Russia claiming a spot in global news sharing: Zo: In 2015, Sputnik intends to broadcast in 30 languages, with over 800 hours of radio programming a day, covering over 130 cities and 34 countries. It already has around-the-clock news feeds available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. The content is provided by regional editorial offices in Washington, Cairo, Beijing and Montevideo Russia has launched an ambitious new project: an international news agency and radio Sputnik. The new media outlet wants to target global audiences with its non-mainstream take on world events. The news outlet was launched by Rossiya Segodnya under the umbrella of the renowned RIA Novosti brand. Many people ask, Are you replacing RIA Novosti with Sputnik? No, we are not,” Rossiya Segodnya’s general director, Dmitry Kiselev, said on Monday. “RIA Novosti and its flagship website ria.ru remain a crucial information source in Russia, one of the largest in the country’s media market. But outside Russia our agency will be branded as Sputnik, which sounds familiar, warm, swift and romantic, he explained. rt/news/204231-sputnik-news-agency-launched/
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:27:28 +0000
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