About

Pangea started life as a small web department, exclusively supporting journalists from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Today, we are a team of around 35 experienced professionals. In addition to RFE/RL, we support Voice of America (VOA) and Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB).

Our Goals

1To support free press in countries where it’s most needed
2To be an innovative leader in digital news design and development
3To make the RFE/RL and Current Time brands instantly recognizable, visually cohesive, and bold

These goals help us support the Mission Statement of RFE/RL:

“RFE/RL's mission is to promote democratic values by providing accurate, uncensored news and open debate in countries where a free press is threatened and disinformation is pervasive. RFE/RL reports the facts, undaunted by pressure.”

Awards & Commendations

Our work has been recognized by IADAS (The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences) – as well as by other reputable international organizations. We’ve been finalists alongside other leaders in digital news, such as The Guardian, Vice, and CNN.

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Our Journey

Our journey starts in 1997, with the beginning of RFE/RL’s online presence. Two years later, we launch the first automated publishing system – known as “Publisher”. However, the unified “Pangea” brand does not emerge until 2007. Learn more about our journey below.

1999
RFE/RL launches its first automated website, powered by Publisher v1.
2001
Publisher v2 is launched, featuring live streaming and automated recording (based on XML).
2003
Publisher v3 is launched (based on VB.net).
2004
Publisher v4 is launched (based on C#.net).
2007
The Pangea brand is born. All RFE/RL language services are migrated to Pangea CMS for a unified customer experience.
2008
The first mobile sites for RFE/RL are launched.
2009
All RFE/RL sites are redesigned to use 1024px page width.
2011
The first mobile apps for RFE/RL are launched on Android and iOS.
2012
VOA and the OCB join the Pangea family.
2013
RFE/RL is a Webby Award “Official Honoree” for Radio & Podcasts.
2014
VOA is a GLOMO finalist for Best Mobile Publishing Product.
2015
Pangea launches its first so-called “responsive” sites, optimized for devices with different screen sizes (desktop, mobile, tablet).
2016
  • The Pangea Source news aggregator tool is launched.
  • RFE/RL is a Webby Award “Official Honoree” for Mobile Sites and Apps: News.
2017
RFE/RL wins a Silver Lovie Award for News and Politics.
2018
RFE/RL is a Webby Award finalist for Mobile Sites and Apps: News.
2019
A new chapter for Pangea CMS. Pangea CMS 8 BETA is launched, featuring performance improvements and a completely redesigned user experience.
2020
All RFE/RL language services are switched to Pangea CMS 8.
2021
Pangea starts powering VOA mobile apps.
2022
All VOA and OCB language services are switched to Pangea CMS 8.
2023
“Azure AI Search” comes to the Pangea platform for enhanced security and user experience.
2024
  • RFE/RL wins a Gold Lovie Award for News and Politics.
  • We introduce new brand guidelines for RFE/RL sites, including new logos, colors, typography, and more.
2025
RFE/RL is a Webby People’s Voice winner for “Websites and Mobile Sites Responsible Information”.

Pangea by Numbers

Our achievements are measurable. Each year, the traffic on our sites increases, and our extensive archives are enriched by millions of journalistic contributions.

We support:

98
Websites
56
Languages
6
Brands

Our archives:

11 M
Total articles
3.7 M
Total audio files
1.75 M
Total videos

Website traffic:

623 M
Unique visitors
1.9 B
Website visits
2.8 B
Page views
Website traffic is annual for 2025-2026.

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