North Korea expels ‘disrespectful’ BBC reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
A BBC correspondent has been detained and expelled from North Korea for showing disrespect, “distorting facts and realities” and “speaking ill” of Kim Jong-un.
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BBC World Service still mulling North Korean service
The BBC World Service is still exploring ways to launch programming aimed at North Korea. The broadcaster had previously said budget cuts are hampering efforts to get its news and information programming…
“Where is the BBC?”
The question of a BBC Korean-language service was back in the U.K. parliament last week when the House of Lords heard a motion to “take note of the role the BBC…
BBC should consider North Korean service, says report
By Tara Conlan, TheGuardian.com BBC News should consider partnerships with foreign broadcasters and look at launching new services, such as radio news for North Korea or a TV channel in…
TV Review: Educating North Korea
The BBC’s Panorama news documentary series visited The Pyongyang University of Science and Technology recently for a revealing look behind the unique school. The program, broadcast on BBC One on February…
BBC’s reasoning against a Korean service a ‘ruse,’ says group
A U.K.-based group that’s campaigning for the BBC to launch a Korean-language service says the broadcaster’s assertion that North Korean jamming would hamper reception is a “ruse.” The European Alliance for…
BBC decides against service for North Korea
The BBC World Service has decided not to launch a service aimed at North Korea, concluding any programming aimed at the country would face an uncertain audience and not be cost-effective….
Another push for BBC Korea
There’s a new push behind efforts to get the BBC World Service to launch a Korean-language service for North Korea. A group called The European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea (EAHRNK)…
