Introduction
In North Korea, everything in the media and the news is controlled by the government. The people are constantly bombarded with propaganda, and the majority have no access to any outside information. Most North Koreans get their information from the KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), which collects and distributes official North Korean news. Owning technology is taken very seriously in North Korea, as people need to be granted permission from the government in order to gain possession of a radio or a TV. Only the most powerful and wealthy North Koreans are able to freely use technology, as they are the only ones who are trusted to use technology unrestricted. Internet is also very restricted, and most people can only access content …show more content…
When Kim Il-Sung became the first “prime minister” of North Korea in 1948, he quickly recognized and used the power of the press to his advantage. He had the government create extreme propaganda for its people, and made sure to create scary news articles for foreign nations to view. The North Korean government used scare tactics to gain strength and position within the international community. At the time they were a fairly new country, and wanted to be treated as a sovereign nation by other powers. But in order to ensure that nobody rebelled and revolted, they strictly regulated the news and the …show more content…
Even though technologies such as the tv, radio, and internet have all been brought over to North Korea, the government still censors and regulates all of the content that can be viewed. For example, all of the radios and television in North Korea are pre-tuned, and viewing any foreign broadcasts are prohibited. Although more and more North Koreans are defecting and leaving North Korea, the people left are still heavily bombarded with propaganda and false news stories. North Korea censors and bans the media in order to keep its people ignorant and
In North Korea, everything in the media and the news is controlled by the government. The people are constantly bombarded with propaganda, and the majority have no access to any outside information. Most North Koreans get their information from the KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), which collects and distributes official North Korean news. Owning technology is taken very seriously in North Korea, as people need to be granted permission from the government in order to gain possession of a radio or a TV. Only the most powerful and wealthy North Koreans are able to freely use technology, as they are the only ones who are trusted to use technology unrestricted. Internet is also very restricted, and most people can only access content …show more content…
When Kim Il-Sung became the first “prime minister” of North Korea in 1948, he quickly recognized and used the power of the press to his advantage. He had the government create extreme propaganda for its people, and made sure to create scary news articles for foreign nations to view. The North Korean government used scare tactics to gain strength and position within the international community. At the time they were a fairly new country, and wanted to be treated as a sovereign nation by other powers. But in order to ensure that nobody rebelled and revolted, they strictly regulated the news and the …show more content…
Even though technologies such as the tv, radio, and internet have all been brought over to North Korea, the government still censors and regulates all of the content that can be viewed. For example, all of the radios and television in North Korea are pre-tuned, and viewing any foreign broadcasts are prohibited. Although more and more North Koreans are defecting and leaving North Korea, the people left are still heavily bombarded with propaganda and false news stories. North Korea censors and bans the media in order to keep its people ignorant and