3 May
2011
3 May
'11
11:38 a.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 3, 2011
Contact: John Estrella 202 530 4900 estrellaj(a)rfa.org
<mailto:estrellaj@rfa.org>
Rohit Mahajan 202 530 4976 mahajanr(a)rfa.org <mailto:mahajanr@rfa.org>
RFA Launches 15th Anniversary Multimedia Website Detailing History,
Impact
Site Features Aung San Suu Kyi Video Praising RFA's Contribution to
Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, on World Press Freedom Day, Radio Free Asia
(RFA) launched a website <http://www.rfa15.org/> commemorating RFA's 15
years of bringing news and information to people without access to a
free press. Featured on the homepage is a video greeting by recently
freed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi thanking RFA for keeping her
informed during her house arrest and praising the broadcaster for making
an "invaluable contribution" to freedom and democratic ideals.
Visitors to the multimedia site can view images, video, and timelines
that tell the story of RFA from its beginnings in 1996 to the present.
The site also takes visitors behind the scenes through a special section
that details the creation and continuation of RFA's nine language
services, which deliver objective, timely news and information to people
living in countries that restrict press freedoms and censor free speech.
"While much has changed at Radio Free Asia since we began in 1996, our
mission continues to be imperative: to advance the principles and the
universal right to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas
through any medium and regardless of frontiers," said Libby Liu,
President of RFA. "We hope this website marking RFA's 15 years as a news
organization shows how our staff's work has made a tremendous impact on
the lives of our listeners."
In addition to sections devoted to RFA's listener comments, awards in
journalism, and praise from global opinion leaders, the site also
informs visitors about the journalistic climate of the countries into
which RFA broadcasts in nine languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, Uyghur,
Burmese, Vietnamese, Korean, Lao, Khmer, and Tibetan in three dialects)
through an interactive map.
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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 Broadcasting Board
of Governors.
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Rohit Mahajan
Media Relations Manager
Radio Free Asia
Email: mahajanr(a)rfa.org
Desk: (202) 530-4976
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