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Seoul to Ease Access to North Korean Newspaper
South Korea will reclassify Rodong Sinmun as general material to ease public access to its paper edition while maintaining an online ban, officials said.
- The South Korean government announced plans to reclassify the Rodong Sinmun as general information, allowing wider public access to the newspaper next week, according to the unification ministry.
- The Rodong Sinmun is currently classified as special material due to concerns about North Korean propaganda, limiting public access to designated facilities.
- President Lee Jae Myung criticized the ban on public access, stating it treats citizens as susceptible to propaganda.
- The National Intelligence Service is positively reviewing online access restrictions to North Korean websites, amid efforts to facilitate inter-Korean exchanges.
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So far, the "Rodong Sinmun" could be consulted in South Korea only in designated establishments, after verification of the identity of the applicant and the reason for his wish to access the content.
Unification ministry reviewing permitting public access to N. Korea newspaper
SEOUL -- The unification ministry said Friday it is in talks with related government agencies to review measures to allow public access to the Rodong Sinmun, the main newspaper of North Korea's ruling Worker's Party, and other North Korean materials.
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S. Korea to permit public access to N. Korea's main newspaper
South Korea said Friday it will reclassify North Korea's long-banned state newspaper as general information, easing public access, in the latest overture from the administration of dovish President Lee Jae Myung.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
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- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 29%
C 28%
R 43%
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