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IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO BBG Watch News Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo and his staff are working behind the

[caption id="attachment_12220" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chen as Tank Man - 2011 Christmas Card to Free Blind Chinese Human Rights Activist Chen Guangcheng"][/caption] The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_10439" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="VOA building in Washington, D.C."][/caption] One of the great things about the Voice of America (VOA) is its location at 330 Independence

Broadcasting Board of Governors - A View from Jakarta by The Federalist When Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and its International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials brag about growing audience

Broadcasting Board of Governors - The House of Innovation & a Capitalist Manifesto by The Federalist       [caption id="attachment_14766" align="alignleft" width="254" caption=" Venture Capitalist - Sign at the Office of Digital

BBG Watch Commentary

"[B]lind activist Chen Guangcheng ... the youngest of five brothers, began grade school at age 17. He was inspired to tackle injustice by listening to

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of US international broadcasting, has eliminated two hours of live Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin radio

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_14867" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="Photo on the BBG website shows Michael Lynton and Dana Perino attending the BBG meeting in Miami on April 20. Both Lynton

[caption id="attachment_13452" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Link to Washington Examiner"][/caption] When the U.S. officials in charge of persuading foreign audiences must themselves be persuaded by the Dalai Lama not to

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_14848" align="aligncenter" width="516" caption="The captain has just announced new promotions."][/caption] A Voice of America journalist, who for obvious reasons wants to remain anonymous, has sent

[caption id="attachment_10955" align="alignleft" width="113" caption="Jing Zhang, Women's Rights in China "][/caption] The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting

[caption id="attachment_12033" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Congressman Chris Smith with CUSIB Advisory Board Member Reggie Littlejohn"][/caption] Supporter of Voice of America broadcasts to China Reggie Littlejohn is testifying at the

[caption id="attachment_14832" align="alignleft" width="456" caption="Sign the Petition to Save Voice of America Spanish Broadcasts to Latin America - Click on the Image"][/caption] The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting

The Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station is the largest BBG transmission facility in the United States. This four minute video provides an