 There was debate as to whether this put the student's lives in jeopardy in the repressive regime if a reporter had been exposed.The North Korea government made hostile threats towards the students and LSE after the publicity, which forced an apology from the BBC.In August 2015, it was revealed that the university was paid approximately £40,000 for a "glowing report" for Camila Batmanghelidjh's charity, Kids Company.