Minju Choson
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Circulation | 200,000 (as of 1974) |
Website | www |
Minju Choson (
History
Minju Choson was founded in 1945.[1] It began as Pyongyang Ilbo, the organ of the South Pyongan People's Committee. In October 1945, it changed its name to the current one, as it became the organ of the North Korean Provincial People's Committee, and took its current position in September 1948 when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was officially established.[2]
Minju Choson was intended as a
The newspaper launched its website in 2019.[3]
Overview
Minju Choson is the official newspaper of the
New Year editorials
As a tradition since 1996, along with the two other main state run newspapers in North Korea and the Korean Central news agency, Rodong Minju Choson publishes a joint New Year editorial that outlines the country's policies for the year. The editorials usually offer praise for the 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.[5][6] On January 1, 2006, the agency sent out a joint-editorial from North Korea's state newspapers calling for the withdrawal of
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.
The 2012 joint editorial edition, the first under
This practice ended in 2013 when Kim Jong-un delivered the first New Year speech on television in 19 years.[12]
See also
- List of newspapers in North Korea
- Telecommunications in North Korea
- Media of North Korea
References
- ^ a b c "Minju Choson". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
- ^ a b c Hotham, Oliver (12 March 2019). "North Korea's Minju Choson newspaper launches new website". NK News. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "DPRK State Media Seminar Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ North Korea issues New Year denuclearization pledge. Reuters. December 31, 2008.
- ^ N. Korea Vows to Rebuild Economy in New Year Message, The Korea Times, January 1, 2009.
- ^ "Joint New Year Editorial Issued" Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, January 1, 2006.
- ^ "North Korea Demands U.S. Troop Withdrawal" Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. .Fox News. December 31, 2005.
- ^ 2009 Joint New Year Editorial Issued, KCNA, January 1, 2009.
- ^ North Korea message is mild on US. BBC News. January 1, 2009.
- Yonhap.
- ^ Mullen, Jethro; Schwarz, Tim (1 January 2013). "In first New Year speech, North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for economic revamp". CNN. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Korean, Chinese and English)