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I remember finding KCNA back in high school. Indeed very dull headlines. "NK Ambassador to obscure country presented with flowers" sort of thing. Had wondered

by graeme 10y ago

I remember finding KCNA back in high school. Indeed very dull headlines. "NK Ambassador to obscure country presented with flowers" sort of thing. Had wondered what happened to it. An interesting tidbit from this article is that it's now inaccessible outside Japan. I was able to confirm access by using a VPN. Here's the URL: http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm

eternalban 10y ago
https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/269703/minju-joson-points-out-root-cause-of-escalated-tension-in-northeast-asia/ https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/269703/minju-joson-points-out... Why is the regional situation in Northeast Asia being steadily aggravated? The reason is the scramble for hegemony among powers. Antagonism between China and the U.S. is the main reason of the aggravated regional tension. Doesn't sound like fluff to me. Just a different point of view. Also very interesting how it puts US and China on the same footing [as] hegemonic powers.
- resfirestar 10y ago
  They often republish North Korean analysis of an issue from a newspaper, but you have to wade through tens of "Kim Jong Un does thing", "Congratulations [sent to|received from] president of obscure nation", and "Someone celebrating the life of [Kim Jong Il|Kim Il Sung] headlines to find it. Many of the more substantive pieces are at http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_01_02&iMenuID=3 http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_01_02&i.... But websites like NK News exist for those interested in the region, pulling in information from these unreliable sites, independent sources inside NK, and western media.
pp19dd 10y ago
As far as news agencies go, it never really reached any significant audience: http://pp19dd.com/2013/11/north-korean-central-news-agency-kcna-server-logs-were-protected-by-client-side-javascript/ http://pp19dd.com/2013/11/north-korean-central-news-agency-k... I corresponded with the KCNA watch guy after my release, and he said it explained a few things. Namely, why they were able to pick off all his bots watching the site and block them. As in, his bot traffic was far higher than organic traffic and it stood way out.

by graeme 10y ago

eternalban 10y ago

https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/269703/minju-joson-points-out-root-cause-of-escalated-tension-in-northeast-asia/ https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/269703/minju-joson-points-out... Why is the regional situation in Northeast Asia being steadily aggravated? The reason is the scramble for hegemony among powers. Antagonism between China and the U.S. is the main reason of the aggravated regional tension. Doesn't sound like fluff to me. Just a different point of view. Also very interesting how it puts US and China on the same footing [as] hegemonic powers.

resfirestar 10y ago
They often republish North Korean analysis of an issue from a newspaper, but you have to wade through tens of "Kim Jong Un does thing", "Congratulations [sent to|received from] president of obscure nation", and "Someone celebrating the life of [Kim Jong Il|Kim Il Sung] headlines to find it. Many of the more substantive pieces are at http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_01_02&iMenuID=3 http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_01_02&i.... But websites like NK News exist for those interested in the region, pulling in information from these unreliable sites, independent sources inside NK, and western media.

pp19dd 10y ago

As far as news agencies go, it never really reached any significant audience: http://pp19dd.com/2013/11/north-korean-central-news-agency-kcna-server-logs-were-protected-by-client-side-javascript/ http://pp19dd.com/2013/11/north-korean-central-news-agency-k... I corresponded with the KCNA watch guy after my release, and he said it explained a few things. Namely, why they were able to pick off all his bots watching the site and block them. As in, his bot traffic was far higher than organic traffic and it stood way out.