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As evening approaches, the flagship news program disseminates state-approved messages about Kim Jong-un’s activities—a strategy to reinforce loyalty among the citizens. Reports degrading South Korea as “puppets of the U.S.” are commonplace, coupled with dire international news stories designed to assure citizens that life in North Korea is not as bleak as it may seem by comparison.
The typical programs culminate with a movie, often years old, symbolizing the normalized repetition of state narratives that reinforce a specific ideological framework.