ARLA/CLUSTER: Voz da América celebra 75 anos no dia 1 de Fevereiro de 2017

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Voice of America celebrates 75 years

The Voice of America celebrates its 75th anniversary on February 1st, 2017.

In honor of this momentous occasion, we are taking you on a journey
around the U.S. to showcase vibrant and exciting celebrations that
take place in various diaspora communities every year.

>From Persian New Year celebrations in Los Angeles to the West Indian
American Day Parade in New York City, to Carnival in Puerto Rico,
these celebrations highlight the multicultural diversity that makes
the United States what it is today. For example, did you know that the
Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. all started with a gift of
cherry trees from the mayor of Tokyo more than 100 years ago?

Voice of America’s audience growth has been exponential. In fact, our
2016 numbers were the highest to date. We now reach a record number of
236.6 million people weekly around the globe through various platforms
– television, radio, and the web. Every year more people get their
news and information from digital platforms, so we placed a greater
emphasis on social media this year, and our numbers skyrocketed. VOA
sites now enjoy nearly seven  million hits weekly from people around
the world.


See full article here:
https://docs.voanews.eu/en-US-INSIDE/2017/01/03/561d9621-e45c-4ef5-93c2-b49f658c826c.pdf

Our thanks to Mike Terry for spotting this item