Reuters to air news video from N. Korea

SEOUL, July 12 (Yonhap) -- Reuters, the London-based news agency, said Monday (local time) it will start distributing news video from North Korea under a new agreement with the communist state's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
   The announcement comes shortly after the U.S.-based Associated Press (AP) agreed with the KCNA to open a bureau in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to produce text and photo journalism in addition to the video news it has already been providing since 2006.
   Under the new deal, Reuters will set up a satellite dish with a full-time feed in North Korea to broadcast news video footage from the reclusive state, the company said in a press release. Reuters currently publishes text articles and photos from the country under a previous agreement.
   "We know the world's broadcasters are seeking more news from North Korea, and this agreement will ensure our clients have a regular supply of up-to-the-minute video stories from Pyongyang and across the country," said Chris Ahearn, president of Reuters Media, according to the release.
   The deal gives Reuters access to both breaking and feature news video, and facilitates regular visits to North Korea by the agency's senior journalists. The company will also provide editorial training, it said.