Radio Liberty will now focus on live content and digital platforms, including web and mobile devices. <\/p>\n
By Jonathan Earle <\/p>\n
The St. Petersburg Times <\/p>\n
Published: September 26, 2012 (Issue # 1728) <\/p>\n
MOSCOW U.S. government-funded Radio Liberty has reiterated its commitment tooperating inRussia after Nov. 10, when anew law forces it todiscontinue AM broadcasts, andafter dozens ofjournalists andeditors left theorganization last week. <\/p>\n
We are not giving up onour commitment toprovide you with Svobodas unique perspective onnews andevents inRussia, wrote Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty president Steve Korn, referring tothe networks Russian name, Radio Svoboda, ina statement posted onthe networks website Monday. <\/p>\n
Thenetwork, founded in1953 toprovide coverage incountries with limited press freedom, was forgenerations athorn inthe side ofthe Soviet government. <\/p>\n
Radio Liberty will now focus ondigital platforms, including web andmobile devices, andon-demand andlive content, Korn wrote. <\/p>\n
Thenetwork will stop AM broadcasts onNov. 10, when alaw will take effect that makes it illegal forstations more than 48 percent foreign-owned tobe onthe airwaves. <\/p>\n
Thesame law will brand non-governmental organizations that receive grants fromabroad as foreign agents, ameasure that has been roundly condemned byopposition andcivil rights activists. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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