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The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of linguistics through various resources and events, including an annual meeting and linguistic institutes. The organization also supports a range of committees and special interest groups, fostering collaboration and dialogue among professionals in the field. LSA provides a comprehensive resource hub for linguistics, addressing topics such as career development, public linguistics, and diversity initiatives. With a focus on research and education, the society aims to promote linguistic scholarship and encourage engagement within the community and beyond. Generated from the website

Calling on in transit Radio Free Europe. Lyrics made famous by American rock band R.E.M., they refer to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a private, international communications service that operates in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and Central and Southwestern Asia. The service is funded by the United States government and provides daily news, analysis and current affairs programming related to the region. Its programming is designed to bolster democratic development and aid the market economies of countries in which a peaceful evolution into a civil society is of national interest to the U.S. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was established in 1949 to combat communism behind the Iron Curtain. It has headquarters in Washington, D.C., and operates more than 20 bureaus throughout Europe and the former Soviet Union. The service is governed by a board of directors appointed by the U.S. president.

National Public Radio, also known as NPR, is a privately supported, nonprofit membership organization that produces and distributes noncommercial news, talk and entertainment programs. The organization reaches more than 25 million listeners weekly in the United States. It provides radio, news feed, mobile, desktop, podcast and newsletter services. NPR also offers programs related to politics, business, music, health and science, art and entertainment, and people and places. The organization manages a Web site, NPR.org, which provides hourly newscasts and special features. In addition, it produces and distributes over 100 hours of original programs weekly. NPR maintains partnership with nearly 850 independently operated, noncommercial public radio stations.