The BBC mildy misrepresented this situation. People have gone there and visited them in person. They consume Western films. They just need to be censored. That is NOT okay, but it’s the reality in North Korea.
Cash payments in return for interviews with North Korean refugees have been standard practice in the field for years.
Initially, the payment was to cover the cost of meals and local transport, which was approximately $30 in the late 1990s when I first began interviewing in China and South Korea. However, the fees had risen to $200 per hour by the time I attempted to interview people from North Korea in May 2014.
A government official from the South Korean ministry of unification told me the range of fees could vary wildly, from $50-500 per hour, depending on the quality of information.
But this practice raises a difficulty: how does the payment change the relation between a researcher and an interviewee, and what effect will it have on the story itself?
It’s the BBC. 'm assuming they’re talking out their ass.
Refugees from DPRK have been found exaggerating negatives to garner more sympathy/support
maybe you should go there and verify.
People did. Let me see if I can find it:
Edit: fount it https://youtu.be/y5DNJfB73N8
The BBC mildy misrepresented this situation. People have gone there and visited them in person. They consume Western films. They just need to be censored. That is NOT okay, but it’s the reality in North Korea.
Why would anyone want to goto London?
To experience a surveillance state with severe human rights abuses
That’s okay, I already live in the US thanks
Yes, which is par for the course.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/why-do-north-korean-defector-testimonies-so-often-fall-apart
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