Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S.-funded international broadcasting organization that provides independent news and information to audiences in countries where free media is restricted or not fully developed.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty canonical | 18 |
| Radio Free Europe | 10 |
| Radio Liberty | 6 |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghan Service | 1 |
| Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Persian Service | 1 |
| Radio Svoboda | 1 |
| Radio Svoboda (Ukrainian Service) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T164013 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Context triple: [United States Agency for Global Media, oversees, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]
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A.
Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
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B.
Radio Télévision Suisse
Radio Télévision Suisse is the main French-language public broadcasting organization serving the Romandy (French-speaking) region of Switzerland with radio, television, and digital media.
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C.
Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia is a U.S.-funded nonprofit news organization that provides independent journalism and uncensored information to audiences in Asian countries where press freedom is restricted.
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D.
Westwood One
Westwood One is a major American radio network best known for its nationwide sports coverage, including live broadcasts of NFL games.
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E.
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and the rights of journalists worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Target entity description: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S.-funded international broadcasting organization that provides independent news and information to audiences in countries where free media is restricted or not fully developed.
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A.
Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
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B.
Radio Télévision Suisse
Radio Télévision Suisse is the main French-language public broadcasting organization serving the Romandy (French-speaking) region of Switzerland with radio, television, and digital media.
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C.
Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia is a U.S.-funded nonprofit news organization that provides independent journalism and uncensored information to audiences in Asian countries where press freedom is restricted.
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D.
Westwood One
Westwood One is a major American radio network best known for its nationwide sports coverage, including live broadcasts of NFL games.
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E.
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-governmental organization that promotes and defends freedom of information and the rights of journalists worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international broadcasting organization
ⓘ
news organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| broadcastArea |
Balkans
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Caucasus ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ Iran ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| broadcastsInLanguage |
Albanian
ⓘ
Armenian ⓘ Azerbaijani ⓘ Belarusian ⓘ Bosnian ⓘ Bulgarian ⓘ Croatian ⓘ Dari ⓘ Georgian ⓘ Kazakh ⓘ Kyrgyz ⓘ Moldovan ⓘ Pashto ⓘ Persian ⓘ Romanian ⓘ Russian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ Tajik ⓘ Tatar ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Turkmen ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ Uzbek ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
human rights reporting
ⓘ
independent journalism ⓘ investigative reporting ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation |
Munich
ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
U.S. Congress
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Congress
United States government ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RFE/RL ⓘ |
| hasFormerName |
Radio Free Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Liberty ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
|
| hasMotto | Free media in unfree societies ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn |
Almaty
ⓘ
Baku ⓘ Bishkek ⓘ Brussels ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Dushanbe ⓘ Islamabad ⓘ Kyiv ⓘ Prague ⓘ Pristina ⓘ Sarajevo ⓘ Tashkent ⓘ Tbilisi ⓘ Tirana ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ Yerevan ⓘ
linked to:
Yerevan, Armenia
|
| headquartersLocation |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Prague ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
online
ⓘ
radio ⓘ social media ⓘ television ⓘ |
| mission | support democratic values and human rights ⓘ |
| movedHeadquartersToPrague | 1995 ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Current Time TV ⓘ |
| notableService |
Radio Azadi
ⓘ
Radio Farda ⓘ Radio Mashaal ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Azadi
Radio Svoboda (Ukrainian Service) ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Svoboda (Russian Service) ⓘ |
| operatedBy | journalists ⓘ |
| opposes | censorship ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
U.S. Agency for Global Media
ⓘ
linked to:
USAGM
|
| predecessor |
Radio Free Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Liberty ⓘ
linked to:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
|
| purpose | provide independent news and information ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
U.S. Agency for Global Media
ⓘ
linked to:
USAGM
|
| targetAudience |
countries where free media is restricted
ⓘ
countries where independent journalism is not fully developed ⓘ |
| website | https://www.rferl.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Description of subject: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S.-funded international broadcasting organization that provides independent news and information to audiences in countries where free media is restricted or not fully developed.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
United States Agency for Global Media (historical oversight role)
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United States Agency for Global Media (historical oversight role)
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