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A Glimmer of Hope for Online News in Cambodia

Sophat Soeung

   PHNOM PENH - Minutes before a recent show, "VOD Roundtable" host Lim
   Thida readied notes and warmed up the day's guests. Control room
   staffers prepped to go live with all the trappings of the kind of
   on-air radio broadcast that, until a few years ago, was typical for the
   longtime Voice of Democracy program.

   But this was 2019, and instead of radio, "VOD Roundtable" was being
   reborn online. Producer Srey Sopheak ran a final check with the
   engineers, then gave Lim a go-ahead via walkie-talkie.

   "Hi, this is me, Thida, welcoming all TV viewers who are watching this
   live 'VOD Roundtable' show, which is broadcast via the Facebook page of
   vodkhmer.news. Today, we will look at measures to eliminate corruption
   in Cambodia's judicial system."

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