Journalists Who Cover North Korean politics

Bryan Betts

Iksan, South Korea

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Bryan Betts is a journalist living and working in South Korea.

He has worked as a reporter for The State Newspaper in Columbia, SC and The Alamogordo Daily News in Alamogordo, NM and has contributed reporting to the New York Times. His writing has also appeared in The El Paso Times, Lake Murray ...

Steven Borowiec

Seoul, South Korea

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Steven Borowiec is a journalist and broadcaster based in Seoul, South Korea. He has written for the Guardian, Time, the Wall Street Journal, on other top notch media outlets. He has appeared as a commentator on radio and television networks including NPR, BBC and CBC.

Bruce Chung

Seoul, South Korea

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Bruce Chung is a journalist based in Seoul, South Korea. He retired after 32 years as a professional researcher at government research and security-related institutions, including the National Forest Research Institute of the Korea Forest Service. Since then, he has been a research professor at ...

Olivia Crellin

San Francisco, United States of America

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Olivia Crellin is a journalist based in San Francisco, United States of America.

Oliver Farry

Paris, France

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Oliver Farry is an Irish journalist based in Paris, newly relocated after six years in Hong Kong. He has worked  with France 24, Radio France Internationale, the South China Morning Post, TV5MONDE, the BBC, TG4 (Ireland) and RTÉ. Oliver's freelance bylines include the Guardian, The Irish Times, the ...

Anna Fifield

Seoul, South Korea

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I am the Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post, covering Japan and the Koreas. 

My special interest in North Korea -- I have been there a dozen times and follow news from North Korea very closely -- but I am available to talk about all news in Japan, South Korea and North Korea. 

I ...

Aidan Foster-Carter

Exeter, United Kingdom

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Aidan Foster-Carter is a journalist based in Exeter, United Kingdom.

James Gatica Matheson

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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James is a bilingual journalist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a background in researching international politics and economics; reporting daily world news and breaking news on the ground, in the studio and behind the camera for TV, radio and digital platforms; working individually and with ...

Abu Huraira

Lahore, Pakistan

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I am a journalist at The News International, specializing in tracking and analyzing social media trends to uncover the narratives shaping public discourse. With a background in International Relations and Development Communication, I bring both analytical depth and storytelling skills to the fast-...

Morten Soendergaard Larsen

Copenhagen, Denmark

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I'm a journalist focusing on larger structural stories and the humans caught in it. I write and do radio packages as well as lives for both radio and tv. I mainly produce Danish content but I'm fluent in English and have produced for international news before.

Nicolas Levi

Warsaw, Poland

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I am a consultant and advisor working on a freelance basis. I authored eight books about North Korea. 

I comment on international affairs with an emphasis on North Korea.

Park Pang

Toronto, Canada

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Park Pang (彭栢骏, 박지훈) is an ethnic Korean adopted and raised by Hong Kong SAR Chinese parents in Canada. Pang is currently a Bachelor of Arts (BA) student at Western University (London, ON) double-majoring in Popular Music Studies and Political Science. Following the completion of this degree, Pang ...

Julian Ryall

Shinjuku-ku, Japan

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Julian Ryall is a journalist based in Tokyo, Japan.

Salim Salim

Brussels, Belgium

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Salim Salim is a multiple journalist from Palestine and based in Brussels, Belgium.

Richard Spencer

Beirut, Lebanon

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Richard Spencer is Middle East Correspondent for The Times of London, based in Beirut, Lebanon.

Eugene Whong

Washington, United States of America

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Eugene Whong is a journalist based in Washington, United States of America. He focuses on news out of Asia and the Pacific, with an specialization on Korea-related topics. He produces, hosts and edits podcasts, edits and writes news copy, and scripts, presents and edits video content.