News & Media
NK PRO gives journalists covering North Korea the data, primary source access, and background intelligence to report faster and with more confidence than any general news service can provide.
Why NK PRO for journalists
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KCNA Watch gives instant access to 30 years of North Korean state media in searchable form. Find the original text in seconds. When propagandists delete or revise material, your copy is preserved. The NK Marine Tracker and NK Flight Tracker add independently verifiable data to stories other outlets write from official statements alone.
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The Leadership Tracker has biographical data on nearly 500 DPRK officials. The Organizational Directory maps the institutional structure of the regime. When a reshuffle happens, you have the context within minutes, not after a morning of calls. The Expert Directory helps you find the right expert source for comment on short notice.
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NK PRO push alerts are configurable by keyword, source, and urgency level. You set what matters. KCNA Watch delivers custom alerts when your specified terms appear in any of 25+ state media outlets. You stay current without monitoring the feeds manually.
Most useful features
KCNA Watch
Blazing-fast source retrieval. 30 years of DPRK state media. Preserved against deletion or revision.
Expert Directory
Find the right North Korea expert by subject area for comment on breaking stories.
Leadership Tracker
Context on reshuffles and promotions within minutes. Biographical data on nearly 500 officials.
Push Alerts
Breaking event alerts before wire services file. Configurable by story type and urgency.
NK Marine Tracker
Hundreds of DPRK-linked vessels tracked since 2013. Ownership structure, flag history, AIS data, Risk Indicator, and sanctions designation status. Investigative reporting on sanctions evasion.
NK PRO Aggregator
Monitor competitor coverage. Curated feed of all significant North Korea news, filtered for quality.
Social proof
NK News is essential reading for any journalist covering North Korea. I don’t know anybody seriously writing about North Korea who doesn’t read it.
Barbara Demick
Former LA Times Bureau Chief, Seoul
In 20 years of dealing with the DPRK, I have found no service that equals the astonishing breadth and depth of analysis and research offered by NK News and its affiliates for matters related to North Korea, both domestic and international in scope. The speed and accuracy of its reporting and the reliability of its sources are first-class, and I frequently turn to NK News for up-to-date, reliable and responsible reporting. No other outlet comes close to matching it.
Michael Hay
Founder and Principal, Hay Kalb & Associates, Pyongyang
NK News provides a welcome window on a much wider variety of issues regarding all things North Korean. The analysis and coverage are superb.
Ambassador Jack Pritchard
Former U.S. Special Envoy for Negotiations with North Korea
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