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Subject:       FHuman rights radio programme exchange launched on Internet

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From:        Mark Lynas, mark@oneworld.org


Press Release

25 August 1998 - For immediate release

Human rights radio programme exchange launched on Internet

The worldwide Internet partnership OneWorld Online today announced the
launch of a new service which offers the broadcasting community a unique
opportunity to take part in radio programme exchanges across the globe.

In a launch timed to co-incide with the Seventh World Conference of
Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) in Milan, the 'OneWorld Radio News
Service' (accessible on
http://www.oneworld.org/radio_news/
aims to give public service radio broadcasters around the world access to a new
and diverse library of programmes about human rights and sustainable
development issues.

The service makes use of the latest in Internet technology, using a
high-tech database to allow broadcasters to upload, download and keyword
search the multi-lingual programming through an ordinary Web browser.
RealAudio 5.0 is being used to 'encode' radio programmes into a size small
enough for Internet dissemination.

The OneWorld Radio News Service is building on a year's worth of success
in
pilot form, during which time a network of 80 stations was built up - with
downloads being carried out on a daily basis.

The programme exchange is free to use, and extensive help information is
kept on the site for broadcasters unfamiliar with the new technology.
Essential notes and background information (such as presenter introduction
suggestions and transcripts) are kept with programmes - again to
facilitate
use by broadcasters.

Mark Lynas, editor of OneWorld Online and co-ordinator of the Radio
Service, said: "There is an urgent need among broadcasters and civil
society across the world to exchange radio programming about vital social
and environmental justice issues. Old technology - like the post or the
telephone - is letting them down, and we're hoping to use the power of the
Internet to plug this gap."

NOTES FOR EDITORS: 1. OneWorld Online is a worldwide Internet partnership
of 300 NGOs and media organisations, whose mission is to promote
sustainable development and human rights by harnessing the democratic
potential of the Internet.

2. Contact OneWorld by telephone on + 44 1494 481301 or fax + 44 1494
481751. Email mark@oneworld.org or access the OneWorld Web site on
http://www.oneworld.org/







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