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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Kim Il Sung |
| Publisher | Workers' Party of Korea Pyongyang Municipal Committee |
| Editor-in-chief | Song Rak-gyun |
| Launched | 1 June 1957 |
| Language | Korean |
| City | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Circulation | 4.3 million (as of 2002) |
| Sister newspapers | The Pyongyang Times |
Pyongyang Sinmun ( Korean: 평양신문; Hancha: 平壤新聞, Pyongyang News) is a North Korean newspaper founded on 1 June 1957 by Kim Il Sung. [1] It launched an online version on 1 January 2005. [2] It is published by the Workers' Party of Korea Pyongyang Municipal Committee [3] six times per week under the editorship of Song Rak-gyun. [4] Although technically a local newspaper, it is distributed nationwide and stories cover news from other regions as well. The print is four pages. It has a circulation of 4,3 million. The Pyongyang Times is its foreign language edition. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "North Korea this week". Yonhap. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Japan-based site notes North Korean paper's pursuit of profits". Choson Sinbo. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Sung Chul Yang (2001). Soong Hoom Kil, Chung-in Moon (ed.). Understanding Korean Politics: An Introduction. SUNY Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7914-4889-2.
- ^ Europa World Year Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2483. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Kim Il Sung |
| Publisher | Workers' Party of Korea Pyongyang Municipal Committee |
| Editor-in-chief | Song Rak-gyun |
| Launched | 1 June 1957 |
| Language | Korean |
| City | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Circulation | 4.3 million (as of 2002) |
| Sister newspapers | The Pyongyang Times |
Pyongyang Sinmun ( Korean: 평양신문; Hancha: 平壤新聞, Pyongyang News) is a North Korean newspaper founded on 1 June 1957 by Kim Il Sung. [1] It launched an online version on 1 January 2005. [2] It is published by the Workers' Party of Korea Pyongyang Municipal Committee [3] six times per week under the editorship of Song Rak-gyun. [4] Although technically a local newspaper, it is distributed nationwide and stories cover news from other regions as well. The print is four pages. It has a circulation of 4,3 million. The Pyongyang Times is its foreign language edition. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "North Korea this week". Yonhap. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "Japan-based site notes North Korean paper's pursuit of profits". Choson Sinbo. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Sung Chul Yang (2001). Soong Hoom Kil, Chung-in Moon (ed.). Understanding Korean Politics: An Introduction. SUNY Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-7914-4889-2.
- ^ Europa World Year Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 2483. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ Yonhap News Agency, Seoul (27 December 2002). North Korea Handbook. M.E. Sharpe. p. 416. ISBN 978-0-7656-3523-5.
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