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What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea - Euna Lee

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In March 2009, North Korean soldiers captured journalist Euna Lee while she was shooting a documentary on the border with China. In her TED Talk, she shares her experience living as the enemy in a detention center for 140 days — and the tiny gestures of humanity from her guards that sustained her.

How did South Korean media in the ‘80s and ‘90s dehumanize the people of North Korea?

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