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Line 1: {{Short description\|North Korean state news agency}} {{~~Redirects~~Redirect\|KCNA\|the radio station in Oregon\|KCNA (FM)\|the radio station in Arizona\|KIKX (Arizona)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox company Line 6: \| logo = Logo of the Korean Central News Agency (new).svg \| logo_size = \| logo_alt = \| logo_caption = \| logo_padding = \| image = KCNA English homepage.jpg ~~\| image = News piece published by the Korean Central News Agency, in reaction to a UN Human Rights report, 2014 (screen shot).png~~ \| image_size = \| image_alt = \| image_caption = Screenshot of KCNA website \| native_name = ~~{{Infobox Korean\|child=yes~~ \| hangul = 조선중앙통신 / 조선통신사▼ \| hanja = 朝鮮中央通信 / 朝鮮通信社▼ \| rr = Joseon Jungangtongsin / Joseon Tongsinsa▼ \| mr = Chosŏn Chungangt'ongsin / Chosŏn T'ongsinsa▼ \| context = north▼ \| lk =▼ }}▼ \| native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. For multiple names in different languages, use {{lang\|[code]\|[name]}}. --> \| former_name = \| type = [[State-owned enterprise\|State-owned]] \| industry = [[News agency]] \| founded = {{start date and age\|1946\|12\|05~~\|df=yes~~}}<!-- if known: {{start date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} in [[city]], [[country]] --> \| founder = <!-- or: \| founders = --> \| hq_location = 1 [[Potonggang-dong]], [[Potonggang District]] Line 38 ⟶ 31: \| brands = \| services = Media \| owner = [[~~North~~Korean ~~Korea\|Democratic~~Central ~~People's~~Broadcasting ~~Republic of Korea~~Committee]] <!-- or: \| owners = --> \| num_employees = 800 \| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (when known) --> \| website = {{URL\|http://www.kcna.kp/en\|kcna.kp}} }} {{Infobox Korean ▲\| hangul = 조선중앙통신 / 조선통신사 The '''Korean Central News Agency''' ('''KCNA''') is the [[State media\|state]] [[news agency]] of [[North Korea]]. The agency portrays the views of the [[Government of North Korea\|North Korean government]] for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946 and now features online coverage.<ref name="Shrivastava2007">{{cite book\|last=Shrivastava\|first=K. M.\|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA211\|year=2007\|publisher=New Dawn Press Group\|location=Elgin\|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6\|page=211}}</ref>▼ ▲\| hanja = 朝鮮中央通信 / 朝鮮通信社 ▲\| rr = Joseon Jungangtongsin / Joseon Tongsinsa ▲\| mr = Chosŏn Chungangt'ongsin / Chosŏn T'ongsinsa ▲\| context = north ▲\| lk = ▲}} ▲The '''Korean Central News Agency''' ('''KCNA''') is the [[State media\|state]] [[news agency]] of [[North Korea]].<ref name="Hoare2012"/><ref>{{cite web \|title=North Korea \|url=https://rsf.org/en/country/north-korea \|website=Reporters Without Borders\|date=July 6, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=In North Korea, the state-run news agency is the weapon of choice \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-north-korea-the-news-agency-is-the-weapon-of-choice/2013/04/28/88f3003e-aff2-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html \|agency=Washington Post \|date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The agency portrays the views of the [[Government of North Korea\|North Korean government]] for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946, and now features online coverage.<ref name="Shrivastava2007">{{cite book\|last=Shrivastava\|first=K. M.\|title=News Agencies from Pigeon to Internet\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHujEBLJcvIC&pg=PA211\|year=2007\|publisher=New Dawn Press Group\|location=Elgin\|isbn=978-1-932705-67-6\|page=211}}</ref> ==Organization== KCNA is the only news agency in [[North Korea]].<ref name="Hoare2012"/> It daily reports news for all the news organizations in the country including newspapers, radio and television broadcasts via [[Korean Central Television]] and the [[Korean Central Broadcasting Station]] within the country.{{sfn\|Pares\|2005\|p=}}{{Page needed\|date=September 2015}} KCNA works under the [[Korean Central Broadcasting Committee]], through which it is ultimately controlled by the [[Workers' Party of Korea]]'s [[Propaganda and Agitation Department]].<ref>{{Cite web \| title = KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department \| work = North Korea Leadership Watch \| date = November 2009 \| access-date = 27 May 2018 \| url = https://nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kwppropagandaandagitationdepartment.pdf \| pages=1–2}}</ref> In December 1996, KCNA began publishing its news articles on the [[Internet]] with its [[web server]] located in [[Japan]]. Since October 2010, stories have been published on a new site, controlled from [[Pyongyang]], and output has been significantly increased to include world stories with no specific link to North Korea<ref>{{cite news\|title=KCNA significantly increasing output\|url=http://www.northkoreatech.org/2011/03/04/kcna-significantly-increasing-output/\|date=March 4, 2011\|publisher=[[North Korea Tech]]}}</ref> as well as news from countries that have strong DPRK ties. In addition to [[Korean language\|Korean]], KCNA releases news translated into [[English language\|English]], [[Russian language\|Russian]], [[Chinese language\|Chinese]], [[Japanese language\|Japanese]], and [[Spanish language\|Spanish]]. Access to its website, along with other North Korean news sites, [[North Korean websites banned in South Korea\|has been blocked by South Korea]] since 2004 and can be accessed only through the government's authorization.<ref name=ft-20100401>{{cite news\|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d77d855e-3d26-11df-b81b-00144feabdc0.html \|title=Sinking underlines South Korean view of state as monster \|author=Christian Oliver \|date=April 1, 2010 \|publisher=[[Financial Times]] \|location=London \|access-date=April 2, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144941/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d77d855e-3d26-11df-b81b-00144feabdc0.html \|archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref><ref>[http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2009/05/27/65/0401000000AEN20090527010500325F.HTML North Korea Newsletter No. 56 (May 28, 2009)] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914150359/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2009/05/27/65/0401000000AEN20090527010500325F.HTML \|date=September 14, 2011 }}. [[Yonhap]]. May 28, 2009.</ref> As well as serving as a news agency, it also produces summaries of world news to North Korean officials and publishes the ''{{ill\|Korean Central Yearbook\|ko\|조선중앙년감}}''.<ref name="Hoare2012"/><ref name=oananews/><ref>{{Cite book \|script-title=ko:조선중앙년감 \|publisher=WorldCat \|oclc=873700160 \|access-date=17 August 2022 \|url= https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/873700160 }}</ref> It is also alleged to conduct clandestine intelligence collection.<ref>Henderson, Robert (2003). ''Brassey's International Intelligence Yearbook: 2003 Edition.'' Brassey's. p. 292. {{ISBN\|978-1-57488-550-7}}.</ref> Based in the capital [[Pyongyang]], at 1 [[Potonggang-dong]], [[Potonggang District]],{{sfn\|Pares\|2005\|p=188}} KCNA has bureaus in several municipalities.<ref name="Hoare2012">{{cite book\|last=Hoare\|first=James E.\|title=Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rh5h4bZgkhEC&pg=PA231\|year=2012\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|location=London\|isbn=978-0-8108-7987-4\|page=231\|chapter=Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)}}</ref> KCNA also has press exchange agreements with around 46 foreign news agencies,{{sfn\|Pares\|2005\|p=}}{{Page needed\|date=September 2015}} including [[South Korea]]'s [[Yonhap]].<ref>[http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/AboutUs/index.html About Us] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331173904/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Aboutus/index.html \|date=March 31, 2008 }}, ''Yonhap''.</ref> Its closest partners, however, are [[~~Itar-Tass~~TASS]] and [[Xinhua News Agency]].<ref name="Hoare2012"/> KCNA has correspondents and bureaus in six countries, including [[Russia]] and [[China]].<ref name=mm>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.koreascope.com/zbxe/?mid=e150&category=5164&document_srl=60097&listStyle=&cpage=\|title=Koreascope Mass Media\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412223513/http://www.koreascope.com/zbxe/?mid=e150&category=5164&document_srl=60097&listStyle=&cpage=\|archive-date=April 12, 2009}}</ref> The correspondents are located in Russia, China, [[Cuba]], [[Iran]], [[India]], and [[Egypt]].<ref name=oananews/> KCNA also collaborates with [[Reuters]] and the [[Associated Press]], the latter of which has a permanent bureau in Pyongyang. KCNA journalists have trained abroad with the [[BBC]] and Reuters.<ref name="Hoare2012"/> KCNA is a member of [[Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies]] since 1982.<ref name="Hoare2012"/><ref name=oananews/> The agency employs 800 people.<ref name=oananews/> According to its website, KCNA "speaks for the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government". The agency has been described as the "official organ."<ref>Quick, A. C. (2003). ''World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide.'' (2nd eds.) Gale. {{ISBN\|978-0-7876-5584-6}}.</ref> In June 1964 on one of his first official activities, [[Kim Jong~~-il~~ Il]] visited KCNA headquarters and said the agency should be "propagating the revolutionary ideology of the Leader ([[Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung]]) widely throughout the world."<ref>Lee, H. (2001). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=6Rx8Q_cxqvkC&pg=PA67 North Korea: A Strange Socialist Fortress]''. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 67. {{ISBN\|978-0-275-96917-2}})</ref> However, the agency is also said to offer a unique insight into the North Korean "mentality."<ref>Bennett, G. & Dresner, D. (1999). ''Directory of Web Sites''. Taylor & Francis. pp.580. {{ISBN\|978-1-57958-179-4}}.</ref><ref>[http://www.alertnet.org/db/crisisprofiles/KP_FAM.htm?v=links North Korea Hunger] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412211710/http://www.alertnet.org/db/crisisprofiles/KP_FAM.htm?v=links \|date=April 12, 2009 }}. [[Reuters]]. July 10, 2008.</ref> A talk given to officials at KCNA on June 12, 1964, outlines the function of the news agency: {{~~quote~~blockquote\|In order to become a powerful ideological weapon of our Party, the Korean Central News Agency must provide a news service in accordance with the idea and intention of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung, establish [[Juche]] firmly in its work and fully embody the Party spirit, the working class spirit and the spirit of serving the people. It must pay serious attention to each word, to each dot of the writings it releases because they express the standpoint of our Party and the Government of our Republic.<ref name=talk>[http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/borg-77.pdf A Talk to the Officials of the Korean Central News Agency June 12, 1964] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327103507/http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/borg-77.pdf \|date=March 27, 2009 }}. KFA.</ref>}} Under the principle and guideline on the work of ideological propaganda and agitation put by the country's ruling party, the Workers' Party of Korea, the agency generally reports only good news about the country that is intended to encourage its people and project a positive image abroad.<ref>[http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200507/200507150012.html Daily News about North Korea] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160804/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200507/200507150012.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}. [[The Chosun Ilbo]]. July 15, 2005.</ref> Nonetheless, it has on occasion acknowledged food shortages in the country.<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2000/20009/news09/25.htm#7 Shortages of food in the DPRK]. KCNA. September 25, 2000.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7472833.stm Is North Korea facing famine?] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321131730/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7472833.stm \|date=March 21, 2009 }}, ''[[BBC News]]'', June 25, 2008.</ref> The [[Ryongchon disaster]] was also reported in April 2004, after a delay of two days.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040507234112/http://atimes.com/atimes/Korea/FE07Dg02.html Reeling, hungry, N Korea heads to nuke talks]. ''[[Asia Times Online]]''. May 7, 2004.</ref><ref>''[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2004/200404/news04/24.htm KCNA Report on Explosion at Ryongchon Railway Station] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430045007/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2004/200404/news04/24.htm \|date=April 30, 2011 }}'', KCNA, April 24, 2004.</ref> The Director General of KCNA is [[Kim Chang-gwang]].<ref name=oananews>{{Cite web \|title=KCNA \|work=OANA NEWS \|access-date=17 August 2022 \|url= http://www.oananews.org/agencies/KCNA }}</ref> KCNA has a sports team in the annual [[Paektusan Prize Games of Civil Servants]].<ref name="naen_TheP">{{Cite web \| title = Civil servants play basketball tournament \| agency = KCNA \| work = [[The Pyongyang Times]] \| date = 2017-01-26 \| access-date = 2017-05-16 \| url = http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=23584 \| archive-date = November 27, 2017 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171127071355/http://www.naenara.com.kp/en/order/pytimes/?page=Sports&no=23584 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> ==Recurring themes== Line 67: KCNA articles generally revolve on several specific themes (examples in reference section): * Detailing performances of cultural events, usually attended by various dignitaries. * Decrying the actions and attitudes of the [[United States]],<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200512/news12/12.htm#2 U.S. Scenario for Preemptive Nuclear Attack on DPRK Blasted] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208140920/http://kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200512/news12/12.htm \|date=February 8, 2009 }}, KCNA, December 11, 2005.</ref> [[Japan]],<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/19.htm#6 KCNA Blasts Fukuda Regime's Suppression of Chongryon] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412184334/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/19.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, March 18, 2008.</ref> [[South Korea]]<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news08/20090108-09ee.html KCNA Blasts Lee Myung Bak Group's Anachronistic Confrontational Policy] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155935/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news08/20090108-09ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, January 8, 2009.</ref> and other nations, particularly concerning military cooperation, historical events or trade among those nations. Personal attacks on American, Japanese and South Korean leaders are ~~not unknown~~common.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://time.com/4952750/kim-jong-un-donald-trump-dotard-north-korea/\|title=Kim Jong Un Called President Trump a 'Dotard.' What Does That Mean?\|last=Gajanan\|first=Mahita\|date=21 September 2017\|magazine=Time\|access-date=23 June 2019}}</ref> * Airing the official DPRK position on ongoing disputes with Japan over such matters as [[Chongryon]]<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2002/200205/news05/23.htm#8 Chongryon on preserving national character] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412192004/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2002/200205/news05/23.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, May 21, 2002.</ref> and [[comfort women]].<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200611/news11/07.htm#3 Japanese Reactionaries' Moves to Cover up "Comfort Women" Issue under Fire] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413180158/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200611/news11/07.htm \|date=April 13, 2009 }}, KCNA, November 6, 2006.</ref> * Noting the celebration of DPRK events and ideas in other countries.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm \|title=August 27. 2009 Juche 98 \|access-date=2009-08-04 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903203906/http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm \|archive-date=September 3, 2009 }}</ref> * Calling for the [[reunification of Korea]] under the [[Juche]] ideology.<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news09/20090109-15ee.html All Koreans Urged to Remain True to Idea of "By Our Nation Itself"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412192030/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news09/20090109-15ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, January 9, 2009.</ref><ref name=kcna>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/19.htm#12 DPRK's Important Days Marked in Foreign Countries] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412184334/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200803/news03/19.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, March 18, 2008.</ref> * Promoting the popularity of Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung, Kim Jong~~-il~~ Il, and [[Kim Jong~~-un~~ Un]].<ref name=mm/><ref>[http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=13430 Reporters without Borders 2005 report] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413040657/http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=13430 \|date=April 13, 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6037715.stm Meagre media for North Koreans] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115131229/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6037715.stm \|date=January 15, 2009 }}. [[BBC News]]. October 10, 2006.</ref> Such instances would detail the daily routines of the leaders,<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200708/news08/03.htm#19 Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522152222/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200708/news08/03.htm \|date=May 22, 2008 }}, KCNA, August 2, 2007.</ref> or praise from friendly organisations in other countries.<ref name=kcna/><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200507/news07/01.htm Kim Jong Il's Leadership Praised in Peru and India] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155910/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200507/news07/01.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, June 30, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news08/20090108-07ee.html Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il Lauded] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412192025/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news08/20090108-07ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, January 8, 2009.</ref> * Communications, visits and gifts (it does not name the particular gift) to and from various like-minded or friendly nations.<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news09/20090109-20ee.html Floral Basket and Congratulatory Letter to Kim Jong Il from Cambodia] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412160006/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news09/20090109-20ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, January 9, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news29/20081029-09ee.html Reception for FM of Myanmar and His Party] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155930/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news29/20081029-09ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, October 29, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news29/20081029-04ee.html Chinese Art Troupe Gives Performances] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412192020/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news29/20081029-04ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, October 29, 2008.</ref> Regarding the number of gifts, KCNA claimed that former leader Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung receives "2,910 a year, 243 a month and 8 a day."<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2003/200304/news04/09.htm#1 Many gifts to Kim Il Sung] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155900/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2003/200304/news04/09.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, April 8, 2003.</ref> * New technological developments, such as a preservation agent for the [[Kimjongilia\|Kimjongilia flower]],<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news21/20081021-12ee.html "Agent for Preserving Kimjongilia Developed"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412192015/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200810/news21/20081021-12ee.html \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, October 21, 2008.</ref> a new kind of [[pesticide]]<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200607/news07/04.htm#10 New Kind of Pesticide Developed] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412155926/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200607/news07/04.htm \|date=April 12, 2009 }}, KCNA, July 3, 2006.</ref> and "blood purifying" rings and bracelets [a [[quackery\|quack]] remedy],<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200505/news05/19.htm#13 Blood-Purifying Finger Ring] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413180129/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2005/200505/news05/19.htm \|date=April 13, 2009 }}, KCNA, May 18, 2005.</ref> amongst others. Emphasizing the names of Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung, Kim Jong~~-il,~~ Il and Kim Jong~~-un~~ Un by enlarging their names onto ~~the text. By law, names of the Great Leaders must be~~appear larger than the rest of the text ~~and be written fully on one line~~.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Williams\|first1=Martyn\|title=~~Ground-breaking~~State ~~Ceremony~~websites ofraise ~~Construction~~name inof ~~Wonsan~~Kim ~~Area~~Jong ~~Held\|agency=KCNA\|date=May 20, 2015~~Un\|url=~~http~~https://www.~~kcna~~northkoreatech.~~co.jp~~org/~~item~~2011/~~2015~~12/~~201505~~25/~~news20/20150520~~state-~~19ee.html~~websites-raise-name-of-kim-jong-un\|website=[[North Korea Tech]]\|publisher=Martyn Williams\|access-date=28 April 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~20191124074043~~20170419000753/~~http~~https://www.~~kcna~~northkoreatech.~~co.jp~~org/~~item~~2011/~~2015~~12/~~201505~~25/~~news20/20150520~~state-~~19ee.html~~websites-raise-name-of-kim-jong-un\|archive-date=~~2019~~19 April 2017\|language=en-~~11-24~~us\|date=25 December 2011}}</ref> References to institutes, groups or centres "for the study of the Juche idea". For example, a KCNA report from June 12, 2011, claimed that "The Brazilian Center for the Study of the Juche Idea was inaugurated with due ceremony at Sao Paulo University on June 4".<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201106/news12/20110612-04ee.html Brazilian Center for Study of Juche Idea Formed] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506161722/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201106/news12/20110612-04ee.html \|date=May 6, 2012 }}, KCNA, June 12, 2011.</ref> The article also refers to an unnamed "chairman" (who presumably presided over the ceremony), but this supposed event was not reported by a source other than KCNA as of the date of the article (eight days after the ceremony was alleged to have occurred). ===Editorial practices=== KCNA employs language, such as "traitors", "warmongers" or "human scum", for governments (especially those of South Korea and the United States), organizations and individuals, who are deemed characteristic of those terms.<ref>{{cite web\|title=KCNA Commentary Blasts S. Korean Mandarin's Hysteric Remarks \|agency=KCNA\|date=January 30, 2013 \|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201301/news30/20130130-21ee.html \|access-date=January 31, 2013 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524072952/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2013/201301/news30/20130130-21ee.html \|archive-date=May 24, 2013 }}</ref> In contrast, Kim Jong~~-un~~ Un, Kim Jong~~-il~~ Il and Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung are credited for their "outstanding wisdom", "unique abilities" or "noble virtue".<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kim Jong Un Elected First Chairman of NDC of DPRK \|agency=KCNA\|date=April 13, 2012 \|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2012/201204/news13/20120413-44ee.html \|access-date=January 31, 2013 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510091258/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2012/201204/news13/20120413-44ee.html \|archive-date=May 10, 2012 }}</ref> ===New Year editorials=== As a tradition since 1996, KCNA, along with the three main state run newspapers in North Korea, publishes a joint New Year editorial that outlines the country's policies for the year. The editorials usually offer praise for the [[Songun\|Songun policy]], the government and leadership, and encourage the growth of the nation. They are also critical of the policies of South Korea, Japan, the United States and Western governments towards the country.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5000E620090101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10112 North Korea issues New Year denuclearization pledge] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413182818/http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5000E620090101?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=10112 \|date=April 13, 2009 }}. [[Reuters]]. December 31, 2008.</ref><ref>[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/01/113_37114.html N. Korea Vows to Rebuild Economy in New Year Message] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609220142/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/01/113_37114.html \|date=June 9, 2016 }}, the Korea Times, January 1, 2009.</ref> On January 1, 2006, the agency sent out a joint-editorial from North Korea's state newspapers calling for the withdrawal of [[US Army\|American troops]] from [[South Korea]].<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200601/news01/02.htm#1 "Joint New Year Editorial Issued"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524082616/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2006/200601/news01/02.htm \|date=May 24, 2013 }}, KCNA, January 1, 2006.</ref> While annual January 1 editorials are a tradition among the papers, that year's brought attention from [[Western media outlets]], by calling for a "nationwide campaign for driving out the U.S. troops".<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180301,00.html "North Korea Demands U.S. Troop Withdrawal"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310202147/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C180301%2C00.html \|date=March 10, 2007 }}. [[Fox News]]. December 31, 2005.</ref> The editorial made several references to [[Korean reunification]]. The 2009 editorial received similar attention, as criticism of [[United States]] policy was absent, and the admission of severe economic problems in the country. The editorial also made reference to denuclearisation on the [[Korean peninsula]], in what analysts claimed was a "hopeful" sign.<ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news01/20090101-02ee.html 2009 Joint New Year Editorial Issued] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325033325/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200901/news01/20090101-02ee.html \|date=March 25, 2009 }}, KCNA, January 1, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7806785.stm North Korea message is mild on US] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217211826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7806785.stm \|date=February 17, 2009 }}. [[BBC News]]. January 1, 2009.</ref> This was echoed again in its 2010 editorial, which called for an end to hostilities with the United States and a nuclear free [[Korean Peninsula]].<ref>Kim, Sam (January 1, 2010). [http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2010/01/01/73/0401000000AEN20100101002100315F.HTML N. Korea calls for end to enmity with U.S., hints at return to nuclear talks] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226065139/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2010/01/01/73/0401000000AEN20100101002100315F.HTML \|date=February 26, 2012 }}. [[Yonhap]].</ref> The 2011 joint editorial edition, aside from its calls for a denuclearized Korea and for a slowdown of tensions between the two Koreas, has for the first time, mentioned the rising light industries of the DPRK, given as a reason for an upcoming upsurge in the national economy in the new year and for the achievement of the Kangsong Taeguk national mission.{{citation needed\|date=November 2014}} The 2012 joint editorial edition, the first under Kim Jong~~-un~~ Un's leadership, started with a great tribute to Kim Jong~~-il~~ Il and aside from recurring calls for improving inter-Korean relations and for the fulfillment of the October 4 Declaration of 2007, also called on the whole nation to give priority to do Kim Jong~~-il~~ Il's 2012 mission of [[Strong and Prosperous Nation]], continue his and his father Kim Il~~-sung~~ Sung's legacies to the entire country and the socialist cause, and to build up and encourage the various sectors that compose the nation to become contributors to national progress in all areas at all costs.{{citation needed\|date=November 2014}} This practice ended in 2013 when Kim Jong~~-un~~ Un delivered the first New Year speech on television in 19 years.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=North Korea's Kim Jong-un makes rare new year speech \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|date=1 January 2013 \|access-date=8 November 2021 \|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-20880301 }}</ref> ===Censorship=== Line 95: ==See also== {{Portal\|Journalism\|North Korea}} * [[Communications in North Korea]] * [[Media of North Korea]] * [[Yonhap News Agency]], South Korean equivalent ==References==