{"id":24685,"date":"2017-03-15T11:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T15:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=24685"},"modified":"2017-03-16T06:31:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T10:31:28","slug":"north-korea-information-gathering-in-the-worlds-most-restrictive-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/north-korea-information-gathering-in-the-worlds-most-restrictive-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea: Information Gathering in the World’s Most Restrictive Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’ve been an SWLing Post<\/em> reader for long, you’ll have\u00a0“met” him virtually; if you’ve been in attendance\u00a0the Winter SWL Fest recently, you’ll recognize him, may have heard him speak, and perhaps\u00a0even have met him in person. \u00a0I’m speaking, of course, of my good\u00a0friend, Post<\/em> contributor, and fellow radio listener,\u00a0Mark Fahey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What you might not<\/em> know about Mark, an intrepid Aussie and mediahound of remarkable facility and clarity,\u00a0is that he has spent many years (and significant\u00a0personal resources) compiling\u00a0a fascinating and invaluable multi-media project in the form of an iBook he’s titled\u00a0Behind The Curtain<\/a>, which allows outsiders a\u00a0frank\u00a0view directly into\u00a0North Korean propaganda.<\/p>\n

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What’s astounding is that this view is from within <\/em>North Korea: Mark, having traveled to North Korea\u00a0numerous times (until he made his research public, that is, thus limiting\u00a0his re-entry), successfully rips back North Korea’s curtain of self-image to reveal, in all its\u00a0stultified\u00a0glory, the inner workings\u2013\u2013and failings\u2013\u2013of the”Hermit Kingdom.”<\/p>\n

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He’s now very near to\u00a0publishing \u00a0Behind The Curtain<\/a>, and he’s making available the\u00a0iBook\u2013\u2013as well as all of the media and research he’s curated\u2013\u2013for free.<\/p>\n

HOPE X<\/h2>\n

During the summer of 2014 Mark ventured to New York City to present his research at\u00a0HOPE X<\/a> (Hackers On Planet Earth). Yesterday, I rediscovered the video of Mark’s presentation at HOPE X on YouTube. If you’re interested in North Korea, propaganda, number stations, SDRs, and\/or anthropology of any stripe, you’ll certainly enjoy this presentation, which is truly\u00a0like no other:<\/em><\/p>\n