At least 130 foreign journalists traveled to Pyongyang to cover the first full congress of North Korea's ruling party in 36 years.
For the media, minders are a constant presence. They translate, tell journalists where they can and can't go, and impart the official line on everything from relations with the U.S. to the proper way to refer to the regime's leaders. And they have a few pet peeves:
North Korea is not North Korea. Rather, it is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPR Korea or DPRK. Completely out of bounds is "the hermit kingdom"; minders say the term is deeply insulting to them.
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