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Young Adult Novels Added to VOA Special English "American Stories" Series:
Voice of America Special English Service announces the broadcast of four adaptations of award-winning young adult novels in its popular "American Stories" series. These will be broadcast on four Saturdays during February 2005:
Shiloh, the 1991 Newbery award winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a young boy in West Virginia who wrestles with the morality of hiding an abused dog from its owner. 
Crazy Lady, by Jane Conly (Newbery Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults), which tells of a neighborhood's gradual acceptance of a mentally disabled boy. 
Jacob Have I Loved, a 1981 Newbery winner by Katherine Paterson about a girl living in the shadow of her twin sister who finds a place for herself in the world. 
Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn, a World War II story about how heroism and pacifism affect an 11-year-old girl. ("Best Books of the Year" School Library Journal, Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction). 
VOA's Special English uses a limited vocabulary, short sentences and active voice; it is read at a slower pace intended for listeners around the world who are learning English. The "American Stories" series features condensed and adapted versions of classic American literature. The young adult titles were chosen because they explore universal themes in an American setting. This enables listeners to identify with common emotions and learn about America. 
VOA will broadcast "American Stories" ten times every Saturday via shortwave and medium wave frequencies around the world. The frequencies and an Internet broadcast may be found at http://www.voaspecialenglish.com/.
 
(Source : PRESS RELEASE -  Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2005)

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Emergency Workshop on National Disaster Reporting for Broadcasters:
In the wake of Asia's tsunami disaster, NHK, is to hold an emergency workshop on natural disasters for broadcasters from around the region. It will take place in Tokyo from February 28 to March 2, with the active support of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.
Focus: 
To evaluate the role that broadcasters can play in relaying early warnings so that casualties from natural disasters can be minimized.
Workshop aims:
Workshop participants to receive updates on plans to establish a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean region 
To determine how broadcasters can link into such a warning system to enable them to deliver timely messages to their audiences 
ABU broadcasters in the worst affected countries will share their experiences in covering the disaster and the difficulties they faced
NHK, which has considerable expertise in covering earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural calamities, will in turn share its own ideas and advanced techniques for covering disasters
Participants will visit Japan's Meteorological Agency, for a look at the government's response system to emergencies and its coordination with NHK, and will tour the emergency broadcast system on site. They will also visit Shizuoka, a prefecture on the Pacific coast, well known for its thorough preparation for major earthquakes. There is close coordination between the administration and local broadcasters including NHK's Shizuoka station.
(Source : ABU Website)

Regards,

MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN
RAJSHAHI, BANGLADESH
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