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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea |
| Publisher | Rodong News Agency |
| Editor-in-chief | Kim Pyong-ho |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Political alignment | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Country | North Korea |
| Circulation | 600,000 (as of 2015)[1] |
| Website | rodong |
| Rodong Sinmun | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 로동신문 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 勞動新聞 |
| Revised Romanization | Rodong Sinmun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rodong Sinmun |
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Rodong Sinmun (IPA: [ɾo.doŋ ɕin.mun]; Korean: 로동신문; lit. Labor News) is a North Korean newspaper that serves as the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. It was first published on 1 November 1945, as Chŏngro (Korean: 정로; Hancha: 正路; lit. correct path), serving as a communication channel for the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea. It was renamed in September 1946 to its current name upon the steady development of the Workers' Party of Korea. Quoted frequently by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and international media, it is regarded as a source of official North Korean viewpoints on many issues.
The English-language version of Rodong Sinmun was launched in January 2012.[2]
The editor-in-chief is Kim Pyong-ho.[3] The lists of articles of the Rodong Sinmun since 1946 is available online on the websites of the Information Center on North Korea (unibook.unikorea.go.kr) and the North Korea information portal (nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr).[4]
Because of the paper's low wages, many journalists had to use the privilege of being able to travel freely in the country to collect bribes or engage in underground trade in order to make a living.[5]
- ^ Sung-hui Moon; Yunju Kim; Roseanne Gerin (2015-04-27). "North Korea Ramps Up Circulation of National Daily". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
- ^ Kim, Young-jin (2012-01-11). "NK's main paper launches English website". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "2nd Plenary Session of the 7th WPK Central Committee Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Article lists of Rodong Sinmun available online: ministry". Yonhap News Agency. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ North Korean journalists use status and travel freedom to cash in