2.27.2005

SMS...it's not just for hooking up anymore

Chinese Cell Phone Breaches North Korean Hermit Kingdom

A fascinating article on how cell-phones are affecting politics in North and South Korea, how SMS is being used to elect presidents and shape public opinion (against the west).

"South Korea's most popular online newspaper, OhMyNews.com, whose citizen-journalists played a key role in the election of President Roh Moo-hyun in late 2002, tends to be heavily critical of US policies toward the Korean peninsula, as well as the US troop presence."

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