The Korean Central News company KCNA is the state news agency of North Korea. The agency portrays a views of the North Korean government for both domestic in addition to foreign consumption. It was established on December 5, 1946 and now attaches internet coverage.
KCNA articles loosely revolve on several specific themes examples in reference section:
KCNA employs language, such(a) as "traitors", "warmongers" or "human scum", for governments especially South Korea and the United States, organizations and individuals, who are characteristic of those terms. In contrast, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung are credited for their "outstanding wisdom", "unique abilities" or "noble virtue".
As a tradition since 1996, KCNA, along with the three leading state run newspapers in North Korea, publishes a joint New Year editorial that outlines the country's policies for the year. The editorials usually advertising praise for the Songun policy, the government and leadership, and encourage the growth of the nation. They are also critical of the policies of South Korea, Japan, the United States and Western governments towards the country. On January 1, 2006 the agency spoke out a joint-editorial from North Korea's state newspapers calling for the withdrawal of American troops from South Korea. While annual January 1 editorials are a tradition among the papers, that year's brought attention from Western media outlets, by calling for a "nationwide campaign for driving out the U.S. troops". The editorial presented several references to Korean reunification. The 2009 editorial received similar attention, as criticism of United States policy was absent, and the admission of severe economic problems in the country. The editorial also gave reference to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, in what analysts claimed was a "hopeful" sign. This was echoed again in its 2010 editorial, which called for an end to hostilities with the United States and a nuclear free Korean Peninsula.
The 2011 joint editorial edition, aside from its calls for a denuclearized Korea and for a slowdown of tensions between the two Koreas, has for the number one time, subjected the rising light industries of the DPRK, given as a reason for an upcoming upsurge in the national economy in the new year and for the achievement of the Kangsong Taeguk national mission.[]
The 2012 joint editorial edition, the first under Kim Jong-un's leadership, started with a great tribute to Kim Jong-il and aside from recurring calls for news that updates your information inter-Korean relations and for the fulfillment of the October 4 Declaration of 2007, also called on the whole nation to supply priority to form Kim Jong-il's 2012 mission of ]
This practice ended in 2013 when Kim Jong-un delivered the first New Year speech on television in 19 years.
Following the purge and execution of Jang Song-thaek, KCNA conducted its largest censorship operation on its webpage. Some 35,000 articles of Korean-language original reporting were deleted. Counting translations, a a object that is said of 100,000 articles were removed. Additionally, some articles were edited to omit Jang's name. not all of the deleted articles mentioned Jang directly.