Cuban dissidents urge U.S. to keep Radio, TV Marti Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:55am GMT http://uk.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUKN1032742620090211?sp=true
HAVANA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Cuban dissidents on Tuesday urged the United States to continue beaming Radio and TV Marti to the communist-run island, despite recent U.S. criticism that the broadcasts reach few Cubans and have questionable journalistic standards. They said the two outlets, which are directed by the Miami-based Office of Cuba Broadcasting agency and aimed at supporting opposition to the Cuban government, provided a useful voice in a country where the media is state- run. "It has to be assured that these important transmissions to Cuba continue," leading dissident Marta Beatriz Roque said in a press conference in the Cuban capital. "It is also indispensable that they be effective in eluding or counteracting interference by the (Cuban) regime," she said. A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office said surveys had found that in the past year only 1 percent of Cuba's 11 million people had seen or heard the broadcasts, which are jammed by the Cuban government. While Radio Marti can be heard occasionally despite the blocking, TV Marti is virtually unseen on the island. Radio Marti was established by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, while TV Marti began transmitting in 1990. The Office of Cuba Broadcasting has an annual budget of $34 million. The two are named after Jose Marti, a 19th century Cuban hero of independence. The Cuban government considers the broadcasts a violation of international laws and an attack on Cuban sovereignty. The United States has said they provide objective programming not found in Cuban media. The GAO found some Marti programs wanting in journalistic standards of balance and objectivity and that news programming included unsubstantiated stories from Cuba. Cuban dissidents, who are considered U.S. mercenaries by the Cuban government, have sometimes complained that Radio Marti does not reflect their own views. (Reporting by Rosa Tania Valdes; Editing by Jeff Franks and Eric Walsh) Please read and distribute this 15 year research article http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd ________________________ http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics) http://zlgr.stumbleupon.com (my social 'bookmarks' ) http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload http://www.geocities.com/zliangas http://www.myspace.com/310100806 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854 http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1 ........ Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece greekdx @ otenet dot gr --- Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108, Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000 Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
