Rodong Sinmun
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Rodong Sinmun is a North Korea
n newspaper and the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, published by the Rodong News Agency. It is the most widely read newspaper in the country. It was first published on November 1, 1945, as Chǒngro (정로; 正路; "right 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 viewpoints on many issues.
On January 1, 2006, the paper printed a joint-editorial calling for the withdrawal of American troops
from South Korea
. While annual January 1 editorials are a tradition among the papers, this year's brought attention from Western media outlets, by calling for a "nationwide campaign for driving out the U.S. troops". The editorial made several references to Korean reunification
.
romanisation for the 시 Hangul
Jamo combination from si to shi. However, as used by North Korea and other international media, its official English name is Rodong Sinmun, just as it would be using the McCune-Reischauer system.
Rodong Sinmun is based on the North Korea
n pronunciation. In the South Korea
n standard, it becomes Nodong Sinmun.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n newspaper and the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, published by the Rodong News Agency. It is the most widely read newspaper in the country. It was first published on November 1, 1945, as Chǒngro (정로; 正路; "right 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
Korean Central News Agency
The Korean Central News Agency is the state news agency of North Korea and has existed since December 5, 1946. KCNA is headquartered in the capital city of Pyongyang...
(KCNA) and international media, it is regarded as a source of official viewpoints on many issues.
Contents
Rodong Sinmun is published every day of the year and usually contains six pages. The editorial, where the Workers' Party expresses its view on different issues, and commands passed down by the party are usually regarded as the most important pieces of information. There is typically no content in such areas as lifestyle, or TV, radio and other entertainment. It is said that it has a hundred or so reporters, and the cut-off time for publishing articles is noon on the day before the scheduled publication date. The newspapers are mainly delivered to organisations such as schools, cooperative farms and working places, but for those in high positions in the government or the party there can be individual deliveries. However, it's now available in PDF format at its webpage.On January 1, 2006, the paper printed a joint-editorial calling for the withdrawal of American troops
United States Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea refers to the ground, air and naval divisions of the United States armed forces stationed in South Korea....
from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. While annual January 1 editorials are a tradition among the papers, this year's brought attention from Western media outlets, by calling for a "nationwide campaign for driving out the U.S. troops". The editorial made several references to Korean reunification
Korean reunification
Korean reunification refers to the hypothetical future reunification of North Korea and South Korea under a single government...
.
Name
South Korean media often spell the name as Rodong Shinmun, due to the South Korean modification on the McCune-ReischauerMcCune-Reischauer
McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune–Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000...
romanisation for the 시 Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
Jamo combination from si to shi. However, as used by North Korea and other international media, its official English name is Rodong Sinmun, just as it would be using the McCune-Reischauer system.
Rodong Sinmun is based on the North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n pronunciation. In the South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n standard, it becomes Nodong Sinmun.
See also
- List of newspapers in North Korea
- Media of North KoreaMedia of North KoreaThe media of North Korea is one of the most strictly controlled in the world. As a result, information is tightly controlled both into and out of North Korea. The constitution provides for freedom of speech and the press; however, the government prohibits the exercise of these rights in practice...
- Politics of North KoreaPolitics of North KoreaThe politics of North Korea take place within a nominally democratic multi-party system within the framework of the official state philosophy, Juche, a concept created by the founder of the North Korean state, Kim Il-sung, and his son and successor as leader, Kim Jong-il. In practice, North Korea...
- Telecommunications in North Korea
- Gongren RibaoGongren RibaoWorkers' Daily is a simplified Chinese language newspaper nationwide in China with the circulation of 960,000.The newspaper has been published since 1946, reporting economic news in China.-References:* * Source: Pinyin translated with...
, the comparable Chinese publication
External links
- Rodong Sinmun on KCNA (Korean)
- Rodong Sinmun (Korean)