Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt. Barbara Demick courtroomdoubtgood Change image and share on social
People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama. Barbara Demick blesscrossdalai Change image and share on social
North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had propped up its old Communist ally with cheap fuel oil, North Korea's creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into ruin. Barbara Demick 1990sallyblack share on social
North Korea is probably the only country in the world deliberately kept out of the Internet. Barbara Demick countrydeliberatelyinternet Change image and share on social
Gonpo Tso was born a princess. As a young woman, she dressed in fur-trimmed robes with fat ropes of coral beads strung around her neck. She lived in an adobe castle on the edge of the Tibetan plateau with a reception room large enough to accommodate the thousand Buddhist monks who once paid tribute to her father. Barbara Demick accommodateadobebead share on social
The cadence of life is slower in North Korea. Barbara Demick cadencekorealife Change image and share on social
Kim Jong-un's style is more suggestive of Saddam Hussein or his murderous son, Uday Hussein. Barbara Demick husseinjongkim Change image and share on social
Walking down the street with a portrait of the Dalai Lama will get one immediately arrested in most parts of China. Tiny medallions are routinely confiscated and destroyed. Barbara Demick arrestchinaconfiscate Change image and share on social