Wednesday, April 25, 2007

International broadcasters say radio programs galvanize North Korean citizens

Outside radio programs to North Korea are bringing hope to citizens of the totalitarian state and even inspiring defectors, international broadcasters said yesterday. American-sponsored broadcasts by the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), as well as independent programmes from refugees, are reaching North Koreans - despite the strong objections of dictator Kim Jong-il, whose communist government tries to jam the “reptile broadcasters.”
“Most in the United States don’t have a grasp of the extent to which countries will go to prevent freedom of the press,” said Blanquita Cullum, a member Broadcasting Board of Governors, at a panel sponsored by Freedom House.
Read the full story in the Washington Times
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)