Talk:Censorship in North Korea

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This article claims that North Korean television uses the format SECAM. However, the article regarding Korean Central Television claims it uses PAL. Which one is it? --Konstantin (talk) 19:57, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

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Hey! I added some text to the sub heading Internet, and I feel that sky is the limit when it comes to the information you can find on this topic! Censorship in North Korea is one of the most talked about topics in media today! Good luck! :) ArjunChawla175 (talk) 01:00, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

For starters, I think the first word (censorship)of the article should link to the dedicated Wikipedia page on Censorship. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship) Be aware that there are some incomplete sentences in the opening section. EXAMPLE: "Government of Kim Jong-un..." should be "[The] government of Kim-Jong-un..." There are a few places where the basic grammar needs some smoothing out. I know English is not your first language, and considering that, you are off to a great start. The section heading "Journalist in North Korea" needs help. Maybe try "Journalism in North Korea" or "Becoming a Journalist in North Korea." Additionally this section on the whole requires the most attention in terms of cleaning up the sentence structure. One thing that could be a really cool addition to your article is a specific example of censorship. For example, can you find a news story that was reported one way by the South Korean press and reported from a completely different angle by the North Korean press? Or a specific image that was altered or censored in one country and not the other? I know North Korea is famous for distributing hilariously bad Photoshopped images. Finally, I recommend checking out this fascinating and thorough article about North Korea and censorship from Reporters Without Borders. en.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/rsf_north-korea_2011. NumberFiveIsAlive (talk) 20:52, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

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I am considering adding some sections to this article and revising some of the existing sections. While there's a lot of great information already here, I think there's definitely a lot more we can add, too. I have included below a summary of the revisions I hope to make, along with a brief selection of citations containing information relevant to this topic. I am extremely interested in the North Korean government’s censorship campaign. It is a huge infringement on the capabilities and opportunities available to North Korean citizens, and is a violation of many of the human liberties we take for granted in America. I am particularly interested in expanding this article by including the following additional sections: music (including North Korea’s one pop-music band and the hallyu wave spreading from South Korea), the flow of information out of the country (including the Rimjin-gang publication), DVD censorship (including efforts to sneak foreign DVDs into North Korea), North Korean censorship in the broader context of censorship around the world, mobile phone censorship, outside journalistic presence in North Korea, the class- dependent nature of censorship, South Korean influences on North Korean citizens, and different solutions or approaches we can take in alleviating this issue. The “Censorship in North Korea” article already exists, and I would just like to add to it. Byman, Daniel, and Jennifer Lind. "Pyongyang's Survival Strategy: Tools of Authoritarian Control in North Korea." International Security 35.1 (2010): 44-74. MIT Press. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. . Cathcart, Adam, and Steven Denney. North Korea's Cultural Diplomacy in the Early Kim Jong-un Era. Rep. University of Leeds, Fall 2013. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. . Cha, Victor D., and Nicholas D. Anderson. A North Korean Spring? Rep. Center for Strategic and International Studies, Winter 2012. Web. 10 Sept. 2015. . Dong-Gu, Suh. North Korean Intelligence and Security Apparatus to Protect the Kim Jong-un Regime. Rep. Korea Institute for National Unification, 16 Feb. 2015. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. French, Paul. North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula: A Modern History. 2nd ed. London: Zed, 2005. Print. Korpe, Marie. Shoot the Singer!: Music Censorship Today. London: Zed, 2004. Print. Kretchum, Nat, and Jane Kim. A Quiet Opening: North Koreans in a Changing Media Environment. Rep. InterMedia, May 2012. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. . Man-ho, Heo. Social Control and Political Change in Late-communist Society: Application of the Chinese Case to North Korea. Rep. Korea Review of International Studies, n.d. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. . Rice, Speedy, and David Knaute. The Death Penalty in North Korea: In the Machinery of a Totalitarian State. Rep. Ed. Antoine Bernard. Comp. Souhayr Belhassen. International Federation for Human Rights, Sept. 2012. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. . United States. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. N.p., 2011. Web. 9 Sept. 2015. . Azhao96 (talk) 15:09, 10 September 2015 (UTC)

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Possible tone problems
Research, discussion, and improvement on complex topics like the DPRK can only be done through neutrality. Throughout this article I see a tone that could be interpreted as angry, rather than neutral. Regardless of opinions on the DPRK, neutrality comes first. I'll paraphrase in a less tone-heavy manner, while keeping the information and sources the same. If anyone feels this is not appropriate, I am open for discussion! Please leave a message either on my talk page or below this article, or WP:BOLD and revert the changes. VideōEtCorrigō (talk) 06:52, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: STC332 Communication Research and Evaluation
— Assignment last updated by Lam02038 (talk) 21:48, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Peer Review STC Assignment
Lead:

I think the lead is strong. It is concise and delivers on what censorship in North Korea is. Once you start editing the article, I would add the things you plan to talk about in the lead which will help flesh the article out. It is also strong since it introduces the KCNA and the 3 leaders of North Korea thus far.

Content:

There is a lot of content already in the article so you can build off those things. I would maybe add sections about some of the punishment's given out for violating media related laws in North Korea. I have herd some really crazy things about whole families getting "taken out" even if only one person breaks the law. You can also add a section about figures who have done secret reporting in North Korea. People who have gone against the government and tried to speak up. Another idea is to talk about products illegally smuggled into North Korea like movies and books. Those are just some ideas I had.

Tone and Balance:

I think the tone and balance has been neutral so far. It is hard to do when talking about North Korea since most people disagree with everything about how the country is run. As you edit I would just keep that in mind to remain neutral.

Sources and References:

There are a ton of sources currently. There is also links in the article related to certain people and events. I'm sure more sources will be added as you add to the article maybe get a few more scholarly articles since some of the current sources aren't from academic journals.

Organization:

The organization is perfect so far I would keep up with their current format. It is broken up into sections which allows for easy reading, and you can find information you're looking for quickly.

Images and Media:

There is a lack of images. I would suggest adding images of the other leaders besides Kim Jong-Un and also add more examples of propaganda.

(MattK82002 (talk) 23:31, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

I added my notes to the peer review page. Overall, It's a good article so far I would just make sure the information within the sections actually fits the section it is in.

Morganbloom (talk) 13:59, 13 October 2022 (UTC)