ISAC Roundtable: The Difficulties of Radio Veritas Asia, Catholic Information and Communication

Описание: On 28 March 2023, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) suspended all activities of its pan-Asian Catholic radio, Radio Veritas Asia, based in the Philippine capital Manila, following a dispute over its ownership between the FABC and the cardinal of Manila.
Established in 1969, the radio has provided spiritual and pastoral programs as well as information about the Church in Asia in 22 Asian languages. Yet, financial difficulties, new competing media, and technological revolutions have put the radio at risk. The recent crisis, however, illustrates the wide range of challenges that Asian Catholic media outlets face. While local Churches may not have the resources or the desire to support professional journalism, private Catholic media occupy a growing space and may challenge the ways information is shared among Catholic groupings.
This roundtable presented the significance of Radio Veritas Asia and discuss the challenges that Catholic media face in contemporary Asia and Global Catholicism.

This Roundtable occurred online on 4 May 2023.

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Guest Speakers:
Fr George Plathottam SDB, Executive Secretary of the FABC Office of Social Communication.
Mr. Christopher Joseph, UCANews Editor.
Fr. Shanil Dinuka Jayawardena OMI, General Service of Oblate Communications.
Pr. Jamason Chen, School of Communication, Loyola University Chicago.
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