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Media freedom activist Ted Lipien warns against diminished public stake in U.S. international broadcasting
Republished from the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) website: In an article published in American Diplomacy, a quarterly electronic journal of commentary, analysis, and research on American foreign policy and its practice, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) director Ted Lipien warns against diminished public stake in U.S.
Officials hail Voice of America TV interview in Persian with Hillary Clinton; then what about TV to China? — BBG Watch
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is right to brag that the Voice of America (VOA) -- one of several U.S. government-funded journalistic entities under BBG's management --
Former Pentagon official’s views on BBG and China are worth re-reading
Today’s Pentagon budget must expend billions to cope with new Chinese weapons systems. But we can fund outlets of freedom like VOA and RFA that can eventually reduce
BBG’s “Recent Threats to Media Freedom” statement remains open to charges of hypocrisy
The latest BBG statement on threats to media freedom, while quite strong, ignores the detention of VOA correspondent in China earlier this year and is silent on violence







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