Where Is Kim Jong-un? How Experts Track North Korea’s Leader | NYT News

Hi all, I am one of the reporters who worked on this video.

With so many rumors circulating about Kim Jong-un, we didn't want to add more speculation. Instead, we wanted to explore what North Korea experts and observers are doing to keep track of developments in this secretive country.

Direct access for independent observers such as journalists is highly restricted in North Korea. So what can be done? First, there are satellite images to track motorcades, trains, planes, or ships. This technology also allows us to look at activity at the residences of Kim Jong-un.

Further, experts also look at state broadcasts for new visuals of Kim Jong-un, and keep an eye on unusual flight or military activities.

None of these tools provide a magic bullet to figure out exactly what's going on in real time. As one of the experts told me, it's important to rely on multiple sources and to not jump to conclusions.

If you are interested to see more about how we and others use new technologies and traditional reporting to conduct investigations of closed countries such as North Korea, check out these stories:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/video/coronavirus-north-korea.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSe9JDVczUc

https://youtu.be/La3Wbwor3R4

Maybe he wasnt in the mood to be in tbe tring parade. Noisy loud rushing just the whole thing. I think he just wanted to lean back and relax especially midst of corona virus. Think about that

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My guy. Make the camera level with your eyes.

He in the gulag😂

Soooo why do we care where this guy is at?

They dip their finger in Kim's
tolite. Say he is ill to the news after they licking that.

That Korean lady is brainwashed by South Korea.

Everyone’s asking where’s Kim Jong-un not how’s Kim Jong-un

It could be a military coup, that’s why his train is near the Chinese border because they’re about to kick him out

https://youtu.be/TiNzZ5g_Bow

It’s always “Where is Kim Jong-un?”
And never “How is Supreme Leader Kim
Jong-un?” :/

Edit: the fakeness is real.

Kim boutta nuke the U.S when he finds out all the memes about him

south korea is better

Covid?

They say he is in a vegetative state – what kind of vegetable ? It's important 😀😀😀😀😀. Like the munchkins in Wizard of OZ the people don't know what to do if the Wicked Witch is dead.

Khabib says send me location he will find him lol 😂

Kim jong ill got a different meaning now

because it runs in the fatness blood

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"they're so good at restricting information" ha kinda like youtube, facebook, the new york times…..

He’s with Dennis Rodman in Vegas

He’s obviously just in a luxury bunker chilling absolutely fine laughing at all this

He sipping on margaritas in Hawaii

I heard he died from a botched heart surgery… first thing that came to my mind was…”well that surgeon is dead”. 😬

He will never be as sick as his father… he was ill… I’ll stop

I hope he gives the coronavirus to Kim Jong un

hope he recovers quickly

Everyone gangsta til Kim jong dos pulls up

Syukur alhmdllh klo dia udh mati, semoga semua warga korea bs menikmati hidup normal seperti penduduk dunia yg lain nya.. Aminnn

Kim jong un has left the chat*
Kim jong dos has entered the chat*

Actually a beautiful country