This should be interesting. I know in Vietnam, there are instances of lines being crossed (or trying not to cross). Often, it's not the politcal things that a westerner would expect but maybe just a strong sense of pride or tradition. And the standards can vary depending on who is delivering the message. Vietnamese people will tell you straight, there is not freedom of the press here - it goes through the Ministry of Culture. It's a matter of fact. I find, frankly that people don't expect to be able to say whatever they want. Could that be considered more respectful toward the power of words?
David Maxon AD - Hanoi
Audio from Cairo, charting how the authorities have clamped down on the hundreds of thousands of people calling for political change. Linked in the title, a vivid Audioboo from a woman watching molotov cocktails being thrown at Tahrir Square (via Jan25Voices on Twitter); and here, recordings made over a few days by Heba Morayef, a local expert with Human Right's Watch.
Image: Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
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Date: February, 2011
Tropical Cyclone Yasi has hit Australia. The build-up was nerve-wracking, as could be heard on local radio ABC Brisbane – listen to them recovering in real-time here. Not long after it had passed, ABC News Radio interviewed this man in his home. It's a picture of Australia weathering the storm.
Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video.
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
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Date: February, 2011
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Radio for people who love radio. A weekly hour series of "driveway moments" culled from broadcasts, podcasts, sound-portraits, slam poets, features, found-sound, audio archives, audio art and docs.
A road trip with no agenda leads to discovery and a peaceful ending. The last in a series from the Duke Center for Documentary Studies 2010 Summer Workshop.
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