Who is Walter Duranty? He was the Moscow Bureau Chief of The New York Times for fourteen years (1922–1936) - this was just after the communists took over. He was very sympathetic to the communists and sent in glowing articles.
Lester Holt, a reporter for NBC seems to be following in Walter's footsteps - from Yahoo:
NBC host duped by North Korea after reporting from 'staged' ski resort
An NBC News host was reportedly duped by North Korean propaganda after he delivered an upbeat news report from a ghost town in the secretive state that had been transformed into a ’busy’ ski resort.
Lester Holt reported from the Masikryong resort on Monday, a facility that was personally ordered by Kim Jong Un and is typically empty.
But as Holt delivered the TV report, he failed to notice that the North Korean government appeared to have drafted in skiers who wore identical outfits in an attempt to give the impression of a busy and progressive ski resort.
During the report, Holt claimed that the the resort is a ‘source of immense pride for a country trying to present a new and modern face to the world’.
Lester Holt and NBC have been running stuff from Korea lately. The sound track is a sing-song mechanical slots-casino music that will rot your mind. I can't watch. And please, Dave, can't you put up more comments from other people?