A personal look at North Korea

I wish to comment on “North Korea Does Not Merit Publicity,” Letters to the Editor, Oct. 15]. I find the reader’s view thoughtless when he states: “There are plenty of places to write about and visit that do not starve their own citizens.”

First, the Los Angeles Times, I hope, prints articles of heightened interest, of which North Korea certainly is.

Second, the best way to get news from behind the Iron Curtain is probably from unbiased writers.

HIRAM H. SWALLOW

Newhall