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Will fundraising for Obama get Dick Lobo chairmanship of Broadcasting Board of Governors?
BBG Watch Commentary There have been rumors that Richard Lobo, the current director of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), is being considered by the White House for the position of the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). IBB and Voice of America (VOA) are some of the elements of the BBG, which manages all U.S. government-funded civilian international broadcasting and Internet news operations.
Old perestroika journalists need not apply – RFE/RL President Steven Korn defends his record
Old perestroika journalists need not apply – Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn defends his record A BBG Watch Commentary We welcome the first posts from
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
CUSIB’s open letter to BBG urges greater public scrutiny of U.S. international broadcasting
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) has sent an open letter to members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) warning against a threat of diminished public
‘Old white guys’ meet ‘cute young intern’ and First Amendment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
A commentary by BBG Watch Cute High School Intern Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have gotten so used to running their small federal agency like their own
Isaacson compromises in battle over public control of U.S. international broadcasting
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Walter Isaacson has modified some of his positions on the reorganization of U.S. international broadcasting in response to criticism and pressure
BBG seeks centralization of news output
The BBG Chairman Walter Isaacson and his executives love centralization and central planning. (They developed a Five-Year Strategic Plan — five-year plans, does that sound familiar?) Never mind
Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty places article about its employees’ samizdat on internal website
From a BBG Watch source in Prague: Incidentally, Alsou Taheri’s article, “Samizdat at Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty describes discrimination against foreigners, women and ‘old white guys’,”
‘Old white guys’ – National Review links to BBG Watch discrimination and mismanagement story
“Old White Guys” – The Open Season is On The “old white guys” comment attributed to a former CNN associate of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman
U.S. official Victor Ashe calls for keeping a radio facility capable of reaching China
This is an exclusive report by BBG Watch (BBGWatch.com). Republication is permitted with attribution. BBGWatch.com - December 20, 2011 - Victor Ashe, a member
CNNization of USG broadcasting leads to waste and abuse, Voice of America employees report
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has not yet received permission from Congress to de-federalize the Voice of America and Radio and TV Marti (read privatize but keep
BBG PR team ignores Rep. Ros-Lehtinen message in support of Voice of America, refuses to issue press release
Sources have told BBG Watch that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) public affairs office had refused numerous requests to issue a press release about the Capitol Hill
BBG Governor Victor Ashe calls shortwave broadcasting to countries without free media ‘valuable’
See the original post here: BBG Governor Victor Ashe calls shortwave broadcasting to
Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs says Chinese people need Voice of America broadcasts – BBG Watch
In a special video message, the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, congratulated the Voice of America (VOA) on the 70th anniversary of
Death of Voice of America legendary radio host Pat Gates Lynch
Celebrated Voice of America Breakfast Show host Pat Gates Lynch died after a struggle with cancer Sunday at her home in Fort Belvoir. From the mid-50s until 1969,
Anonymous: They really should dissolve the BBG into one of the other organization...
Anonymous: We can write to our senators and to members of Congress. If they rece...
anonymous: If anything is clear, the BBG is now AT WAR WITH ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. ...
Anonymous2: What an appalling public diplomacy message from a U.S. federal agency ...
Anonymous: The laughter of Broadcasting Board of Governors members and other BBG ...