One of journalism’s core principles is to seek the truth and to report the facts. So, is lying in order to seek the truth ethical? In some cases, it’s the only way to obtain information. Suki Kim is a South Korean born American novelist and journalist who decided to go undercover in North Korea in order to learn about life in the communist country. She posed as a teacher at an all-male university in Pyongyang. In a Ted talk titled “This is what it’s like to go undercover in North Korea” Kim shares her experience and what she learned. She says “North Korea is a gulag posing as a nation. Everything there is about the great leader: every book, every newspaper article, every song, every TV-program – there is just one subject.” This shows how Kim conveys her message to readers using logos as she gives examples of what life is like in North Korea. She uses this strategy of appealing to her audience sense of logic to have a better supported argument. After Kim returned to the U.S., she wrote a book called “Without You, There Is No Us”. In an article called “All paths lead to catastrophe” by Jon Schwartz, he interviews Kim. Schwartz says “Kim’s book is particularly important for anyone who wants to understand what happens next with North Korea.”
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