Rarely do we get a glimpse of North Korean life outside what the authorities allow, and typically these views are catered towards feeding tourists propaganda of success as a self-reliant and thriving nation. In the outer provinces outside of Pyongyang, however, poverty, famine and desperation are commonplace. AsiaPress, a Japanese based group advocating free journalism, has been training several North Koreans in the use of modern technology such as digital camera operation and cellphone use, so that the travesties and corruption of the DPRK can be revealed through honest eyes. The North Korean journalists risk theirs and their families lives to get the word out of the conditions in North Korea by bringing SD cards across the Chinese border for dissemination. Many of these reports can be found in the recently-released-in-English Rimjingang magazine.
Source: IT World
