The Korea Times
The unification ministry said Tuesday it has produced an online documentary series aimed at helping the public better understand the Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's key newspaper, as part of a government initiative to expand public access to North Korean media content. The first of the five-part series, titled "Reading Rodong Sinmun," was released on the ministry's official YouTube channel, with the rest of the series set to be released sequentially in the coming weeks. The first episode features Lim Eul-chul, a professor at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies of Kyungnam University, delivering an overview of the official newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The series will also feature former Unification Minister Kang In-duk, who played a key role in the working-level negotiations for the July 4 inter-Korean Joint Statement adopted in 1972. The ministry said it expects the series to help promote objective understanding of Rodong Sinmun, and spur broader public interest in North Korea and issues concerning the Korean Peninsula.
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