I sampled parts of the new "Middle East Monitor" and "International Edition" yesterday at roughly 1720 via the live VOA web stream.
Middle East Monitor airs at 1700 and 1900 UTC, according to on-air promotions; it appears to be a 30-minute program. At first glance it's a good (though dry) series of dispatches on events in the region. Similarly, "International Edition" spends 30 minutes on roughly six stories, taken from around the globe, including the USA (Gulf of Mexico oil spill). Serviceable enough, but short on analysis. I'll update more as I do some more listening. These programs do not appear on the VOA website...I sent an e-mail to the VOA to point this out and have also joined their Facebook presence and left that critique there. We'll see if the Facebook post generates a response, as that's a public forum; the VOA does monitor and comment on posts . Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 11:08 PM, Alokesh Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > New VOA programs target English audience > > Washington, D.C., May 17, 2010 – Voice of America has unveiled a > dynamic new lineup of interactive radio programs and Web features > aimed at expanding its English-speaking audience around the world. > > Three new radio programs, Daybreak Asia, Crossroads Asia, and Middle > East Monitor, focus on key developments in each region, with in-depth > features, more newsmaker interviews and dynamic interaction with > listeners, viewers and website visitors. Another program, > International Edition, provides lively, fast-paced world news > coverage, and American Café brings you stories about life in the > United States. > _______________________________________________ Internetradio mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/internetradio To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
