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May 3, 2012 · No comments

U.S. Rep. Jones and BBG Governor Ashe pledge support for shortwave radio broadcasts

The Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station is the largest BBG transmission facility in the United States. This four minute video provides an introduction to its history and operations. Approximately 85% of the shortwave broadcasts from the Murrow Transmitting station in …

Gallup gets a lesson in free speech from a Tibetan and a BBG official – video

March 30, 2012 · No comments

A Gallup employee repeatedly tried to silence a Tibetan woman who spoke up at a panel discussion at Gallup's headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday against the

Elimination, not reduction, of Voice of America Tibetan radio is proposed by BBG

March 13, 2012 · No comments

The Dalai Lama said that Voice of America Tibetan radio is “vital medicine” for Tibetans, and the Tibetan people consider it as one of the most valuable and

Obama, Clinton, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi congratulate VOA on 70th anniversary amid severe cuts

March 9, 2012 · No comments

[caption id="attachment_13781" align="aligncenter" width="435" caption="Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama congratulates the Voice of America (VOA) on its 70th anniversary, but the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the

Compromise is possible at a public institution but 'the devil is in the details' – BBG's Ashe on reorganization plan

January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

In this video from January 13, 2012, Broadcasting Board of Governors senior Republican member Ambassador Victor Ashe describes some of the issues relating to public control and

'I've changed my mind' – BBG's Isaacson on reorganization

January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment

"I've changed my mind" -- Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Walter Isaacson speaking January 13, 2012 about the BBG reorganization plan. In the battle for public control

BBG's Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues

October 16, 2011 · 4 Comments

In a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for

BBG Governor Amb. Victor Ashe Raises Employee Morale Issues

BBG’s Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues

October 15, 2011 · 1 Comment

In a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for foreign

BBG's "Recent Threats to Media Freedom" statement remains open to charges of hypocrisy

September 18, 2011 · Comments Off

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