Comments on: British minister: No BBC in Belarusian http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/ belarusian perspectives - the two sides of one blogger Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Alex http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-293930 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:47:41 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-293930 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road! I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Vesstreaskkab http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-224945 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:35:31 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-224945 I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well.

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Vesstreaskkab http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-210532 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:52:43 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-210532 I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links: I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Doodee http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-208982 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:47:34 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-208982 Thanks for sharing Thanks for sharing

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Administrator http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2347 Mon, 08 May 2006 16:06:23 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2347 <b>Erin</b>: according to my data, about 4-5% of Belarus population listen to shortwave Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty in Belarusian. And their website is visited by 4000-8000 people per day, which makes it one of the most popular news websites in Belarus (probably 3rd or 4th place). Erin: according to my data, about 4-5% of Belarus population listen to shortwave Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty in Belarusian. And their website is visited by 4000-8000 people per day, which makes it one of the most popular news websites in Belarus (probably 3rd or 4th place).

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: br23 blog - minsk, belarus » Blog Archive » BBC’s “position” on Belarusian language http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2331 Mon, 08 May 2006 00:17:11 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2331 [...] Maybe some of you remember, recently a British EU minister said there are no plans whatsoever to have BBC in Belarusian language. A fellow blogger Halldor2 (from the United Kingdom?) wrote an inquiry to BBC, to which he actually received a reply. Here&#8217;s BBC&#8217;s answer about Belarusian language broadcasting: Dear Mr McDuff, [...] […] Maybe some of you remember, recently a British EU minister said there are no plans whatsoever to have BBC in Belarusian language. A fellow blogger Halldor2 (from the United Kingdom?) wrote an inquiry to BBC, to which he actually received a reply. Here’s BBC’s answer about Belarusian language broadcasting: Dear Mr McDuff, […]

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Erin http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2259 Thu, 04 May 2006 16:43:20 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-2259 I was wondering... does anyone know about how many people RFE/RL reaches and how popular it is? I am writing a paper for a graduate class about your country and the growth of the opposition and how its being countered and i wanted to find out how many people are able to get legit news and from what sources? Also, any other info that you think might be import would be excellent. Thanks I was wondering… does anyone know about how many people RFE/RL reaches and how popular it is? I am writing a paper for a graduate class about your country and the growth of the opposition and how its being countered and i wanted to find out how many people are able to get legit news and from what sources?

Also, any other info that you think might be import would be excellent.

Thanks

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Administrator http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1302 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:10:05 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1302 <b>Adam</b>: in a way you can think of it as charity -- providing information for free to other non-English speaking people. So who chooses the languages? Who's the ultimate decision maker? Adam: in a way you can think of it as charity — providing information for free to other non-English speaking people. So who chooses the languages? Who’s the ultimate decision maker?

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: adam http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1290 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:07:55 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1290 I think the reasoning behind it is probably that most of the Belarusian people could read the news in Russian if they want to. I would like to see more language channels on the BBC but you have to remember that the BBC is paid for by the British taxpayer and as the last poster says is a not a charity. I think the reasoning behind it is probably that most of the Belarusian people could read the news in Russian if they want to. I would like to see more language channels on the BBC but you have to remember that the BBC is paid for by the British taxpayer and as the last poster says is a not a charity.

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: }T{Reme [Q_G] http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1253 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:25:15 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1253 "Well, very sad. But frankly, I believe that it would be great if US and EU invested into RFE\RL Belarusan service so that it could broadcast 24/7. Plus they also ought to make it heard on FM at least in the regions bordering on Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and, hopefully, Ukraine. This makes much more sense to me." Same, it would be nice for this service to have increased funding... as I do recall such a project was being/has been undertaken. I also believe by bouncing a strong signal through the atmosphere, it should be possible to even reach as far as downtown Minsk. Provided the right type of equipment is used. There's a nice page on wikipedia about FM DX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV/FM_DX As for BBC service in Belarusian.. unlikely... to them... there's a max of "only" around 10 million viewers / listeners. The BBC is a company, not a charity fund. Government pressure might help, but for most of Western Europe... "Whats Belarus?" ... :( “Well, very sad. But frankly, I believe that it would be great if US and EU invested into RFE\RL Belarusan service so that it could broadcast 24/7. Plus they also ought to make it heard on FM at least in the regions bordering on Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and, hopefully, Ukraine. This makes much more sense to me.”

Same, it would be nice for this service to have increased funding… as I do recall such a project was being/has been undertaken. I also believe by bouncing a strong signal through the atmosphere, it should be possible to even reach as far as downtown Minsk. Provided the right type of equipment is used. There’s a nice page on wikipedia about FM DX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV/FM_DX

As for BBC service in Belarusian.. unlikely… to them… there’s a max of “only” around 10 million viewers / listeners. The BBC is a company, not a charity fund. Government pressure might help, but for most of Western Europe… “Whats Belarus?” … :(

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: David McDuff http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1251 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:29:52 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1251 There's a BBC news report on the cutbacks in the European language broadcasts of the World Service at this URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4375652.stm Among the language services being axed are Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene. However, the article does note that over the decades "BBC language sections have come and gone", so maybe where Belarusian is concerned there's a case for arguing that in the current changing political situation in Eastern Europe pressure on the BBC by means of lobbying might have some effect. There’s a BBC news report on the cutbacks in the European language broadcasts of the World Service at this URL:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4375652.stm

Among the language services being axed are Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, and Slovene. However, the article does note that over the decades “BBC language sections have come and gone”, so maybe where Belarusian is concerned there’s a case for arguing that in the current changing political situation in Eastern Europe pressure on the BBC by means of lobbying might have some effect.

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: endrus http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1234 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:30:48 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1234 Well, very sad. But frankly, I believe that it would be great if US and EU invested into RFE\RL Belarusan service so that it could broadcast 24/7. Plus they also ought to make it heard on FM at least in the regions bordering on Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and, hopefully, Ukraine. This makes much more sense to me. Well, very sad. But frankly, I believe that it would be great if US and EU invested into RFE\RL Belarusan service so that it could broadcast 24/7. Plus they also ought to make it heard on FM at least in the regions bordering on Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and, hopefully, Ukraine. This makes much more sense to me.

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: RTR http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1226 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:06:34 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1226 Sweet. That's like saying to Italians, you can read Italian news in Spanish and Portuguese newspapers. Sweet. That’s like saying to Italians, you can read Italian news in Spanish and Portuguese newspapers.

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: BiB http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1225 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:06:23 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1225 Chiefly, I think it's because of that boring old problem: money, rather than, say, a total lack of interest in Belarus (or Kazakhstan). (Part of the logic with the Kazakh service, I'm guessing, was also they thought that Kazakhs would listen in Russian (almost) as happily as in Kazakh, perhaps mistakenly.) Chiefly, I think it’s because of that boring old problem: money, rather than, say, a total lack of interest in Belarus (or Kazakhstan). (Part of the logic with the Kazakh service, I’m guessing, was also they thought that Kazakhs would listen in Russian (almost) as happily as in Kazakh, perhaps mistakenly.)

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Cy http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1220 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:47:46 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1220 Haven't got time right now, but have bookmarked the page so I can plan a coherent email when I do :) Haven’t got time right now, but have bookmarked the page so I can plan a coherent email when I do :)

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: Administrator http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1219 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:34:17 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1219 &#62; It has abandoned Czech and Slovak, Kazakh, Thai... I can understand why BBC would abandon Czech and Slovak. Both countries are in the EU. They are free democracies and there are many free mass-media inside the country in the respective languages. But it makes me wonder why they closed Kazakh BBC... > It has abandoned Czech and Slovak, Kazakh, Thai…

I can understand why BBC would abandon Czech and Slovak. Both countries are in the EU. They are free democracies and there are many free mass-media inside the country in the respective languages. But it makes me wonder why they closed Kazakh BBC…

]]> Comment on British minister: No BBC in Belarusian by: BiB http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1218 Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:14:41 +0000 http://www.br23.net/en/2006/04/19/british-minister-there-will-be-no-bbc-in-belarusian-language/#comment-1218 I wrote to the BBC many years ago asking them why there was no Belarusian service. I got a nice reply saying that there simply wasn't the demand for it nor, I presume, the money (or the will). As you maybe know, if anything, the BBC is now reducing its foreign language broadcasts, or at least the number of languages it broadcasts in. It has abandoned Czech and Slovak, Kazakh, Thai and others to put more effort into its Arabic programmes. A shame, and it's unlikely that central and eastern Europe will be a serious focus of its attention for a long time to come. I wrote to the BBC many years ago asking them why there was no Belarusian service. I got a nice reply saying that there simply wasn’t the demand for it nor, I presume, the money (or the will). As you maybe know, if anything, the BBC is now reducing its foreign language broadcasts, or at least the number of languages it broadcasts in. It has abandoned Czech and Slovak, Kazakh, Thai and others to put more effort into its Arabic programmes. A shame, and it’s unlikely that central and eastern Europe will be a serious focus of its attention for a long time to come.

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