{"id":4547,"date":"2012-10-03T10:08:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2013-10-23T17:07:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T21:07:27","slug":"the-state-were-in-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-rnw-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/the-state-were-in-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-rnw-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"“The State We’re In” cancelled in the wake of RNW cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sad news, indeed: I had hoped that The State We’re In<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(also known as TSWI<\/em>)\u00a0would weather the RNW cuts,<\/span><\/a> perhaps by gaining independent funding. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to have been the case, and we’re pained by the loss of yet another stellar international radio program.<\/p>\n

[UPDATE – 23 Oct 2013<\/strong>: TSWI will be produced as a podcast via WBEZ, starting November 2013<\/a>]<\/p>\n

In my opinion, The State We’re In <\/em>represents\u00a0some of the best radio documentary out there: TSWI<\/em> has won international honors, including three New York World Medals in 2010, as well as a Gabriel. Ira Glass, the talented host of Chicago Public Media’s This American Life<\/a>, has praised TSWI<\/em> for its “amazing editorial judgment,” and Glass rightly called TSWI<\/em> host Jonathan Groubert “one of the best news interviewers on public radio today.”<\/p>\n

Don’t believe me? Listen to some of their archived shows<\/a>, like Two Enemies, One Heart<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 Powerful stuff.<\/p>\n

I hold out hope that, somehow, TSWI<\/em> will find the funding to revive. We simply cannot (and should not!) allow a show if this\u00a0caliber\u00a0to dissolve for twelve million<\/em> listeners across our planet…<\/p>\n

(Source: TSWI<\/em> on Facebook)<\/p>\n

We have some bad news:<\/p>\n

The State We’re In<\/em> is being terminated. As many of you may know, Radio Netherlands Worldwide was hit with a drastic 70% cutback last year by the Dutch government. We were assured at that time by Radio Netherlands’ outgoing management that the show was still going to be an integral part of Radio Netherlands, but those assurances didn’t hold.<\/p>\n

Subsequent changes in the organization’s mandate towards a tighter focus on nations in the developing world, and a much slower-than-expected transition to new management have made it impossible for us to continue. The State We’re In<\/em> exits with its head held high: it was the most broadcasted, downloaded and decorated program in the long history of Radio Netherlands, and won praise from radio industry leaders from around the world.<\/p>\n

It was heard in top public radio markets the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and in select markets in India and Africa. Our overall audience reach was 12 million people. We will miss you and all the engaged, thoughtful responses you had to what we put on the air. It was a privilege bringing these stories — which sometimes included stories you told us — to light.<\/p>\n

FYI: Our last original program will be produced at the end of October. There will be some repeat shows after that.<\/p>\n

Greg Kelly, Editor, TSWI<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sad news, indeed: I had hoped that The State We’re In\u00a0(also known as TSWI)\u00a0would weather the RNW cuts, perhaps by gaining independent funding. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to have been the case, and we’re pained by the loss of yet another stellar international radio program. 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