Korean Journalists' Union
The Korean Journalists' Union (Korean: 조선기자동맹) is a North Korean organization for journalists. Founded on 10 February 1946,[2] it is a member of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea.[3] It is considered an important institution of the country.[4] Membership is mandatory for all North Korean journalists.[2] The union is led by its central committee, currently headed by Kim Song-guk.[4] It is based in the capital, Pyongyang.[5] The union has published its journal, Journalists' Anthology (기자작품집) since 1960.[6]
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| Founded | 10 February 1946 |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journalists' Anthology |
| Affiliation | Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea |
| Key people | Chairman of the Central Committee Kim Song-guk |
| Office location | Pyongyang |
| Country | North Korea |
| Korean Journalists' Union | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon gija dongmaeng |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn kija tongmaeng |
| [1] | |
The union was a member of the now-defunct International Organization of Journalists.[5]
Spokesman of the Korean Friendship Association, Alejandro Cao de Benós, was certified an honorary journalist of the union in 2008.[7]
See also
- Media of North Korea
References
- 조선기자동맹(朝鮮記者同盟). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Lent, John A. (1982). Newspapers in Asia: Contemporary Trends and Problems. Hong Kong: Heinemann Asia. p. 127. ISBN 978-962-225-079-6.
- 조국통일민주주의전선(祖國統一民主主義戰線). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- Mansourov, Alexandre Y. (June 2004). "Inside North Korea's Black Box: Reversing the Optics" (PDF). North Korean Policy Elites. Alexandria: Institute for Defense Analyses. Table IV–8. OCLC 74273082.
- Directory of the International Organization of Journalists (IOJ) (PDF). Washington: CIA. 15 May 1961. p. 9. CIA-RDP78-00915R001300090004-4.
- "Kija chakp'um chip. (Journal, magazine, 1959)". WorldCat. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "스페인에 '평양카페' 차렸습네다~". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
Further reading
- Kim Jong-il (2014) [2001]. "Journalists and Other Men of the Pen Are Ideological Standard-bearers Who Staunchly Champion Our Ideology, Our System and Our Cause: Letter to the Participants in the Eighth Congress of the Journalists Union of Korea" (PDF). Kim Jong Il: Selected Works. 15. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. pp. 194–205. OCLC 28335004.
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