New French-backed Syrian radio promises independent voice - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

The dome of a mosque is seen amongst satellite dishes on the rooftops of home and apartment blocks in the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 26, 2013. (AFP)

Reuters, Paris 

Syrian journalists backed by France launched a Paris-based radio station on Wednesday that will broadcast deep into Syria, aiming to provide what they said would be independent coverage of the civil war.

Apart from their military conflict, the Syrian government and rebels are waging a propaganda war using television, radio and the Internet. Access for international media is restricted by the Damascus authorities and by security constraints.

“For years we were in the shadow of a media dictatorship,” said Lina Chawaf, programme editor at Radio Rozana, whose Arabic name means the light that beams from a small house window.

“It’s very difficult for journalists in Syria to break with this, but the Syrian revolution was for freedom of expression.”

Five Syrian journalists, including three who have left Syrian state media, will broadcast and coordinate Rozana’s coverage from 30 correspondents based across Syria...........

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