Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Kim Jong-un calls for modernising North Korea's ideological tactics
North Korea held a meeting about how the government shares ideas with its people.
Kim Jong-un told officials to update this work.
He said they should use newer technology and more appealing ways to communicate.
He also wanted officials to stop outside ideas and culture from spreading.
The lessons should support Kim’s ideas and the Workers’ Party of Korea.
Officials were told to encourage people to follow decisions from the party’s Ninth Congress.
The meeting lasted four days and ended Monday.
It was the third workshop of its kind since 2022.
Kim Jong-un urged North Korean party officials to modernise propaganda and ideological work.
He called for updated content, methods, forms and tools reflecting current expectations.
Kim promoted modern information technology to block reactionary outside ideas and culture.
The four-day workshop focused on ideological education tied to Kim’s revolutionary ideas and party achievements.
The event ended Monday and was the third workshop since its 2022 launch.
- Who
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Workers’ Party of Korea officials.
- What
- A workshop on modernising North Korea’s propaganda and ideological campaigns concluded, with Kim calling for updated methods and technology.
- When
- The four-day workshop ended Monday; the report was published Tuesday. The workshop series began in 2022.
- Where
- North Korea; the articles do not specify the workshop’s exact location.
- Why
- To align ideological work with the expectations of the times, the revolution and the people, while blocking reactionary ideological culture.
- Leader
- Kim Jong-un
- Event
- Third workshop for officials in the information sector
- Duration
- Four days
- End date
- Monday
- Main focus
- Modernising ideological education, propaganda and information work
- Technology goal
- Using modern information and technological means to block reactionary ideological culture
- Series began
- 2022