Posted on March 12th, 2007 at 11:44 am by aaron
SWRadio has been a great partner in the International Day of Prayer, and now their work is gaining international attention through CNN. Continue to pray for their work as they seek to broadcast true journalism around the world.
(CNN) — Radio journalists broadcasting news about Zimbabwe have turned to texting their bulletins via mobile phones.
In order to beat the censors, journalists from SW Radio Africa have decided to text headlines to listeners after radio signals were jammed.
“It’s really only with full access to information that you can promote democratic principles,” says Gerry Jackson, the founder of London based SW Radio Africa.
Following the 2000 shut down of her Capital Radio station, Gerry Jackson left the country for London. Using short wave transmission and the Internet, she began broadcasting SW Radio Africa.
Her attempt was successful until 2005, when the government of Zimbabwe began using Chinese technologies to jam the broadcasts.
