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Shortwave radio in the news- Facts and figures of the 97th Indianapolis 500 - San Jose Mercury News May 25, 2013
- Nick Leonovich 'Now with the Lord' : Described as 'A true hero of the faith' - Continentalnews.net May 24, 2013
- HOT SEAT: Interview Tendai Biti on MDC-T policies (Part 1) - SW Radio Africa May 24, 2013
- Digital did not kill the radio star in Africa - Mail & Guardian Online May 23, 2013
- End times for doomsday-linked radio network? - CNN (blog) May 16, 2013
- Proclaiming Christ Through Catholic Radio - Catholic World Report May 9, 2013
- Police confiscate 10 motorbikes during MDC office raid - SW Radio Africa May 9, 2013
- ABC may pull plug on China broadcast - The Age May 8, 2013
- Africa: Digital Did Not Kill the Radio Star - AllAfrica.com May 3, 2013
- Shortwave Radio Operator – Eternal Word Television Network, Inc. (Vandiver, AL) - DFW Catholic April 25, 2013
- RNW Media Network
- This is a searchable archive of over 15,000 international media stories published from Oct 2003 - March 2012
- Kenya: CCK to take back unused frequencies
- Rwanda: Parliament radio goes on air
- Radiofax audio archive to mark 20 years since closure
- Swaziland to ban anti-Mswati tweets
- Web address controversy deepens after US warning
- New company building a search engine for television
- EU willing to support Portuguese on Euronews
- Kenya to ban analogue TV imports
- Christian TV Network bosses accused of massive fraud
Tag Archives: Censorship
RFE: Radio Farda Families A Target In Iran
One of the points I often make is that repressive regimes can track and take action against citizens who read online content from banned/blocked media sources. Here is a case in point: (Source: Radio Free Europe) In an escalation of … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Censorship, Iran, Radio Farda, Radio Free Europe, RFE, Shortwave Radio, Why Radio, Why Shortwave Radio
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North Korea: Jamming shortwave radio 18 hours a day
(Source: Times Union) [...]Martyn Williams, who writes the blog NorthKoreaTech.org, said that the government’s intense use of its scant resources and electricity to jam foreign news broadcasts reflected its concern about the impact of outside media. North Korea targets between 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Censorship, Free Press, North Korea, North Korea Radio, Shortwave Radio, Why Shortwave Radio
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China blocks foreign websites for one hour
(Source: The Guardian) China’s internet users have been cut off from accessing all foreign websites for around an hour in an unexplained incident that sparked speculation the country’s censorship system was being tested or further tightened. The “great firewall” already … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio
Tagged Censorship, China, Internet, Internet Censorship, Why Radio, Why Shortwave Radio
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Censorship in Djibouti: International broadcasters, take note
I just caught wind of a now all-too-familiar story in international broadcasting–this time, via Reporters Without Borders. While I encourage you to read the full press release below, the summarized story is that Reporters Without Borders has launched a mirror web … Continue reading
NPR stories expose internet tracking (while shortwave remains immune)
This morning, NPR’s (National Public Radio’s) Weekend edition aired two intriguing stories sharing one strong common thread. First, “CIA Tracks Public Information For The Private Eye“–a look inside the CIA’s Open Source Center: Secrets: the currency of spies around the … Continue reading
When shortwave radio is better than the Internet
From Reuters: Fiji has been plunged into a political crisis after the president reappointed military chief Frank Bainimarama as interim prime minister on Saturday, less than two days after a court ruled his 2006 coup and subsequent government illegal. Bainimarama … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, News
Tagged ABC, Censorship, Fiji, RNZI, Why Shortwave Radio, Why We Listen
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