Meet the YouTubers Driving North Korea's Propaganda Machine
Clues from known North Korean social-media propaganda accounts indicate that these YouTubers are all linked to the same organization in Pyongyang.
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Clues from known North Korean social-media propaganda accounts indicate that these YouTubers are all linked to the same organization in Pyongyang.
Almost certainly backed by North Korea's regime, 11-year-old Song A is the country's youngest YouTuber, and she's here to help ruler Kim Jong Un's attempts to rebrand the country for the digital age.
Similar to his father and grandfather, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un uses a combination of fear tactics and gift giving to help secure his influence over members of the North Korean elite.
Ri Chun Hee, who delivers the news with a soaring, bombastic tenor, received a two-story apartment in a riverside complex from the country’s leader, apparently for her loyalty.
Kim Jong Un took over rule of North Korea upon his father Kim Jong Il's death on December 17, 2011, and has spent the 10 years since then cementing himself as supreme authority.