Coverage of Research Paper on North Korean Soaps
December 11, 2017
On November 30, KEI hosted journalist and researcher Jean Lee to present her recent KEI research paper, "Soap Operas and Socialism: Dissecting Kim Jong-un’s Evolving Policy Priorities through TV Dramas in North Korea." Several major media outlets wrote about her research afterward, including CNBC and the Washington Post. Please see below for a list of news stories about this paper.
- Washington Post: What you can learn from watching North Korean soap operas
- CNBC: How Kim Jong Un is using TV dramas to change North Korea
- Global News: How North Korea is using TV sitcoms as state propaganda
- Express: Bizarre North Korean TV SITCOMS broadcast as part of Kim Jong-un's PROPAGANDA machine
- VOA (Mandarin): 除了导弹,朝鲜的肥皂剧想告诉我们什么?
- Origo (Hungarian): Tévés drámákra és komédiákra cserélte a játékfilmeket a propaganda
- Napi (Hungarian): Kiderült: így mossák az emberek agyát Észak-Koreában
- Verkkouutiset (Finnish): Televisiosta hullaantunut Kim Jong-un aivopesee kansaa perhedraamoilla
- VN Express (Vietnamese): Phim truyền hình – công cụ lôi kéo giới trẻ của Triều Tiên