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Radi Azadliq’s Facebook Radio
Azerbaijan’s media environment suffered a significant blow in 2009 when the BBC, Voice Of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL) were banned from using the country’s airwaves. RFERL’s Azeri Service has had some great successes in the past few years since implementing a proactive online, digital media strategy to replace the use of traditional broadcast radio and television. For example, since the launch of Radi Azadliq’s Facebook Radio (2011), the audience is able to participate in a live, late-night and audience driven program streamed through Facebook. This can be done because access to the Internet is still relatively free in Azerbaijan. Read more on BBG’s Innovation Series blog.
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Our BBG/IBB Asia marketing team — including reps from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, and Thailand — were recently in Bangkok for consultations. They had a full day of rich, impassioned discussions on market opportunities to grow our reach and improve cooperation with the broadcasters.
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Students gather to protest at the Ministry of Education in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 30 August, 2012. [via RFE/RL]
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The Washington Post recently published an article about internet anti-censorship tools, with interviews from BBG Governor Michael Meehan, André Mendes, director of the Office of Technology, Services and Innovation, and Dan Meredith, from the RFA-funded project Freedom to Connect.
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A packed classroom for VOA journalism trainer Bart Childs (upper left) in Burma.
Both Voice of America and Radio Free Asia have experts on the ground this week training journalists in Burma – another sign of the increasing openness in the country. In another sign of increased openness in Burma, trainers from Voice of America and Radio Free Asia were in country this week teaching the best practices of journalism. Read more on the BBG Strategy blog.
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The Broadcasting Board of Governors annually presents Gold Medal Awards to employees in recognition of exemplary contributions to the agency’s mission. In this video, employees share their thoughts on working at the BBG.
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