Coverage of Research Paper on North Korean Soaps

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