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Voice of America [VOA] reported on September 18th [Korea
\ntime], citing the most recent report released this month by Freedom House, a
\nUS-based watchdog dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, that
\nNorth Korea remains the most repressive media environment in the world.<\/p>\n
The initial report published by the organization in May \u201cAlthough the constitution theoretically guarantees freedom The influx of foreign information has played a significant Meanwhile, on September 13th, the DPRK Association for Human <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Voice of America [VOA] reported on September 18th [Korea time], citing the most recent report released this month by Freedom House, a US-based watchdog dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world, that North Korea remains the most repressive media environment in the world. The initial report published by the organization in May 2014, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":28371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n2014, gave North Korea a \u201cPress Freedom Score\u201d of 97 out of 100–0 being the
\nbest and 100 the worst of possible ratings. Subsections for legal, political,
\nand economic environments have been included in the recently updated version,
\nwhere North Korea rated 30, 28, and 29, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nof speech, provisions calling for adherence to a \u201ccollective spirit\u201d restrict in
\npractice all reporting that is not sanctioned by the government,\u201d the report
\nstates. All media outlets within North Korea serve as \u201cmouthpieces for the
\nregime,\u201d and journalists within the country are members of the sole political
\nparty, the Chosun Workers\u2019 Party.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nrole in breaking down the barriers North Korean residents face to accessing
\noutside information. According to the report, \u201cThe use of USB flash drives
\nsmuggled from China has improved the flow of outside information into North
\nKorea. Also noted was the pivotal role that NGOs play in transmitting radio
\nbroadcasts with foreign content into the isolated nation. Household possession
\nof smuggled DVDs and USBs containing foreign programming and information
\ncontinue to rise, as does access to foreign television broadcasts for North
\nKoreans living along the China and South Korean borders were also mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nRights Studies released its own human rights paper, which asserted that among a
\nlong list of other rights, freedom of expression was enjoyed by all residents in North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n