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RFE/RL Chief Jeffrey Gedmin said in 2008 that the agency's mission is to serve as a surrogate free press in countries where such press is banned by the government or not fully established. It maintains 20 local bureaus. Governments that are subjected to critical reporting often attempt to obstruct the station's activities through a range of tactics, including extensive jamming, shutting down local re-broadcasting affiliates, or finding legal excuses to close down offices.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Geran Pilon|first=Juliana|date=December 12, 2008|title=An Interview with RFE/RL Chief Jeffrey Gedmin|url=https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/3039/an-interview-with-rfe-rl-chief-jeffrey-gedmin|access-date=2020-09-15|website=www.worldpoliticsreview.com}}</ref> | RFE/RL Chief Jeffrey Gedmin said in 2008 that the agency's mission is to serve as a surrogate free press in countries where such press is banned by the government or not fully established. It maintains 20 local bureaus. Governments that are subjected to critical reporting often attempt to obstruct the station's activities through a range of tactics, including extensive jamming, shutting down local re-broadcasting affiliates, or finding legal excuses to close down offices.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Geran Pilon|first=Juliana|date=December 12, 2008|title=An Interview with RFE/RL Chief Jeffrey Gedmin|url=https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/3039/an-interview-with-rfe-rl-chief-jeffrey-gedmin|access-date=2020-09-15|website=www.worldpoliticsreview.com}}</ref> | ||
RFE/RL says that its journalists and freelancers often risk their lives to broadcast information, and their safety has always been a major issue. Reporters have frequently been threatened and persecuted.<ref>{{cite web |work=RFE/RL |url=https://pressroom.rferl.org/journalists-in-trouble |access-date=1 October 2023 |title=Journalists in trouble }}</ref> RFE/RL also faces a number of central security concerns, including [[cyberterrorist]] attacks<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120942466671951083 |title=Cyberjamming |access-date=1 October 2023 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=April 29, 2008 }}</ref> and general terrorist threats.<ref>[http://www.thepraguepost.com/P02/pp.php/?id=34466&a=3 ''The Prague Post''], interview with RFE/RL President Thomas Dine, January 9, 2002</ref> After the | RFE/RL says that its journalists and freelancers often risk their lives to broadcast information, and their safety has always been a major issue. Reporters have frequently been threatened and persecuted.<ref>{{cite web |work=RFE/RL |url=https://pressroom.rferl.org/journalists-in-trouble |access-date=1 October 2023 |title=Journalists in trouble }}</ref> RFE/RL also faces a number of central security concerns, including [[cyberterrorist]] attacks<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120942466671951083 |title=Cyberjamming |access-date=1 October 2023 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=April 29, 2008 }}</ref> and general terrorist threats.<ref>[http://www.thepraguepost.com/P02/pp.php/?id=34466&a=3 ''The Prague Post''], interview with RFE/RL President Thomas Dine, January 9, 2002</ref> After the September 11 attacks, American and Czech authorities agreed to move RFE/RL's Prague headquarters away from the city center in order to make it less vulnerable to terrorist attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-eu-czech-radio-free-europe-051209-2009may12-story.html |work=San Diego Union Tribune |title=Radio Free Europe opens new headquarters in Prague |date=12 May 2009 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=1 October 2023 }}</ref> On February 19, 2009, RFE/RL began broadcasting from its new headquarters east of the city center.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://pressroom.rferl.org/a/First_Broadcast_From_New_RFERL_Headquarters_/1378790.html |work=RFE/RL |title=First Broadcast From New RFE/RL Headquarters |date=February 4, 2009 }}</ref> | ||
=== Beyond Europe === | === Beyond Europe === | ||