North Korea—where there have been no reported covid diagnoses, but lots of speculation about the leader’s health—is a particularly difficult story to cover.
Read MoreNew Yorker: After All the Swagger, Trump’s Talks with North Korea Collapse →
Jean discusses the collapse of the Trump-Kim talks with the New Yorker.
Read MoreVanity Fair: Understanding Kim Jong Un, the world's most enigmatic and unpredictable dictator →
Everyone knows that North Korea’s leader is a bloodthirsty madman and buffoon—or is he really? Mark Bowden digs into the hard facts for an unusual portrait.
Read MoreThe Atlantic: Inside North Korea →
Earlier this year, David Guttenfelder, chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press, along with Jean H. Lee, AP bureau chief in Seoul, were granted unprecedented access to parts of North Korea. The pair made visits to famous sites accompanied by government minders. They were also allowed to travel into the countryside accompanied by North Korean journalists instead of government officials. Though much of what the AP team saw was certainly orchestrated, their access was still remarkable.
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