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Rodong Sinmun Calls for Greater Role of Media

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Friday carries an editorial calling for highly demonstrating the might of the media under the banner of Songun on the 30th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's work published on May 7, Juche 63 (1974). Kim Jong Il published the historic work after proclaiming the great program of modeling the whole society on the Juche idea, the editorial says, adding;
    That was an event which marked an occasion of a new turn in building revolutionary media and reinforcing the ideological front of socialism in Korea in every way.
    It goes on:
    The publication of the immortal work which comprehensively systematized and consummated the Juche-based idea and theory of media provided a powerful ideological weapon resolutely defending our idea, system and cause. Under the leadership of Kim Jong Il a raging flame of revolution flared up in newspapers, news reporting, broadcasting and publication and all the media of the Workers' Party of Korea assumed distinctive looks as media of Juche type.
    Our media are fulfilling their mission as the powerful ideological standard-bearer of Songun politics. All their activities are entirely oriented to materializing the idea of attaching importance to the army and all the journalists and men of the press are making positive contributions to the Songun cause as absolute devotees, defenders, spokesmen and propagandists of the Songun policy.
    Our media which have covered a proud course under the guidance of the Party and the leader should immensely increase their militant role as required by the Songun era.
    All the journalists and men of the press should consistently keep their hold on the idea and theory set out in the work and carry on the media activities in a go-ahead manner to resolutely defend our idea, system and cause. They should hold ever higher the banner of Songun, deeply cherishing the faith that the Songun policy of the WPK is the best and the army of the DPRK is the best.
    They should be outpost soldiers protecting the sound ideological and moral traits of our army and people and their way of life from the U.S. imperialists' vicious moves of ideological and cultural poisoning and true educators arming them with high working class consciousness.
    All the media of the DPRK should energetically conduct the information offensive stirring the hearts of all servicepersons and people in response to the revolutionary zeal of the people to scale at an early date the high peak of a great prosperous powerful nation in the era of a gigantic struggle.