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‘Fearful’ and ‘encircled’ – Putin is ‘no longer a tsar’
Historians and political scientists have long debated the respective importance of individuals and impersonal forces, agency and structure, volition and determinism in shaping world affairs. Democracy Lab’s Christian Caryl argues that, from Russia to Burma, personalities are more important than ever. It’s certainly true in the former, where Kremlin politics are taking on the characteristics of Vladimir Putin’s personal psychic foibles writ large
Russia: Harassment of Critics
Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) – Russian authorities are cracking down on government critics at the same time as they are tolerating large public protests,
Russia – Wave of attempts to intimidate independent media in run-up to presidential election
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by attempts to intimidate independent national media in recent days in Russia. “Whether the result
Attacks on the Press in 2011
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Trade and the Internet are turning us into global citizens, but the news we need to ensure accountability is often stopped
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Not Too Big To Fail
by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of Governors – International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), known to be the worst organization in the Federal Government, added to its reputation on
Blog: Ekho Moskvy board shuffled ahead of Russian election
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
The Russian blogosphere erupted with comments today following an announcement that the board of directors of the iconic radio station, Ekho
New media scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy is author of ‘pro-Putin Bias in VOA’ study
Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias of the Voice of America Russian Service is new media scholar Dr. Nikolay
VOA Public Relations does a number on Lipien, 1Amendment responds
The Voice of America Office of Public Relations responded to Ted Lipien’s op-ed in The Washington Times. We post Lipien’s opening paragraph with the link to the article.
Voice of America Director Ensor’s ‘Getting It Right in Russia’ explanation misses the main point
BBG Watch Commentary Commenting on the Voice of America director David Ensor’s response to the posting of a fake interview on the VOA Russian website, one veteran VOA
Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs
Republished from BBG Watch.
In a Washington Times Op-Ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about a pro-Putin bias in the Voice of
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





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