Donald Bishop, publicdiplomacycouncil.org
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About this compilation: ¶ This list of quotes and links does not deal with every aspect of North Korea and international relations. Rather it focuses on topics of interest to strategic communications and public diplomacy practitioners – the information environment, propaganda, broadcasting, internet access, cyber, and the activities of defectors, for instance. ¶ It does not include every article on these subjects that have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal (which can be easily accessed through he their websites), but casts its net more widely. ¶ A vast number of articles and reports have appeared on North Korean cyber operations; only a few are included here. Thecyberwire.org is a good source to know more. ¶ The numbers that appear as headings indicate in which issue of my “Seen on the Web” series less recent entries appeared. ¶ For those interested in specific subtopics – cyber, balloons, Kim Jong-un, VOA, and so on – use the document’s “find” or “search” function. ¶ Public Diplomacy professionals always need a 360-degree view of how ideas are expressed, flow, and gain influence. Many points of view citied here are contentious, partisan, and/or biased; inclusion does not imply endorsement. [DMB]
Nicholas Eberstadt, Commentary, January 16, 2018● Only “intrusive aid” (provided on site by impartial outsiders) and public diplomacy, including calling out Dear Respected on this vile practice, stand to mitigate the toll of the impending humanitarian-cum-hostage crisis should “maximum economic pressure” work.Nicholas Eberstadt, Commentary, January 16, 2018
● Only “intrusive aid” (provided on site by impartial outsiders) and public diplomacy, including calling out Dear Respected on this vile practice, stand to mitigate the toll of the impending humanitarian-cum-hostage crisis should “maximum economic pressure” work.Nicholas Eberstadt, Commentary, January 16, 2018
● Throughout the 1970s, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) waged an intensive diplomatic campaign to attract new supporters abroad, including in the United States, and participate in the international community. Pyongyang launched public diplomacy campaigns in approximately fifty countries and funded some 200 “friendship” organizations abroad. Through “people-to-people diplomacy,” North Korea hoped to improve its standing in the international community and foster support for its positions in the United Nations General Assembly.North Korean Public Diplomacy [1971-1976]The Wilson Center, n.d.
● With increased access to technology such as DVD players, TV and radio the study suggests that North Koreans have more access to foreign media now than ever before. This could present an opportunity for the international community to exploit.Christian Mull, American Security Project, July 17, 2013● In 2017, the Voice of America’s incisive, on-scene and often exclusive reportage and that of the BBC and other publicly-funded primarily Western international broadcasters made a significant impact by providing a “voice for the voiceless” the world over. * * * North Korea: North Korea’s highest ranking defector, Thae Young-Ho, told VOA News Center/Korean service reporters that Pyongyang officialdom requires all high-ranking officials there to read transcripts of VOA Korean updated twice daily. He urged VOA to strengthen its broadcasts even further, “so that one day,” Mr. Thae said, “I hope VOA is remembered by the North Korean people as a main player who contributed a lot for the reunification of the Korean peninsula.” A VOA Turkish Service reporter had a chance encounter this past year with another North Korean defector, Ji Seong-ho. As Mr. Ji put it in an exclusive VOA interview: “I think many North Koreans make themselves aware of realities by secretly listening to the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia… the international community should keep pressuring North Korea, which is continuing along the nuclear path without knowing what the consequences would be. Only pressure can show that Kim Jong Un is wrong.”
Straight Facts – Impact in a World of Many Voices
Alan Heil, Public Diplomacy Council, December 30, 2017
● Supporters call Voice of America a success story in public diplomacy, meanwhile others question if the United States needs to support its own broadcasting station given the proliferation of the Internet. * * * James Glassman, former undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, called the idea that Voice of America was anything but a part of the foreign policy apparatus “ridiculous.” “You don’t stop North Korea from getting a nuclear weapon through messaging,” he said. He considers supporting State Department positions one of the primary purposes of Voice of America broadcasts.
As Trump Cuts State Dept Funding, Are Voice of America Broadcasts Necessary?Erin Mundahl, InsideSources, March 16, 2017
● "Dear Radio Free Asia broadcasters and announcers: Thank you very much. . ."
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2007
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