{"id":1187,"date":"2011-06-17T14:31:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T19:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2011-06-17T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T19:38:10","slug":"rnw-will-focus-on-free-speech-eliminate-most-other-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/rnw-will-focus-on-free-speech-eliminate-most-other-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"RNW will focus on free speech, eliminate most other broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RNW headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands (photo coutesty: RNW)<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: Radio Netherlands Worldwide<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The Dutch cabinet has announced plans to cut back the activities of Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The Dutch world service will no longer provide information for Dutch people living abroad, or provide the rest of the world with a realistic image of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Instead, Radio Netherlands Worldwide is to concern itself solely with providing information in countries where free speech is suppressed or threatened.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I’m glad they’re keeping a focus on free speech, I’m certain these budget cuts will have a negative impact on the amazing content RNW produces each and every day.
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\nRead full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Radio Netherlands Worldwide) The Dutch cabinet has announced plans to cut back the activities of Radio Netherlands Worldwide. The Dutch world service will no longer provide information for Dutch people living abroad, or provide the rest of the world with a realistic image of the Netherlands. Instead, Radio Netherlands Worldwide is to concern itself […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,81,3],"tags":[63,417,64,416,4082],"class_list":["post-1187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-current-events","category-news","tag-radio-netherlands-worldwide","tag-radio-netherlands-worldwide-cuts","tag-rnw","tag-rnw-cuts","tag-shortwave-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-j9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3147,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/changes-at-radio-netherlands-worldwide\/","url_meta":{"origin":1187,"position":0},"title":"Changes at Radio Netherlands Worldwide","author":"Thomas","date":"March 30, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Though I'm at least happy that RNW is making it their core mission to keep broadcasting to parts of the world where free speech is\u00a0suppressed, I do fear how far the cuts may go beyond their Dutch broadcasts to expatriates. 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