Korean Central News Agency
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| State-owned | |
| Industry | News agency |
| Founded | 5 December 1946 |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
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Number of locations
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Correspondents and bureaus in six countries |
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Area served
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Foreign |
| Services | News |
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Number of employees
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2,000 (2004) |
| Website | www |
| Korean Central News Agency | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선중앙통신 or 조선통신사 |
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| Hancha | 朝鮮中央通信 or 朝鮮通信社 |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Jungangtongsin or Joseon Tongsinsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Chungangt'ongsin or Chosŏn T'ongsinsa |
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea that was established on December 5, 1946. The agency portrays the views of the Workers' Party of Korea and the North Korean government for foreign consumption. KCNA is headquartered in the capital city of Pyongyang. In South Korea, access to www
As the sole news agency of North Korea, KCNA daily reports news for all the North Korean news organizations including newspapers, radio and television broadcasts via Korean Central Television and the Korean Central Broadcasting System within the country. In December 1996, KCNA began publishing its news articles on the Internet with its web server located in Japan. Since October 2010, stories have been published on a new site, controlled from Pyongyang, and output has been significantly increased to include world stories with no specific link to North Korea as well as news from countries that have strong DPRK ties.
In addition to Korean, KCNA releases news articles in English, Russian and Spanish. Access to its website, along with other North Korean news sites, has been blocked by South Korea since 2004 and can be accessed only through the government's authorization. As well as serving as a news agency, it is also alleged to conduct clandestine intelligence collection.
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