Why was the North Korea information-sector workshop held, and what did it focus on?

The four-day workshop was centered on ideological education built around Kim Jong-un’s revolutionary ideas and the revolutionary relics and leadership exploits of the party. Officials were also told to push information and publicity efforts to help implement the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

How many times has North Korea held this information-sector workshop, and what topics were discussed?

This year’s session was the third since the workshop series began in 2022. The meeting also covered fresh forms and methods of ideological work, more realistic and appealing information work, and the use of visual aids to make the work more effective.

N. Korea's Kim calls for modernizing ideological tactics

Q: What did Kim Jong-un ask North Korean party officials to change in their ideological work?

Kim urged officials to modernize the party’s propaganda and ideological campaign by updating the contents, forms, methods and means of ideological work. He said the work should fit the expectations of the times, the revolution and the people.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on party officials in Pyongyang on Monday to modernize the party’s propaganda and ideological work, state media reported Tuesday. He said the content, forms, methods and means of ideological work should match the expectations of the times, the revolution and the people. The four-day workshop focused on ideological education around Kim’s revolutionary ideas and the leadership exploits of the party. Kim attended both the opening and closing ceremonies and delivered addresses at each.

Key Facts

The workshop was the third such session since it was inaugurated in 2022.
It centered on ideological education built around Kim Jong-un’s revolutionary ideas and the revolutionary relics and leadership exploits of the party.
Participants were urged to intensify the information and publicity offensive to mobilize the masses to carry out the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
The workshop also discussed fresh forms and methods of ideological work, realistic and appealing information work, and the use of visual aids to maximize effectiveness.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 22, 2026 10:37 am KST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers an opening address at the Workers' Party of Korea's third workshop for officials in the information sector in Pyongyang on Sept. 18, , in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCAN) the next day. Yonhap

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on party officials to revamp the party's propaganda and ideological campaign in line with the "expectations of the times," state media reported Tuesday.

In his closing address at the party's third workshop for officials in the information sector on Monday, Kim laid out "principled issues" and tasks for modernizing "the contents, forms, methods and means of ideological work," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

He called for "innovations in information and motivation work and creation of cultures," urging that they align with "the expectations of the times, the revolution and the people."

The four-day workshop wrapped up Monday, centered on ideological education built around Kim's "revolutionary ideas" and "the revolutionary relics and the leadership exploits of the party," the KCNA reported.

Participants were urged to step up "the information and publicity offensive to rouse the masses to implementation of the decisions of the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea," tailoring ideological work to individual sectors and units.

The workshop also addressed "fresh forms and methods of ideological work," ways to conduct "information work in a realistic and appealing manner" and the use of "visual aids as required by the party's policy to maximize their effectiveness."

This year's session marked the third such workshop since its 2022 inauguration. Kim attended both the opening and closing ceremonies, delivering an address at each.

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