Deutsche Welle

The DW (Deutsche Welle) (until 5 February 2012: Deutsche Welle) is Germany's international broadcaster. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio in 29 languages (DW (RADIO)). It has a satellite television service (DW (TV)) that is available in four languages, and there is also DW.DE, a 30-language online news site. DW, which in English means "German Wave", is similar to international broadcasters such as the BBC World Service, Radio Canada International, Voice of America, and Radio France Internationale. On 6 February 2012 Deutsche Welle was completely relaunched and now operates only as DW. Censorship Since October 28, 2021, the site of Deutsche Welle can't be opened in Belarus. In March 2022, a Belarusian court recognized the Telegram channel “DW Belarus” and the Deutsche Welle logo as extremist materials. In April 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus labeled DW Belarus as an extremist group. Journalism Academy DW Academy has been active in Libya since 2011, promoting traditional and non-traditional media and journalists. Notes and references Other websites Official site DW Livestream Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Bobs DW International Weblog Award DW on Satellite TV in the United States