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Comment on Last speech of Nicolae Ceausescu by Upheaval in the East, 20 Years On | WNYmedia.net

Upheaval in the East, 20 Years On | WNYmedia.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:55:28 +0000

[...] When they start shouting slogans at him, instead of with him, you can see the shock on his face. He was dead within days, caught during his escape and hastily tried and executed. (English translation here). [...]

Comment on Euna and Laura give their side of the story by Walter

Walter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:58:16 +0000

In North Korea unfavorable publicity is an embarassment to the nation. Journalists are not allowed because they publish unfavorable stories about the DPRK. It is considered criminal activity. While in the DPRK we are instructed that we cannot take photographs that show the DPRK in an unfavorable way. After the guides/guards begin to trust you then you can pretty much shoot what you want.
So two naive “journalists,” and I suppose in cyberspace anyone with a camera and a blog is a “journalist,” seek out stories on refugees from the DPRK. Freedom loving peoples fleeing the evil dictatorship sounds good but perhaps a story on those exploiting women for the sex trade would have been more appropriate. (I see it was mentioned.) Current TV is not really what I would call a first rate news organization and while it sounds cool to sneak into a totalitarian state you had better really understand the risks.
“When we set out, we had no intention of leaving China…” Yeah right. I know what the value of video inside the Hermit Kingdom is worth. How interesting is your documentary if you didn’t have some secret footage inside?
This case is also an embarassment to China. We are all glad that Laura Ling and Euna Lee are back but unmarked borders are not places for stunts. There is another side of this of course, the rights to the story are considerably higher if you are detained.

Comment on North Korea in the news by seonghuhn

seonghuhn — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:46:39 +0000

Thanks for the info. It’s great news that the fishermen were released, I don’t know how I missed it.

Comment on How much will this cost? (Update 5) by Clinton mach den Carter, oder: Die Reise nach Pjöngjang und jüngste Zeichen der Entspannung. Hintergründe und Zusammenhänge. « Nordkorea-Info

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:57:09 +0000

[...] beiden Journalistinnen und ihrem prominenten Chauffeur eine heiße Diskussion (hierzu zum Beispiel DPRK Forum oder auch One Free Korea, mit etwas harscherer Meinung, oder wer es gerne (etwas) [...]

Comment on North Korea in Pictures by Blog Titel mal ernstgenommen, oder: Wo recherchiere ich zu Nordkorea ? (I) « Nordkorea-Info

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:53:44 +0000

[...] dienen kann, wenn man auf der Suche nach kurzen Videobeiträgen oder Bildern (hier ist die Fotosammlung hervorzuheben, die einige beeindruckende Einblicke in die nordkoreanische Alltagswelt [...]

Comment on News of the century: Kim Jong Il still in control of North Korea by seonghuhn

seonghuhn — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:13:07 +0000

Interesting. I’ve been wondering how they do succession in North Korea.

Comment on How much will this cost? (Update 5) by Jack

Jack — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:37:41 +0000

Excited about what? They may be released? I hope they do, but I am prepared for some negotiating time. Oh and some updates to this too…

Comment on How much will this cost? (Update 5) by seonghuhn

seonghuhn — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:14:05 +0000

I’m quite excited.

Comment on McKimmie? by ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 26, 2009 | ROK Drop

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets – July 26, 2009 | ROK Drop — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:30:10 +0000

[...] Is McKimmie’s coming to North Korea? [...]

Comment on North Korean Camps by Documentary About Life In North Korean Gulag | ROK Drop

Documentary About Life In North Korean Gulag | ROK Drop — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:33:01 +0000

[...] DPRK Forum comes this video from Journeyman Pictures that features the stories of North Korean defectors such [...]