Barbara Demick
1959
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Biography
Barbara Demick is an American journalist and author known for her works on international affairs, particularly focusing on Asia. She served as the Beijing bureau chief of the Los Angeles Times and has been recognized for her in-depth reporting on North Korea and the Balkans. Demick is the author of the acclaimed book 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea,' which provides a gripping narrative of life in North Korea based on interviews with defectors. Her investigative journalism has shed light on the often overlooked stories of individuals living under oppressive regimes.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
North Korea is a country that quite literally has dropped off the map.
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In many ways, television news in China is more honest than in the United States.
3
One of the things I like about China is that people there read books.
4
Reporters have always been called 'foreign devils.'
5
The propaganda slogan is that North Koreans 'eat only the grass on the other side of the fence.'