North Korea

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North Korea

• Diary of an undercover TV Crew

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-Turbulent history-Communistic
dictatorship-Ruled by fear
North Korea
Little was known about this country
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• In 2006 a National Geographic TV crew visits
  North Korea undercover and discovers a world of
  tyranny.

Lisa Ling, the undercover correspondent for
National Geographic
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Satellite image of North Korea
A black hole for gathering information
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THE DISCOVERIES
Pictures and massive statues of the two leaders
are visible everywhere in North Korea
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THE DISCOVERIES
Libraries have books from only one author the
Eternal President Kim Il Sung
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THE DISCOVERIES

• Cars are allowed only to high government officials

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DISCOVERIES

• Use of concentration camps
• -For those who oppose the totalitarian regime
• -For those who try to leave the country
• For the families of those who left the country

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DISCOVERIES

• Communication in North Korea
• Two am and 1 fm radio channels
• From 2006 it has 4 TV stations(propaganda usage)
• No mobile phones(except the government)
• Tightly filtered Internet
• Foreign TV and radio frequencies are blocked

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The sad truth

• I have traveled to many places on many
  continents, but I never felt my personal freedom
  limited as much as it was during our time in
  North Korea.- Lisa Ling, the undercover
  correspondent in North Korea.

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• Sources
• -National Geographic Inside Undercover In North
  Korea by Lisa ling (TV report)
• -http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
• -http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Ling
• -http//blogs.nationalgeographic.com/channel/blog/
  2007/02/explorer_korea.