Defectors lift curtain on North Korea’s information blackout
Clip: 12/18/2016 | 9m 43s
Defectors lift curtain on North Korea’s information blackout
North Korea’s totalitarian government exercises tight control of all media consumed within its borders to maintain power over nearly 25 million citizens. But some who have escaped the country are waging an information war, smuggling media on USB sticks in hopes of helping North Koreans learn about life outside the country. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports.
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Defectors lift curtain on North Korea’s information blackout
Clip: 12/18/2016 | 9m 43s
North Korea’s totalitarian government exercises tight control of all media consumed within its borders to maintain power over nearly 25 million citizens. But some who have escaped the country are waging an information war, smuggling media on USB sticks in hopes of helping North Koreans learn about life outside the country. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports.
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