{
  "id": 16917817,
  "title": "North Korean journalists trade reporting for ideology drills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/north-korean-journalists-trade-reporting-for-ideology-drills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily NK",
    "slug": "daily-nk",
    "url": "https://www.dailynk.com/english/korean-journalists-union-ideology-sessions-ryanggang/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "North Korea has launched a sweeping ideological campaign targeting its own journalists in October 2026, timed to the 80th anniversary of the Korean Journalists’ Union. Reporters must now set year-end loyalty pledges and speak at mandatory discussion sessions. In Ryanggang province, journalists at the provincial party newspaper say the sessions now eat up more time […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}