Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Q&A With Brian Myers


FILE - A man sits under a propaganda banner in Pyongyang, North Korea, Aug. 23, 2015.
 Image from article: A man sits under a propaganda banner in Pyongyang, North Korea, Aug. 23, 2015.

Brian Padden, voanews.com

With Kim Jong Un saying his country has a miniature nuclear warhead that can fit on a missile, North Korea's often bellicose international messaging is in the spotlight, again. VOA’s Brian Padden in Seoul recently spoke to an authority on North Korean propaganda to discuss how North Korea’s public diplomacy outreach has done a very poor job of defending itself against world condemnation following the country’s fourth nuclear test and recent long-range rocket launch. 
PADDEN:
I am speaking to Brian Myers, Associate Professor of International Studies at Dongseo University in South Korea. His 2010 book The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why it Matters, is an examination of the propaganda produced in North Korea for internal consumption. ... 

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