[HCDX] VOA and RFA Increase Broadcasts to Tibet

["Zacharias Liangas " <greekdx@xxxxxxxxx>]

VOA and RFA Increase Broadcasts to Tibet
http://voanews.com/english/About/2008-03-17-voa66.cfm

PRESS RELEASE -  Washington, D.C. March 17, 2008 - U.S. international 
radio broadcasts to Tibet will increase by four hours daily beginning tonight 
at 6:00 p.m. EDT, 6:00 a.m. local time in Lhasa.

"The violent crackdown by Chinese authorities in Tibet compels us to 
increase our broadcasts," said James K. Glassman, Chairman of the BBG, 
which oversees all non-military U.S. international broadcasting including the 
Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA). "Our audience clearly 
will benefit from these trustworthy sources of news and information, which 
differ sharply from Chinese government sanctioned broadcasts."

At present RFA broadcasts eight hours daily to Tibet via shortwave radio. 
VOA broadcasts four hours daily, also via shortwave. Each will expand radio 
programs by two additional hours daily. VOA also will double its weekly 
Tibetan-language television programming from one to two hours via the 
AsiaSat 3 satellite.

"RFA's Tibetan service is working around the clock to bring authoritative, 
breaking news to the Tibetan people. These additional hours will greatly 
enhance our capacity to deliver this news, including live updates, to people 
on the ground," RFA President Libby Liu said.

Tibet's media is tightly controlled and most Tibetans are deeply suspicious 
of Chinese domestic media coverage. BBG audience research, while limited 
to Tibetan refugees in Nepal, indicates that VOA and RFA are among the 
most well known foreign broadcasters and an important source of 
information in a society where word of mouth is the top way to share news.

"We know from experience that Tibetans will tune to VOA at pivotal times 
such as these," said Danforth Austin, Director of the Voice of America. "For 
example, a VOA special TV program about the Dalai Lama receiving a gold 
medal from the U.S. Congress was recorded and widely distributed in 
Tibetan regions inside China."
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