>. Former high-level diplomat <strong>Thae Yong-ho<\/strong> also began writing columns for Daily NK.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2019<\/span>\n        <span class=\"month\">Jun<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Daily NK\/UMG released a report surveying <strong>200 North Koreans and defectors<\/strong> on the country&#8217;s shifting media landscape.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2020<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Published first reports on <strong>emergency bond issuance<\/strong> and broke news of <strong>Kim Jong-un&#8217;s health crisis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2021<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Obtained and published <strong>explanatory documents on the anti-reactionary ideology law<\/strong>, providing rare insight into North Korea&#8217;s sweeping ideological crackdown.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2023<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Partnership<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Partnered with <strong>BBC<\/strong> on exclusive video interviews with three North Korean citizens.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2024<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Exclusive<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Acquired and published multiple legal texts including the <strong>Self-Defense Security Law<\/strong> and the revised <strong>Public Reporting Law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"timeline-item milestone\">\n      <div class=\"timeline-date\">\n        <span class=\"year\">2025<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n        <span class=\"milestone-tag\">Investigation<\/span>\n        <p class=\"timeline-text\">Launched investigative series exposing conditions facing <strong>North Korean overseas workers and IT personnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our history Launched in 2004 and now part of a consortium headed by the Unification Media Group, Daily NK is a Seoul-based news organization covering North Korea through a wide range of sources inside and outside the country. 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