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In a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell, the independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB - cusib.org) asked the Senate Minority Leader to retain Governor

[caption id="attachment_22349" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Congressman Eliot Engel"][/caption] Congressman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), ranking member of the House

In an op-ed in The Washington Times, former Voice of America manager Ted Lipien warns that bureaucratic infighting mustn’t curtail U.S. news

U.S. international broadcasting strategy again landed under congressional scrutiny in Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, a Heritage Foundation scholar Helle Dale reported.

"Representative Brad Sherman (D–CA) wanted to

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) requests $731.08 million for FY 2014: $722.58 million for International Broadcasting Operations and $8.50 million for Broadcasting Capital Improvements.

BBG Commentary [caption id="attachment_10850" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="VOA Director David Ensor"][/caption] The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor has announced that President Obama's FY 2014 budget proposal includes elimination

[caption id="attachment_10405" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher"][/caption] From time to time, BBG Watch publishes significant historical documents on U.S. international broadcasting. Today, we want to bring you for

Jane Doe, one of our occasional commentators, sent us her thoughts on the latest OIG report on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the efforts of

BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Asia (RFA) Tibetan Service leads all international broadcasters in quick, extensive and objective reporting on the current unrest in Tibet

BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors are planning to consult former Radio Liberty journalists in

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn's dismissive comments about Russian opposition leaders by appealing to U.S. Congress for help. Radio

[caption id="attachment_17682" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Letter to IBB Director Richard Lobo from Rep. G.K. Butterfield and Rep. Walter B. Jones"][/caption] Two U.S. Congressmen from North Carolina, Democrat

A premier human rights organization in the Czech Republic, The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) has published another protest against management and personnel practices of Radio Free Europe/Radio