|
John Fielding,
CEO
|
This announcement of the BBC's intention to drop shortwave to North America introduces several ironies and calls into some serious question just what the World Service's role and objectives properly should be as an international broadcaster and media provider.
|
|
Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
|
The BBC's move to cut shortwave broadcasts to North America came just a few months after Swiss Radio International announced it will be phasing out all shortwave transmissions worldwide over the next few years.
BBC audience research undercounts shortwave listeners in North America and understates the importance of shortwave to those listeners.
The Coalition to Save the BBC World Service today called on the BBC to halt moves to cease shortwave transmissions to North America and the Pacific.
|
|
Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
|
Americas Argentina BBC 24 Mar 2001 Dirty War - more than a memory Mothers of those killed march around the square every week By James Reynolds in Buenos Aires Argentina is marking the 25th anniversary of the military coup which brought in seven years of military rule.
Americas Argentina BBC 30 June, 2001 A judge in Argentina has issued an arrest warrant for the former naval officer Alfredo Astiz, one of the key figures in the military regime of the 1970s and 80s.
While the BBC was seen as "writing off" its shortwave listeners in North America, Radio Netherlands claimed the objective of its publicity campaign was "to recognize and support the millions of shortwave radio owners in North America who still believe in direct contact with Europe from across the Atlantic.
|
|
Sveta Romanova,
Intelligence Officer
|
He later became a news correspondent and became BBC's North America business correspondent in 1989.
|
|
Anita Ganesh,
Poet
|
America's Library BBC Education Words and Pictures A fun packed site for 5-7 year olds with poems, games and activities to help with reading and writing.
|
|
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur
|
BBC America is working to get select leading English retailers to develop their e-commerce identities in the US around the online mall that M23 has developed and is hosting.
The Kolina Feedback Application will allow BBC Worldwide Americas to respond to the numerous inquires they receive from their e-commerce site.
|
|
Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
|
Also for the BBC's Pipeline programme radio broadcast of the major piping competitions; the feedback from the BBC was that the programme was listened to by a very large audience - many of which were from North America; we thank them very much for the hard work they put into the organisation and hope to see them again next year.
|
|
|
