Contact: Rohit Mahajan | mahajanr(a)rfa.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2023
RFA a Five-Time Winner at 2023 New York Festivals
<https://www.rfa.org/about/releases/rfa-a-five-time-winner-at-2023-new-york-…>
Mandarin and Korean Services, and 歪脑 | WHYNOT Net Top Honors
WASHINGTON—Radio Free Asia <https://www.rfa.org/english>’s (RFA) Mandarin
and Korean Services, as well its online global Mandarin brand 歪脑 | WHYNOT,
took home five awards at last night’s New York Festivals
<https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/> Storytelling Gala. RFA’s Mandarin
Service and 歪脑 | WHYNOT each received two medals, with RFA’s Korean Service
winning one. The recognized projects examine topics such as the trauma
women endure under China’s “one-child” policy, the challenges Chinese
adopted children face, the physical and emotional scars of Korean War POWs,
and the work of Chinese political cartoonists amid the CCP’s crackdown on
dissent, among other issues.
“Congratulations to the fantastic teams of RFA Mandarin, RFA Korean and 歪脑
| WHYNOT,” RFA President Bay Fang said. "Their determined journalism delves
into such complex, human issues as the toll of China's birth restrictions
and the legacy of the Korean War, as well as spotlighting creative
political expression amid censorship.
“These winning projects exemplify RFA’s greater mission of bringing
answers, empowerment, and accountability to people living in repressive
places.”
Details on the RFA winners follows:
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RFA Mandarin’s silver medal-winning project The CCP Owns Your Womb -
Tragedies of China’s Birth Control Policy
<https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/ytbdzhuantixilie/jisheng> documents the
brutal violence
<https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-trafficking-03082022070912.html>
and rights violations against women amid China’s birth quotas. Its bronze
medal-winning mini-documentary Seeking Love: The Story of Chinese
Adoptees in the US <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnAhnQvDo84&t=171s>
follows two college students who had been adopted as children by American
parents, and their struggle grappling with their identity.
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RFA’s digital brand 歪脑 | WHYNOT’s silver medal-winning video Two Years
of WHYNOT <https://youtu.be/s4itoKXg46A> is a stop-motion promo that
celebrates the brand’s second anniversary. Its bronze-winning video
series Art
behind the wall
<https://www.wainao.me/wainao-watches/series/129/Art-Behind-the-Wall%20%20/2>
introduces Chinese political cartoonists, exploring their work and
inspiration.
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RFA Korean’s bronze-winning report Tattooed: Indelible Scar of Prisoners
of War
<https://www.rfa.org/korean/news_indepth/koreanwarspecial-11222022122437.html>
- a joint project with RFA Mandarin - unites the stories of five POWs from
the U.S., South Korea, and China, who reflect on their painful memories of
the Korean War amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In addition, four other projects from RFA’s Mandarin and Korean Services
and 歪脑 | WHYNOT were listed as finalists.
Other winners at this year’s competition include The Washington Post, NPR,
BBC, and ABC News. The New York Festival TV & Film and Radio awards is a
yearly competition honoring work from over 50 countries that mirrors
today’s global trends.
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Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation broadcasting and
publishing online news, information, and commentary in nine East Asian
languages to listeners who do not have access to full and free news media.
RFA’s broadcasts seek to promote the rights of freedom of opinion and
expression, including the freedom to “seek, receive, and impart information
and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” RFA is funded by
an annual grant from the United States Agency for Global Media.
Contact: Rohit Mahajan | mahajanr(a)rfa.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2023
RFA Welcomes Deborah Chamberlin as Chief People Officer
<https://www.rfa.org/about/releases/rfa-welcomes-deborah-chamberlin-as-chief…>
WASHINGTON—Radio Free Asia <https://www.rfa.org/english/> (RFA), a
nonprofit news corporation that brings answers, accountability, and
empowerment to populations in Asian countries under authoritarian rule,
today named Deborah Chamberlin as its Chief People Officer (CPO).
Chamberlin brings more than 20 years of human resources and recruitment
experience at global nonprofits and in the private sector.
“Debbie is an exceptional individual whose substantial experience
strengthening workforces at top international nonprofits will be crucial to
RFA,” RFA President Bay Fang said. “She will help our organization to
continue attracting the talent needed to drive us forward as a world-class
media organization on which millions worldwide depend for timely and
accurate news.”
“I’m delighted to be joining RFA as its Chief People Officer during this
historic period of growth for the company,” Chamberlin said. “RFA’s
journalists and staff provide its audiences with vital information through
its ever-important brand of journalism. It’s an honor to help lead the
effort to build up RFA’s incredible team and boost its global impact.”
Serving on RFA’s senior management team, Chamberlin will oversee the
organization’s Human Resources department, managing staffing, employee
relations and talent acquisition. Prior to joining RFA, Chamberlin served
as Director of Talent Acquisition at FHI 360 where she managed a team
responsible for full cycle recruiting for over 500 US-based and
international positions annually. Among other previous roles, Chamberlin
held senior-level positions at international nonprofits including SRI
Executive Search & Strategy, Management Sciences for Health and Development
Alternatives, Inc. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
at the University of Washington.
# # #
Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation broadcasting and
publishing online news, information, and commentary in nine East Asian
languages to listeners who do not have access to full and free news media.
RFA’s broadcasts seek to promote the rights of freedom of opinion and
expression, including the freedom to “seek, receive, and impart information
and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” RFA is funded by
an annual grant from the United States Agency for Global Media.
Contact: Rohit Mahajan | mahajanr(a)rfa.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2023
Radio Free Asia Condemns Sentencing of Vietnamese Blogger Nguyen Lan Thang
WASHINGTON— A Hanoi court today sentenced prominent political activist and
long-time RFA contributing blogger Nguyen Lan Thang
<http://rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/activist-propaganda-case-04112023165002…>
to six years in prison on charges of spreading “anti-state propaganda.” He
is among four jailed RFA contributors in Vietnam, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Truong
Duy Nhat and Nguyen Van Hoa. RFA President Bay Fang issued the following
statement:
“Today’s conviction of Nguyen Lan Thang is both a miscarriage of justice
and an assault on free expression in Vietnam. The outrageous harassment he
has endured and his sentencing to six years in prison demonstrate the
extent to which Vietnamese authorities will go to silence independent
journalists and voices.
“Nguyen Lan Thang shared his perspectives and opinions online with a sense
of responsibility and duty, but never with malice or disrespect.
Nevertheless he is among four RFA contributors in Vietnam who have been
ensnared by the government in an effort to censor and purge. Radio Free
Asia calls for the immediate release of Nguyen Lan Thang and for all
charges against him to be dropped.”
# # #
Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation broadcasting and
publishing online news, information, and commentary in nine East Asian
languages to listeners who do not have access to full and free news media.
RFA’s broadcasts seek to promote the rights of freedom of opinion and
expression, including the freedom to “seek, receive, and impart information
and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” RFA is funded by
an annual grant from the United States Agency for Global Media.
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*Rohit Mahajan*
*Chief Communications Officer*
*Radio Free Asia*
