Category: World
Service
Date: 19.05.2005
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The 成人快手 opened its new Monitoring Bureau in Kiev on
Wednesday 19 May 2005.
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The ceremony was attended by President Victor
Yuschenko, His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent,
and Terry Wogan, the 成人快手's host at the Eurovision Song
Contest, which is being held in the Ukrainian capital.
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Equipped with the latest state of the art technology,
the 成人快手's Monitoring Bureau in Kiev will deliver the most comprehensive
coverage of the Ukraine and its affairs for all its outlets worldwide.
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It will also be home to the 成人快手's Ukraine correspondent,
Helen Fawkes.
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Chris Westcott, Director of 成人快手 Monitoring, says: "成人快手
Monitoring's new office in Kiev confirms our commitment to being the
best source of global reporting from the world's media.
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"Its fully digital multimedia capability enables
成人快手 Monitoring to report on media in the Ukraine and the surrounding
region - which, as recent events have shown, is of critical geo-political
significance."
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Maciek Bernatt-Reszczynski, Head of 成人快手 Ukrainian Service,
says: "The new Kiev Bureau gives 成人快手 journalists covering the Ukraine
a sophisticated and modern environment to satisfy the high demand for
quality across a range of 成人快手 outlets in dozens of languages across
the world.
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"There are DVDs to record video as well as access
to online dictionaries - as, following the Orange Revolution, the workload
has increased as the new Government sets about introducing much needed
reforms."
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Notes to Editors
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成人快手 Monitoring is part of the 成人快手 World Service, an important part of
the 成人快手's newsgathering operation, and a valued supplier of information
to British Government departments. Other subscribers include media organisations,
universities, governments, embassies, multinational companies and charities
around the world.
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成人快手 Monitoring tracks over 3,000 sources from 150 countries in 100 languages,
rigorously selecting vital information, translating reports into English
and delivering online for immediacy and ease of access.
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For further general information about 成人快手 Monitoring, visit the website
at www.monitor.bbc.co.uk.
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