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The '''''Daily NK''''' is an [[online newspaper]] focusing on issues relating to [[North Korea]]. The site, run by opponents of the [[Government of North Korea|North Korean government]], is based in [[South Korea]] and regularly reports stories from inside North Korea via a network of informants inside the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j9ksMeeVgUnOXwyFT29BqDckZIsw|title=N.Koreans face death for Kim info leaks: report|date=November 29, 2009|publisher=[[AFP]]}}</ref> |
The '''''Daily NK''''' is an [[online newspaper]] focusing on issues relating to [[North Korea]]. The site, run by opponents of the [[Government of North Korea|North Korean government]], is based in [[South Korea]] and regularly reports stories from inside North Korea via a network of informants inside the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j9ksMeeVgUnOXwyFT29BqDckZIsw|title=N.Koreans face death for Kim info leaks: report|date=November 29, 2009|publisher=[[AFP]]}}</ref> |
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Founded in December 2004, the ''Daily NK'' covers mainly democracy and [[Human rights in North Korea|human rights issues in North Korea]]. It publishes mainly in [[Korean language|Korean]], but also in [[English language|English]]. The site has several correspondents based in [[People's Republic of China|China]], who interview people escaping from North Korea.<ref name="HRW">{{cite book|last=[[Human Rights Watch]]|title=A matter of survival|publisher=Human Rights Watch|date=2006|volume=18|pages=20}}</ref> Its editoral line is [[conservative]], but its reporting on developments inside North Korea is considered to be reliable.<ref name=HRW/> |
Founded in December 2004, the ''Daily NK'' covers mainly democracy and [[Human rights in North Korea|human rights issues in North Korea]]. It publishes mainly in [[Korean language|Korean]], but also in [[English language|English]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[Japanese language|Japanese]]. The site has several correspondents based in [[People's Republic of China|China]], who interview people escaping from North Korea.<ref name="HRW">{{cite book|last=[[Human Rights Watch]]|title=A matter of survival|publisher=Human Rights Watch|date=2006|volume=18|pages=20}}</ref> Its editoral line is [[conservative]], but its reporting on developments inside North Korea is considered to be reliable.<ref name=HRW/> |
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[[Hwang Jang-yop]], a former major politician in North Korea who was Chairman of the [[Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea|Supreme People's Assembly]] from 1972 to 1983, contributes to a column on the site.<ref>"[http://www.dailynk.com/english/sub_list.php?cataId=nk02200 With Hwang Jang-yop]". ''Daily NK''.</ref> He defected from North Korea in 1997 by walking into the [[South Korea]]n embassy in [[Beijing]], making him the [[List of North Korean defectors in South Korea|highest ranking defector]] from the country. |
[[Hwang Jang-yop]], a former major politician in North Korea who was Chairman of the [[Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea|Supreme People's Assembly]] from 1972 to 1983, contributes to a column on the site.<ref>"[http://www.dailynk.com/english/sub_list.php?cataId=nk02200 With Hwang Jang-yop]". ''Daily NK''.</ref> He defected from North Korea in 1997 by walking into the [[South Korea]]n embassy in [[Beijing]], making him the [[List of North Korean defectors in South Korea|highest ranking defector]] from the country. |
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* [http://www.dailynk.com/english/index.php Daily NK website] |
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Revision as of 12:59, 3 December 2009
The Daily NK is an online newspaper focusing on issues relating to North Korea. The site, run by opponents of the North Korean government, is based in South Korea and regularly reports stories from inside North Korea via a network of informants inside the country.[1]
Founded in December 2004, the Daily NK covers mainly democracy and human rights issues in North Korea. It publishes mainly in Korean, but also in English, Chinese and Japanese. The site has several correspondents based in China, who interview people escaping from North Korea.[2] Its editoral line is conservative, but its reporting on developments inside North Korea is considered to be reliable.[2]
Hwang Jang-yop, a former major politician in North Korea who was Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly from 1972 to 1983, contributes to a column on the site.[3] He defected from North Korea in 1997 by walking into the South Korean embassy in Beijing, making him the highest ranking defector from the country.
The site also has stories from North Korean defectors[4] and monitors output of North Korean media.[5]
The Daily NK's President is Han Ki Hong.[6]
References
- ^ "N.Koreans face death for Kim info leaks: report". AFP. November 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Human Rights Watch (2006). A matter of survival. Vol. 18. Human Rights Watch. p. 20.
- ^ "With Hwang Jang-yop". Daily NK.
- ^ "Defector's Story". Daily NK.
- ^ "NK Media Output". Daily NK.
- ^ "Company". Daily NK.