Notebook » social media //notebook.bbg.gov A Look Inside U.S. International Media Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Syria Stories: Six Syrians share tales of survival with the world //notebook.bbg.gov/syria-stories-six-syrians-share-tales-of-survival-with-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syria-stories-six-syrians-share-tales-of-survival-with-the-world //notebook.bbg.gov/syria-stories-six-syrians-share-tales-of-survival-with-the-world/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:44:24 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5837

In March of 2013, MBN launched the Syria Stories website at www.syriastories.com. The mission was simple: instead of focusing on ballooning death tolls or curating graphic video, we would focus on six — only six — individuals. We sought out people living inside and around Syria willing to share deeply personal, first person stories with us. With parallels to other wartime diaries throughout history, the project was designed to share lyrical, poignant moments of despair and hope in Arabic from six civilians in the crossfire in real time.

Read more on BBG’s innovation blog.

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VOA Pinterest Board celebrates 70 years of Service //notebook.bbg.gov/voa-pinterest-board-celebrates-70-years-of-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voa-pinterest-board-celebrates-70-years-of-service //notebook.bbg.gov/voa-pinterest-board-celebrates-70-years-of-service/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:12:09 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5052 VOA’s Pinterest Board

Click here to see VOA’s highlights of 2012, including memorable news stories, cultural features and updates on VOA journalists.

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A look inside VOA Indonesian Service with Ade Astuti //notebook.bbg.gov/a-look-inside-voa-indonesian-service-with-ade-astuti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-look-inside-voa-indonesian-service-with-ade-astuti //notebook.bbg.gov/a-look-inside-voa-indonesian-service-with-ade-astuti/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:18:49 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5014

Ade Astuti

Ade Astuti has been in the news business for nearly 10 years.  At the BBG, she’s been employed in a wide range of capacities—everything from Reporter to Producer to her current position as New Media Manager.

In this role, she took on exclusive responsibility for managing the digital and social media, including mobile apps, of VOA Indonesian Service.

Read more about Astuti and her work at VOA Indonesia on BBG’s Innovation Series blog.

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