[KS] BBC journalists pose as LSE university students in North Korea

[Keith Howard]

I trust that some list members have heard of the lead news story today on
the BBC, about three BBC journalists who accompanied students from the LSE
– under the disguise of themselves claiming to be students. A BBC spokesman
has claimed that to film the documentary (due to be broadcast tomorrow), it
was worthwhile putting students at risk (Can this be right? – it was what
their spokesman said on Radio 4 this afternoon).

See: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22144667.

I would be interested in colleagues' reactions.

Prof. Keith Howard
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG, UK
kh at soas.ac.uk; 0207 8984687; 07805 048801
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