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[[Image:Pyongyang Times.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Front cover of ''The Pyongyang Times''.]]


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'''''The Pyongyang Times''''' is a weekly [[State media|state owned]] [[English-language]] newspaper published in the [[North Korea]]n capital, [[Pyongyang]].
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'''''The Pyongyang Times''''' is a weekly [[State media|state-controlled]] [[English-language|English]] and [[French-language]] newspaper published in the [[North Korea]]n capital, [[Pyongyang]], by the [[Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea)|Foreign Languages Publishing House]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department | work = North Korea Leadership Watch | date = November 2009 | accessdate = 27 May 2018 | url = https://nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kwppropagandaandagitationdepartment.pdf#page=2 | page = 2 | archive-date = 27 May 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200527061718/https://nkleadershipwatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/kwppropagandaandagitationdepartment.pdf#page=2 | url-status = live }}</ref> It is the foreign-language edition of the ''[[Pyongyang Sinmun]]''.<ref name="Seoul2002">{{cite book|author=Yonhap News Agency, Seoul|title=North Korea Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JIlh9nNeadMC&pg=PA1137|date=27 December 2002|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|isbn=978-0-7656-3523-5|pages=416|access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=17 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117220440/https://books.google.com/books?id=JIlh9nNeadMC&pg=PA1137#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History and availability==
==History and availability==
The eight page [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] was first launched on 6 May 1965, and is distributed in approximately 100 countries.<ref name=yonhap>"North Korea This Week No. 435 (8 February 2007)." [[Yonhap]].</ref><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1999/9903/news03/02.htm#13 2,000th issue of Pyongyang times]. [[Korean Central News Agency]]. 2 March 1999.</ref> For this reason, its staff are trained in English abroad. The [[newspaper]] also runs a website in several languages.<ref name=yonhap/> Fifty-two issues of the paper are published annually.<ref>"Pyongyang Times". MapXL Inc.</ref> {{As of|2012|1|lc=y}} there have been 2,672 issues.
The eight-page [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] was first launched on 6 May 1965 and is distributed in approximately 100 countries.<ref name=yonhap>"North Korea This Week No. 435 (8 February 2007)." [[Yonhap]].</ref><ref>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1999/9903/news03/02.htm#13 2,000th issue of Pyongyang times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012050804/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1999/9903/news03/02.htm#13 |date=2014-10-12 }}. [[Korean Central News Agency]]. 2 March 1999.</ref> For this reason, its staff are trained in English abroad. The [[newspaper]] also runs a website in several languages.<ref name=yonhap/> Fifty-two issues of the paper are published annually.<ref>"Pyongyang Times". MapXL Inc.</ref> {{As of|2012|1}} there have been 2,672 issues.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} The circulation of the English and French editions is 30,000.<ref name="Seoul2002"/>


In North Korea, ''The Pyongyang Times'' is circulated in hotel lobbies, flights into the country and other places frequented by foreigners.
In North Korea, ''The Pyongyang Times'' is in hotel lobbies, flights into the country, and other places frequented by foreigners.

[[Naenara]], the official North Korean news source, is the home of ''The Pyongyang Times''.<ref name="Korean Studies: Newspapers">{{cite web | url=http://libguides.gwu.edu/c.php?g=258971&p=1728924 | title=Korean Studies: Newspapers | publisher=George Washington University | accessdate=30 November 2015 | archive-date=8 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208132314/http://libguides.gwu.edu/c.php?g=258971&p=1728924 | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Structure and content==
==Structure and content==
The structure of the paper is as follows: The front cover is usually devoted to Kim Jong-un, particularly visits to various institutions in the country and praising his leadership. The next few pages detail various technological and ideological exploits of the nation, followed by [[propaganda]] against South Korea, [[Japan]], the [[United States]] and other nations who are considered hostile to North Korea.<ref>Wee, Teo Cheng (1 May 2006). [http://www.asiaone.com/Travel/Places%2B%2526%2BInterests/Region/Asia/Story/A1Story20070609-13297.html Passage to Pyongyang: Key information]. Asiaone Travel / ''[[The Straits Times]]''.</ref> The last pages are similar to that of the ''Rodong Sinmun'', offering "foreign news" &mdash; though little major world events are covered, and most of its content is focused on like-minded or socialist nations.<ref name=hollo/>
The front cover is usually devoted to [[Kim Jong-un]]'s visits to various institutions in the country along with praise for his leadership. The next few pages detail various technological and ideological exploits of the nation, followed by [[propaganda]] against [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], and the [[United States]] along with other nations (such as [[Israel]]) who are considered hostile to North Korea.<ref>Wee, Teo Cheng (1 May 2006). [https://web.archive.org/web/20171206140106/http://www.asiaone.com/travel/Places%2B%2526%2BInterests/Region/Asia/Story/A1Story20070609-13297.html Passage to Pyongyang: Key information]. Asiaone Travel / ''[[The Straits Times]]''.</ref> The last pages are similar to that of the ''[[Rodong Sinmun]]'', offering "foreign news"—though few major world events are covered, and most of its content is focused on like-minded or socialist nations.<ref name=hollo/>


Most of its content, like all North Korean [[state media]], is dedicated to leader [[Kim Jong-un]]. More specifically, most of the paper's news is translated from articles in the ''[[Rodong Sinmun]]''.<ref name=hollo>Holloway, Andrew (2003). [http://www.aidanfc.net/a_year_in_pyongyang_4.html A Year in Pyongyang]. Aidan Foster-Carter. Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea, Leeds University.</ref> It has been described as lacking "actual news"<ref>Bloomfield, Steve (25 April 2004). [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-news-broke-in-pyongyang--silently-561140.html How news broke in Pyongyang - silently]. ''[[The Independent]]''.</ref> and is "basically a rundown of Mr Kim's daily agenda, with substantial [[flattery]] thrown in for good measure."<ref>Lister, Richard (28 October 2000). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/995692.stm Life in Pyongyang]. [[BBC News]].</ref>
Most of its content, like all North Korean [[state media]], is dedicated to Kim Jong-un and most of its news is translated from articles in the ''Rodong Sinmun''.<ref name=hollo>{{cite book|author=Andrew Holloway|date=2003|url=http://www.aidanfc.net/a_year_in_pyongyang_4.html|title=A Year in Pyongyang|others=Published by Aidan Foster-Carter. Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea, Leeds University.|oclc=824133830|access-date=2009-07-26|archive-date=2009-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405114508/http://www.aidanfc.net/a_year_in_pyongyang_4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been described as lacking "actual news"<ref>Bloomfield, Steve (25 April 2004). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-news-broke-in-pyongyang--silently-561140.html How news broke in Pyongyang - silently] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107182631/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-news-broke-in-pyongyang--silently-561140.html |date=2023-01-07 }}. ''[[The Independent]]''.{{dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref> and is "basically a rundown of Mr. Kim's daily agenda, with substantial flattery thrown in for good measure."<ref>Lister, Richard (28 October 2000). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/995692.stm Life in Pyongyang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107062808/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/995692.stm |date=2006-11-07 }}. [[BBC News]].</ref>


==Claims==
==Claims==
''The Pyongyang Times'' has made various claims about [[South Korea]], particularly with regards to its allegedly poor [[Human rights in South Korea|human rights record]]. It has stated that 50% of South Koreans are unemployed, 57.6% are infected with [[tuberculosis]] and that [[United States|American]] soldiers with [[AIDS]] are posted in the south as a deliberate policy to infect the South Korean population.<ref name=hollo/> In a 31 May 1986 article, it criticised the decision that the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics were to be held in South Korea]], purporting that "If the Olympic Games were to be held in South Korea, many sportsmen and tourists of the world would meet death, infected with AIDS."<ref>Senn, Alfred Erich (1999). ''Power, politics, and the Olympic Games.'' Human Kinetics. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-88011-958-0.</ref> Meanwhile, it has described North Korea as the only country in the world that has no [[HIV]]/AIDS sufferers.<ref>"North Korea Expels 27 Foreign HIV Carriers: Report." [[Yonhap]]. 18 December 2004.</ref>
''The Pyongyang Times'' has made various claims about [[South Korea]], particularly with regard to its allegedly poor [[Human rights in South Korea|human rights record]]. It has stated that 50 percent of South Koreans are unemployed, 57.6 percent are infected with [[tuberculosis]], and that [[United States|American]] soldiers with [[AIDS]] are posted in the south as a deliberate policy to infect the South Korean population.<ref name=hollo/> In a 31 May 1986 article, it criticized the decision that the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Olympics were to be held in South Korea]], claiming that "If the Olympic Games were to be held in South Korea, many sportsmen and tourists of the world would meet death, infected with AIDS."<ref>Senn, Alfred Erich (1999). ''Power, politics, and the Olympic Games.'' Human Kinetics. p. 221. {{ISBN|978-0-88011-958-0}}.</ref>


However, the paper was relatively open during the [[2007 North Korea flooding|major flooding in 2007]], providing an extensive list of damage in the country. It stated that 20,300 homes were destroyed and "several hundred" people had died, as well as damage to "223,000 hectares of farmland, 300 bridges, 200 mining pits, 82 reservoirs and 850 power lines."<ref>Johnson, Tim (3 September 2007). [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/19427.html North Korea opens up, a little]. [[The McClatchy Company]].</ref><ref>Watts, Jonathan (3 September 2007). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/sep/03/northkorea New paint and MP3 players: Pyongyang's nuclear dividend]. ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>
During the [[2007 North Korea flooding|major flooding in 2007]], the paper was unusually open, providing an extensive list of damage in the country. It stated that 20,300 homes were destroyed and "several hundred" people had died, as well as damage to "223,000 hectares of farmland, 300 bridges, 200 mining pits, 82 reservoirs, and 850 power lines."<ref>Johnson, Tim (3 September 2007). [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/19427.html North Korea opens up, a little] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418021702/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/19427.html |date=2009-04-18 }}. [[The McClatchy Company]].</ref><ref>Watts, Jonathan (3 September 2007). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/03/northkorea New paint and MP3 players: Pyongyang's nuclear dividend] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907165928/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/03/northkorea |date=2017-09-07 }}. ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|North Korea|Journalism}}
{{portal|North Korea|Journalism}}
* [[List of newspapers in North Korea]]
* [[List of newspapers in North Korea]]
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* [[Telecommunications in North Korea]]
* [[Media of North Korea]]
* [[Media of North Korea]]
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* [[Telecommunications in North Korea]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp/}}
* [http://naenara.com.kp/en/periodic/times/index.php ''The Pyongyang Times'' website]

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Latest revision as of 07:33, 27 August 2024

The Pyongyang Times
Front cover of The Pyongyang Times
TypWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
PublisherForeign Languages Publishing House
Launched6 May 1965 (1965-05-06)
Political alignmentWorkers' Party of Korea (Pyongyang city party committee)[1]
SpracheEnglish and French
HauptsitzSochon-dong, Sosong District, Pyongyang, DPRK[2]
CityPyongyang
LandNorth Korea
Circulation30,000 (as of 2002)
Sister newspapersPyongyang Sinmun
OCLC number7713208
Websitewww.pyongyangtimes.com.kp

The Pyongyang Times is a weekly state-controlled English and French-language newspaper published in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, by the Foreign Languages Publishing House.[3] It is the foreign-language edition of the Pyongyang Sinmun.[1]

History and availability

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The eight-page tabloid was first launched on 6 May 1965 and is distributed in approximately 100 countries.[4][5] For this reason, its staff are trained in English abroad. The newspaper also runs a website in several languages.[4] Fifty-two issues of the paper are published annually.[6] As of January 2012 there have been 2,672 issues.[citation needed] The circulation of the English and French editions is 30,000.[1]

In North Korea, The Pyongyang Times is in hotel lobbies, flights into the country, and other places frequented by foreigners.

Naenara, the official North Korean news source, is the home of The Pyongyang Times.[7]

Structure and content

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The front cover is usually devoted to Kim Jong-un's visits to various institutions in the country along with praise for his leadership. The next few pages detail various technological and ideological exploits of the nation, followed by propaganda against South Korea, Japan, and the United States along with other nations (such as Israel) who are considered hostile to North Korea.[8] The last pages are similar to that of the Rodong Sinmun, offering "foreign news"—though few major world events are covered, and most of its content is focused on like-minded or socialist nations.[9]

Most of its content, like all North Korean state media, is dedicated to Kim Jong-un and most of its news is translated from articles in the Rodong Sinmun.[9] It has been described as lacking "actual news"[10] and is "basically a rundown of Mr. Kim's daily agenda, with substantial flattery thrown in for good measure."[11]

Claims

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The Pyongyang Times has made various claims about South Korea, particularly with regard to its allegedly poor human rights record. It has stated that 50 percent of South Koreans are unemployed, 57.6 percent are infected with tuberculosis, and that American soldiers with AIDS are posted in the south as a deliberate policy to infect the South Korean population.[9] In a 31 May 1986 article, it criticized the decision that the 1988 Olympics were to be held in South Korea, claiming that "If the Olympic Games were to be held in South Korea, many sportsmen and tourists of the world would meet death, infected with AIDS."[12]

During the major flooding in 2007, the paper was unusually open, providing an extensive list of damage in the country. It stated that 20,300 homes were destroyed and "several hundred" people had died, as well as damage to "223,000 hectares of farmland, 300 bridges, 200 mining pits, 82 reservoirs, and 850 power lines."[13][14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Naenara". 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  3. ^ "KWP Propaganda and Agitation Department" (PDF). North Korea Leadership Watch. November 2009. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "North Korea This Week No. 435 (8 February 2007)." Yonhap.
  5. ^ 2,000th issue of Pyongyang times Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. Korean Central News Agency. 2 March 1999.
  6. ^ "Pyongyang Times". MapXL Inc.
  7. ^ "Korean Studies: Newspapers". George Washington University. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ^ Wee, Teo Cheng (1 May 2006). Passage to Pyongyang: Key information. Asiaone Travel / The Straits Times.
  9. ^ a b c Andrew Holloway (2003). A Year in Pyongyang. Published by Aidan Foster-Carter. Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology and Modern Korea, Leeds University. OCLC 824133830. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  10. ^ Bloomfield, Steve (25 April 2004). How news broke in Pyongyang - silently Archived 2023-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent.[dead link]
  11. ^ Lister, Richard (28 October 2000). Life in Pyongyang Archived 2006-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. BBC News.
  12. ^ Senn, Alfred Erich (1999). Power, politics, and the Olympic Games. Human Kinetics. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-88011-958-0.
  13. ^ Johnson, Tim (3 September 2007). North Korea opens up, a little Archived 2009-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. The McClatchy Company.
  14. ^ Watts, Jonathan (3 September 2007). New paint and MP3 players: Pyongyang's nuclear dividend Archived 2017-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian.
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