Day 77: The Est-Curier
Upon arriving in Criuleni, we found that everyone we knew read the local paper, the Est-Curier, which has served our district and the neighboring Dubăsari district for two decades. It also a positive influence in the country, it was a founding member of the Independent Press Association, it regularly debunks false-but-viral news stories, and has hosted fora about media literacy & the importance of a free press.
A new edition is printed each week, delivered on Fridays. It took a while for us to figure out how to become subscribers, but it was worth the effort! Every week, we are treated with useful information, interesting stories, and pieces to discuss. We’ve even been in the paper, in articles about two of our projects (Physical Therapy Room, Microscopes Project) and about Peace Corps Week. We were very proud to be considered news-worthy.
The Deputy Editor-in-Chief is a neighbor of ours who has helped us understand local media and patiently listens to and understands our poor Romanian. We are always happy to see her out at events and around the neighborhood because she is a friendly, thoughtful person we’ve appreciated getting to know the past two years.
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