In April 2018, Washington Post reporter Anna Fifield posted the below-pictured tweet in an attempt to denigrate what she sees as a lack of diversity in DPRK media.
Contrary to Fifield, there actually is a diversity of views in DPRK media, which anyone can appreciate as long as they rid themselves of the idea that DPRK media speaks in the monolithic voice of an Orientalist caricature of a "dictator."
On the other hand, there is no diversity in imperial media coverage of DPRK.
An example of diversity from DPRK: On April 1, 2018, Rodong Sinmun writer An Chol Gwon published an editorial attacking capitalist culture, including music and dance. On the very same day, Kim Jong Un attended a concert by RoK musicians in Pyongyang.
The next day, Rodong Sinmun reported that KJU "was deeply moved to see [DPRK] people sincerely acclaiming the performance, deepening the understanding of [RoK] popular art." Despite An Chol Gwon's having issuing an opinion at odds with KJU's, An has continued to write for Rodong Sinmun.
Compare that display of two widely diverging opinions in DPRK media with any selections from imperial media's coverage of DPRK. Although the latter seems to provide a greater number of media sources, their DPRK coverage is exactly the same.
Take for example this anecdote, in which an incestuous group-grope featuring the Seoul bureau chiefs of NPR, Stars & Stripes, Wall Street Journal, Agence France Presse and Associated Press had to be canceled so they could report on breaking news of a DPRK/RoK summit.
All the Seoul-based media clerks went their separate ways to file their reports, which wound up being virtually identical not only in their "message" but even in their lexical choices as well.
Stars & Stripes: "Trump was cautiously optimistic"
AP: "Trump cautiously welcomed 'possible progress'"
Wall Street Journal: "White House's wariness...Trump said he is hopeful"
NPR and AFP didn't explicitly use "cautious" or "wary," but they quoted the same Trump tweet as the others did.
Stars & Stripes: "after months of rising tension"
AP: "Tensions had run high"
Wall Street Journal: "an easing of tensions"
AFP: "after a year of high tensions"
There is no substantive difference between the reports by the Seoul-based bureau chiefs from imperialist nations, yet the Wall Street Journal and Associated Press bureau chiefs have the audacity to criticize DPRK for providing "one narrative" of "media manipulation."
In 2017, the NPR and Wall Street Journal Seoul bureau chiefs, plus many anti-DPRK think-tank spooks and a UN "expert," all attended Reuters reporter James Pearson’s wedding at the home of UK's ambassador to RoK. Are we expected to believe that they don't cooperate on "media manipulation"?
In any event, the vast majority of Korea-based reporters from imperialist nations are functionally illiterate in the Korean language. Therefore, they shouldn't even pretend to have an opinion about DPRK media, the majority of which they can't effectively read or listen to.
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heartburn since childhood
“I really liked the collaborative environment at Fox Chase.”
Bobby Kabaci suffered from heartburn since he was a child. Growing up, he became so used to it that it never really occurred to Bobby to go to his doctor. Bobby’s mother, who worked in a doctor’s office, insisted over and over that he seek medical attention. “I finally thought that if I went to the doctor, my mom would stop bugging me to go!” laughed Bobby.
The physician ordered an upper GI (upper gastrointestinal x-ray), which revealed folds in Bobby’s esophagus. His next step should have been a full endoscopy right away. “Again, I kept putting it off until one night I started choking on my food. I finally realized it was time to do something,” said Bobby.
One year later, at the age of 38, Bobby scheduled a full endoscopy. The news was shocking. Bobby had cancer in his esophagus. His doctor referred him to a large Philadelphia hospital. Bobby explained, “I figured they knew what they were doing at that hospital, but I wanted to go to Fox Chase. They’re the best.”
His parents, Nancy and Bob, supported his decision. She explained, “As soon as we met Dr. Scott and Donna, his nurse practitioner, we immediately liked them and knew we were in the best hands.”
Bobby’s team of doctors worked together to develop a treatment plan. They determined that a course of chemotherapy and radiation therapy to shrink the tumor prior to surgery would be the most effective treatment.
Nancy called Memorial Sloan-Kettering, one of the nation’s top cancer hospitals, in New York City, for another opinion. “They agreed 100 percent with Fox Chase and told me that they offer the exact same treatment as Fox Chase. That was comforting, to say the least,” recalled Nancy.
Bobby continued to work at his job as an automotive painter through his chemotherapy and radiation, only missing 3 days of work during his 5-week course of treatment. “I would leave work at 3pm and drive to Fox Chase for radiation,” recalled Bobby. “As for chemo, the nurses would hook me up to a small pouch on Mondays – like a fanny pack – that I could wear all week. When I returned at the end of the week for radiation, they would remove the pouch for the weekend. It was pretty simple.”
In October 2008, Bobby will reach the 5-year-mark of his cancer diagnosis. “It’s a great feeling to be alive and well. I take my medication every day and gave up smoking and drinking. I feel very lucky to have been treated by the talented doctors and nurses at Fox Chase. They truly saved my life.”
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Wall Street Journal article shows city no 'Buffalove'
Last week an article appeared on the front page of the Wall Street Journal regarding Buffalo's urban exploration culture which compared Buffalo to North Korea, Cuba, and Siberia. The writer, Jonathan Cheng, wrote of Buffalo using phrases such as "gray monolithic boulevards" and a "pervasive sense of desolation" to describe the entire city when his piece focused solely on a niche historical tour. The tour, called "City of No Illusions," features locations that were once abandoned, contaminated, or forgotten but today are in various stages of rehabilitation.
The Buffalo News quickly responded with its own article pointing out how Cheng overlooked the massive architectural restoration efforts that have been happening across the city for years now. For example, the Richardson Complex (pictured above) was described as "abandoned" with "plans" for rehabilitation when it is currently in the midst of a $56 million renovation. Cheng also used false or old statistics quoting Detroit's 70,000 home vacancy rate, rather than Buffalo's 20,000. In addition, Cheng quoted old poverty rates above 30%, while most recently the US Census Bureau has found Buffalo poverty has dropped 4% over the last 5 years with an increase in population.
Buffalo has so often been described as a stereotpyical Rust Belt city that it's easy for people like Cheng to overlook or ignore major strides in recovery and restoration. Buffalo's revitalization efforts have been recognized as an example for other Rust Belt cities to follow. Even the Wall Street Journal praised Buffalo just last September. Other major publications and organizations that have recognized Buffalo's perseverance include: The New York Times (on several occasions), The Boston Globe, Bloomberg, The Atlantic Cities, the Toronto Star, Metropolis, the Project for Public Spaces, Fast Company, Clear Capital, and the AARP. Notably absent of praise by all of the above is the country of North Korea.
