US EditionThe North Korean official whose propaganda helped build the Kim dynasty dies at 94
- Kim Ki Nam, North Korea's former propaganda chief known for creating personality cults around rulers, has passed away at 94 from age-related illnesses, as reported by KCNA.
- Kim Jong Un paid tribute at the funeral hall, expressing sorrow for the loss of a loyal revolutionary, according to KCNA.
- Ahn Chan-il compared Kim Ki Nam to Joseph Goebbels, noting his role as North Korea's key propagandist.
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Kim Ki Nam, North Korean propaganda chief who helped build the Kim dynasty, died at 94 years old.
Kim Ki-nam, the ‘North Korean Goebbels’ who forged the personality cult of Pyongyang’s leaders, dies
North Korea has bidden farewell to the main composer of the symphony that cemented the Kim dynasty’s power since the Cold War era. Kim Ki-nam, the propaganda mastermind who helped forge the personality cult of the country’s supreme leaders, died Tuesday at the age of 94, North Korea’s central news agency KCNA reported Wednesday. Despite sharing a surname, Kim Ki-nam had no blood ties to the ruling lineage. The official newspaper Rodong Sinmun pr…
Obituary: Kim Ki-nam, ‘Goebbels of North Korea’ who shaped personality cult around the ruling Kim dynasty
Kim Ki-nam, who has died aged 94, was known, south of the 38th parallel, as the Goebbels of North Korea and was widely credited as the mastermind behind the personality cult woven around the ruling Kim dynasty, elevating the veneration of family members above even ideology in the hermit kingdom.
North Korea's propaganda master died at the age of 94, state media reported.Kim Ki Nam spent decades leading propaganda efforts in the totalitarian state, including building a personality cult around the Kim dynasty, Reuters and BBC News write.
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