NBC’s Lester Holt, on assignment in North Korea, is offering his viewers that most unusual of treats: a “rare look” inside the famously reclusive country. In fact, so rare was Holt’s visit to a Potemkin ski resort outside of Pyongyang—it has, after all, been visited previously only by the likes of National Geographic, the Associated Press, and CNN—that it was billed by NBC News an “exclusive.”
Holt’s sojourn to the North was indeed rare all over. In fact, only dozens of other newsmen and media companies have offered similar “rare glimpses” and “rare looks” inside the country in recent years. Here are twelve from the last couple of years, demonstrating just how unusual and exclusive Holt’s visit truly is:
- “Rare glimpse of life in North Korea revealed in pictures,” Metro, January 8, 2018.
- “A rare glimpse inside North Korea,” Press TV, October 11, 2017.
- “Having fun in North Korea! A rare glimpse into a theme park in the communist state where children can play with BOW AND ARROWS, play tug of war and ride ‘rickety’ rollercoasters,” Daily Mail, September 13, 2017.
- “A rare glimpse inside North Korea from tour company which took doomed U.S. student into secretive state,” Daily Mirror, July 25, 2017.
- “A rare glimpse inside a Pyongyang apartment in North Korea,” CNN, April 28, 2017.
- “In Photos: A rare glimpse inside North Korea,” Globe and Mail, March 25, 2017
- “A Rare Glimpse Into Daily Life In North Korea,” Sputnik International, December 12, 2016.
- “A 24-year-old blogger’s recent trip to North Korea offers a rare glimpse inside the ‘Hermit Kingdom,” Insider, September 13, 2016
- “A Rare Glimpse Into Life in North Korea,” WNYC, July 6, 2016.
- “A rare glimpse inside N Korea University,” BBC, May 4, 2016.
- “A rare glimpse inside North Korea,” ABC News, August 9, 2016.
- “A Rare Glimpse Inside North Korea’s Pyongyang International Film Festival,” Vanity Fair, March 2015.
