Film director Ken Loach, Comedian Mark Thomas and Massive Attack frontman Robert del Naja have all added their names to a PSC letter which has been sent to Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, condemning its actions in censoring the word ’Palestine’ from a song broadcast on Radio 1Xtra. The letter is printed here: Mark Thompson Director General BBC Television Centre Wood Lane London W12 7RJ
19 May 2011
Dear Mr Thompson
We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the BBC’s (…)
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’Free Palestine’ Lyrics censored by BBC - Big names join PSC campaign
28 May 2011 par (Open-Publishing)
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In further case of censorship, the BBC deny Palestine’s right to exist
28 May 2011 par (Open-Publishing)
It seems that the Mic Righteous controversy, in which the BBC censored the words ‘Free Palestine’ from his freestyle on 1Xtra radio, has opened a can of worms the BBC cannot ignore for much longer. Just one day after they released an official response to the hundreds of complaints over the drowning out of the term ‘Free Palestine’, a further case of censorship has emerged. On the very same radio segment, ‘Fire in the Booth’ with DJ Charlie Sloth, just a couple of months after the Mic (…)
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(audio in greek) MASSIV PROTEST IN GREECE ("INDIGNADOS") ON AIR NOW
25 May 2011 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsGreek protests that are happening as we speak in the mode of the indignados. Very few media are covering. And it’s massive!
For greek speakers, Radio on air here:
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Urgent Plea from Radio Progreso
17 August 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
Urgent Plea from Radio Progreso (my translation)
Sun, 08/16/2009 - 12:30 — AP
Help! Our Voice, Radio Progreso and ERIC SJ
Our Voice in the political crisis:
Radio Progreso and the Team for Reflection, Investigation and Communication ERIC of the Jesuit community in Honduras
Saturday, August 15, 2009
HELP!
Radio Progreso was placed under siege by an army contingent the very day of the coup d’etat. At gunpoint and without a warrant, the military penetrated our facilities and (…) -
RADIOSUR EN VIVO
6 July 2009 par (Open-Publishing)
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Regional and municipal elections in Venezuela live on Radio Venezuela Live 22 and 23 November
19 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Radio Venezuela en Vivo http://radiovenezuelaenvivo.blogspot.com/ radiovenezuelaenvivo@gmail.com Programming — Programmation — Programação SATURDAY/SAMEDI/SABADO 22/11/2008 00:00 Caracas 7:30 Camberra 3:30 San Francisco 0:30 New York, Montreal +1:30 Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre + 5:30 Rabat + 5:30 Paris, Bruxelles + 9:30 Antananarivo + 11:30 New Delhi
08:30 / 10:30 a.m. Français
Avec toute l’équipe francophone de Radio Venezuela en Vivo
8h30 – 9h30 Chronique de l’année 2008 9h30 – (…) -
Regional and municipal elections in Venezuela live on Radio Venezuela Live 22 and 23 November
6 November 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
What is Radio Venezuela Live?
Radio Venezuela Live is a radio station that transmits over the Internet. It was founded by a group of internationalists based in Caracas and some of Venezuela’s other large cities. The aim was to provide on-going objective information about the true situation in Venezuela during the on the constitutional reform referendum in December 2007. That broadcast was followed by a special programme “Bolivia” when the illegal referendum on the autonomy statutes was (…) -
Special programming “Bolivia” on Radio Venezuela en Vivo
30 April 2008 par (Open-Publishing)
Radio Venezuela en Vivo http://radiovenezuelaenvivo.blogspot.com/ radiovenezuelaenvivo@gmail.com
Special programming “Bolivia” on Radio Venezuela en Vivo
The local pro-opposition authorities in Santa Cruz, Bolivia have decided to hold a referendum on 4 May 2008: the question, should the region become autonomous
Now, according to Bolivan electoral authorities, this referéndum is illegal
What lies behind this demand for regional autonomy?
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Radio Venezuela en Vivo: Broadcasting Live from Venezuela’s Constitutional Reform Referendum
26 November 2007 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsBy Romain Migus
What is Radio Venezuela en Vivo?
Radio Venezuela en Vivo is an internet radio, launched by a group of international journalists and academics based in Venezuela, to broadcast continual objective coverage of Venezuela’s upcoming Constitutional Reform Referendum. Radio Venezuela en Vivo will principally broadcast in English and French, with support programs and news coverage in Portuguese, Arab and other languages.
Why Radio Venezuela en Vivo?
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San Francisco Radio Station Accidentally Plays Political Ad Over Emergency Broadcast System
7 November 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
This is a test of the Emergency Alert System: Vote for Dick Mountjoy!
In an apparent violation of FCC rules, conservative talk radio station KFBK 1530 AM in Sacramento transmitted a paid political advertisement to an unknown number of other stations in the area, using the federal Emergency Alert System (EAS), thus automatically forcing the ad onto the stations’ airwaves. This is according to a press release issued today by KDVS-FM, a non-commercial community station in Davis that (…)