Should We Be Worried About North Korea, or Not?

On the Media | Mar 24, 2017

North Korea news coverage, whether it's about a mysterious political assassination or the latest missile tests, has a way of making the threat of nuclear war sound simultaneously imminent and...cliche. If news coverage of North Korea is cyclical, then how can news consumers parse the alarmism from the genuine threats? Bob talks to David Kang, director of the Korea Studies program at the University of Southern California, about how widespread myths about North Korean politics give way to misleading news.

Then, he talks to investigative journalist Suki Kim, who reported undercover from North Korea in 2011. She says that the comedic sensationalism that fuels North Korea coverage detracts attention from the suffering of its citizens.

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