An expert on North Korea, veteran foreign correspondent, Jean H. Lee, became the first American reporter granted extensive access on the ground in North Korea, and in January 2012 opened AP’s Pyongyang bureau, the only U.S. text/photo news bureau based in the North Korean capital.
PYONGYANG, North Korea — In this photo, journalist Jean H. Lee prepares to give a live broadcast from Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 14, 2013. In 2011, Lee became the first American journalist granted permission to join the foreign press corps in North Korea, and she opened the AP news agency’s Pyongyang bureau in 2012 as bureau chief. (Photo courtesy of Jean H. Lee) Photo: Jean H. Lee
She’s also the co-host of BBC World Service podcast Lazarus Heist - deep diving into the secretive, North Korean hacking ring, known as the ‘Lazarus Group’, alleged to be run by the government of North Korea and supposedly responsible for the theft of billions of dollars around the globe.
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