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		<title>CPJ Blog: Chinese microblog regulates, suspends users&#8211;again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Pity those of us who monitor the ups and downs of China's popular microblog platform, Sina Weibo. For every story its users spread in defiance of local censorship, there follows a clampdown . ]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/13/blog-chinese-microblog-regulates-suspends-users-again/</link>
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		<title>Who really speaks for China? Wei Jingsheng, Yu Jie, Fang Lizhi, Chen Guangcheng…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ When dissident lawyer Chen Guang­cheng escaped ­extra-legal house arrest to make his way to the U.S. Embassy, he became “an instant hero” on the Chinese Internet, writes Perry Link, co-editor of The Tiananmen Papers : How had he escaped]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/13/who-really-speaks-for-china-wei-jingsheng-yu-jie-fang-lizhi-chen-guangcheng%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<title>Justin C. Yu, Chinese American community leader, joins CUSIB Advisory Board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), which has been instrumental in helping to save Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts to China, Tibet and other nations without free media, has recruited Chinese American community leader and journalist Justin C. Yu ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/12/justin-c-yu-chinese-american-community-leader-joins-cusib-advisory-board/</link>
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		<title>Russian Roulette at Voice of America  &#8211; Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch had reported earlier on the self-censorship by the Voice of America Russian Service to comply with restrictive media laws in Russia with regard to pre-election news coverage. This was done to keep rebroadcasting on a local AM transmitter ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/12/russian-roulette-at-voice-of-america-helle-dale-heritage-foundation/</link>
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		<title>IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 scenes on Capitol Hill trying to get approval for legislation ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/11/ibb-staff-tries-to-avoid-senate-confirmation-of-new-bbg-ceo/</link>
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		<title>Outstanding reporting on Chen Guangcheng&#8217;s story  by RFA and VOA is unnoticed by Broadcasting Board of Governors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives and public relations specialists should be letting everyone know about outstanding reporting by Radio Free Asia (RFA) and the Voice of America (VOA) on the plight of Chinese blind activist Chen Guangcheng, but ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/11/outstanding-reporting-on-chen-guangchengs-story-by-rfa-and-voa-is-unnoticed-by-broadcasting-board-of-governors/</link>
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		<title>Secret talks may affect status of Voice of America historic buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary One of the great things about the Voice of America (VOA) is its location at 330 Independence Avenue, SW in Washington, DC, near the Capitol and within easy access to all Washington area news sources and events. ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/11/secret-talks-may-affect-status-of-voice-of-america-historic-buildings/</link>
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		<title>Broadcasting Board of Governors &#8211; A View from Jakarta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Broadcasting Board of Governors &#8211; A View from Jakarta by The Federalist When Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and its International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials brag about growing audience numbers overseas, taxpayers and members of Congress should always ask what ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/11/broadcasting-board-of-governors-a-view-from-jakarta/</link>
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		<title>Broadcasting Board of Governors &#8211; The House of Innovation &amp; a Capitalist Manifesto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Broadcasting Board of Governors &#8211; The House of Innovation &#038; a Capitalist Manifesto by The Federalist &#160; &#160; &#160; The gift that keeps on giving: &#160; By now, readers of BBG Watch have seen the photo of a hand-printed piece ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/09/broadcasting-board-of-governors-the-house-of-innovation-a-capitalist-manifesto/</link>
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		<title>Chen Guangcheng says he listens to Voice of America radio which IBB executives claim almost no one can hear in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary &#8220;[B]lind activist Chen Guangcheng &#8230; the youngest of five brothers, began grade school at age 17. He was inspired to tackle injustice by listening to U.S. broadcasts on Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. Chen took ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/09/chen-guangcheng-says-he-listens-to-voice-of-america-radio-which-ibb-executives-claim-almost-no-one-can-hear-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Voice of America radio to China &#8211; the sounds of news silence from Broadcasting Board of Governors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 broadcasts and replaced them with repeat programming without live news or news updates ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/08/voice-of-america-radio-to-china-the-sounds-of-news-silence-from-broadcasting-board-of-governors/</link>
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		<title>Soviet-style fake photo or is Broadcasting Board of Governors staff making fun of absentee Board members?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary A photo on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website shows Governors Michael Lynton and Dana Perino at the BBG meeting in Miami on April 20, 2012. There is only one problem with the photo: neither Michael ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/06/soviet-style-fake-photo-or-is-broadcasting-board-of-governors-staff-making-fun-of-absentee-board-members/</link>
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		<title>Washington Examiner Op-Ed &#8211; Bureaucrats grasp for power at Broadcasting Board of Governors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the U.S. officials in charge of persuading foreign audiences must themselves be persuaded by the Dalai Lama not to end Voice of America radio programs to Tibet, it is apparent there is something rotten in the management of U.S. ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/06/washington-examiner-op-ed-bureaucrats-grasp-for-power-at-broadcasting-board-of-governors/</link>
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		<title>Promotions on Voice of America English Newsroom Titanic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary A Voice of America journalist, who for obvious reasons wants to remain anonymous, has sent us a description of questionable and employee morale killing promotions among top ranking managers while dozens of VOA newsroom and English programs ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/04/promotions-on-voice-of-america-english-newsroom-titanic/</link>
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		<title>Human rights activist and VOA supporter publishes article on China&#8217;s war on baby girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) Advisory Board member Jing Zhang published an article in National Review Online on China&#8217;s war on baby girls. She describes reprisals by the Chinese communist authorities against a charity helping Chinese women keep ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/04/human-rights-activist-and-voa-supporter-publishes-article-on-chinas-war-on-baby-girls/</link>
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		<title>Supporter of U.S. broadcasting to China Reggie Littlejohn testifying in Congress on Chen Guangcheng</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Supporter of Voice of America broadcasts to China Reggie Littlejohn is testifying at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China emergency hearing on &#8220;Recent Developments and History of the Chen Guangcheng Case.&#8221; Chen Guangcheng spoke during the hearing by phone. In a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/03/supporter-of-u-s-broadcasting-to-china-reggie-littlejohn-testifying-in-congress-on-chen-guangcheng/</link>
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		<title>SAVE VOICE OF AMERICA SPANISH BROADCASTS TO LATIN AMERICA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), a former Voice of America (VOA) director, president of Women&#8217;s Rights Without Frontiers and representatives of other free media and human rights organizations have signed a petition to the United States Congress asking ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/03/save-voice-of-america-spanish-broadcasts-to-latin-america/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Rep. Jones and BBG Governor Ashe pledge support for shortwave radio broadcasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/03/u-s-rep-jones-and-bbg-governor-ashe-pledge-support-for-shortwave-radio-broadcasts/</link>
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		<title>Bipartisan effort by Victor Ashe and North Carolina congressmen to save BBG transmitting station is part of larger fight for public oversight of U.S. international broadcasting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded international broadcasting by the Voice of America (VOA), Radio and TV Marti and other broadcasting outlets for overseas audiences, rededicated its Edward R. Murrow ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/02/bipartisan-effort-by-victor-ashe-and-north-carolina-congressmen-to-save-bbg-transmitting-station-is-part-of-larger-fight-for-public-oversight-of-u-s-international-broadcasting/</link>
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		<title>10 Most Censored Countries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ CPJ's new analysis identifies Eritrea, North Korea, Syria, Iran as worst ]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/02/10-most-censored-countries/</link>
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		<title>BBG&#8217;s call for public comments does not eliminate need for Congressional hearings on plan to merge broadcasters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary Ordered by the nine-member Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff reluctantly published a draft of the controversial plan to merge administrative functions of Radio Free ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/02/bbgs-call-for-public-comments-does-not-eliminate-need-for-congressional-hearings-on-plan-to-merge-broadcasters/</link>
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		<title>Blog: Blind lawyer spurs news blackout in China &#8211; CPJ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ News of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been censored for months. International news reports of his escape last week from incarceration in his home in Linyi, Shandong--apparently to U.S. protection, although his whereabouts remain unclear --has only intensified that censorship]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/01/blog-blind-lawyer-spurs-news-blackout-in-china/</link>
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		<title>Guangcheng case highlights ‘clash of ideas’ in US-China relations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng’s audacious escape from detention is likely to have as big an impact on US-China relations as it is having on the ruling party’s internal ideological conflicts. “The fate of Chen Guangcheng is not one of those minor blips that will be brushed under the diplomatic carpet,” notes a leading analyst]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/05/01/guangcheng-case-highlights-%e2%80%98clash-of-ideas%e2%80%99-in-us-china-relations/</link>
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		<title>Broadcasting Board of Governors Venture Capitalists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Capitalism has arrived at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). One of its top executives talked in a radio interview last week of &#8220;Brand Name Media Properties.&#8221; Presumably, brand names like the Voice of America (VOA) can be sold off ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/30/broadcasting-board-of-governors-venture-capitalists/</link>
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		<title>BBG member Michael Meehan and Radio Free Asia president meet with Dalai Lama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a meeting last Thursday in Chicago with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Michael Meehan and the president of Radio Free Asia (RFA) Libby Liu discussed &#8220;the BBG’s plan to strengthen U.S. international ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/30/bbg-member-michael-meehan-and-radio-free-asia-president-meet-with-dalai-lama/</link>
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		<title>Association of Tibetan Journalists appeals to U.S. Congress to save Voice of America radio to Tibet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Broadcasting Board of Governors&#8217; (BBG) decision to end Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts to Tibet produced worldwide protests from independent journalists and human rights groups. In response to these protests, the BBG announced at its recent meeting in ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/30/association-of-tibetan-journalists-appeals-to-u-s-congress-to-save-voice-of-america-radio-to-tibet/</link>
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		<title>Op-Ed: Strange and Incomprehensible Actions of the Broadcasting Board of Governors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Op-Ed: Strange and Incomprehensible Actions of the Broadcasting Board of Governors A Guest Commentary from Canada by Edite Lynch It has become worldwide knowledge that American President Barack Obama, in a sit-down chat with Prime Minister Medvedev of Russia, categorically ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/29/op-ed-strange-and-incomprehensible-actions-of-the-broadcasting-board-of-governors/</link>
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		<title>Does anyone care about Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This opinion piece was submitted by a journalist who works at the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Prague, the Czech Republic. The writer, who uses the pen name Jan Palach, was responding to questions posted earlier by ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/29/does-anyone-care-about-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/</link>
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		<title>CUSIB&#8217;s Reggie Littlejohn reported on Chen Guangcheng&#8217;s escape from house arrest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) Advisory Board member Reggie Littlejohn reported that blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has escaped house arrest. Reggie Littlejohn, who is president of Women&#8217;s Rights Without Frontiers, has received the news about ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/28/cusibs-reggie-littlejohn-reported-on-chen-guangchengs-escape-from-house-arrest/</link>
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		<title>Christian Science Monitor Op-Ed chastises BBG on broadcasting cuts to China and Tibet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a Christian Science Monitor op-ed, Joseph A. Bosco, who served in the office of the secretary of Defense as a strategic communications officer from 2002-2004 and as China country desk officer from 2005-2006, criticizes the Broadcasting Board of Governors ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/27/christian-science-monitor-op-ed-chastises-bbg-on-broadcasting-cuts-to-china-and-tibet/</link>
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		<title>Using Taxpayer Dollars, BBG Agency Battles Against U.S. Citizen Employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency whose top executives use such terms as &#8220;old white guys&#8221; and &#8220;cute high school intern,&#8221; is in trouble for discriminating against U.S. citizens. To be fair, BBG executives also discriminate against ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/27/using-taxpayer-dollars-bbg-agency-battles-against-u-s-citizen-employees/</link>
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		<title>Broadcasting Board of Governors could use strategy lessons from Castro and Chavez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past December 2011, the VOA Spanish Service celebrated the 50th anniversary of its popular broadcast, Buenos Dias America, to the countries of Central and Latin America. Several months later, as if on cue, Service members learned that in the ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/27/broadcasting-board-of-governors-could-use-strategy-lessons-from-castro-and-chavez/</link>
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		<title>Buenos Dias or Buenos Noches for Voice of America Spanish Broadcasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said: La sabiduría nos llega cuando ya no nos sirve de nada. Wisdom comes to us when it’s already too late. ​​​​APPEAL TO THE CONGRESS SAVE VOICE OF AMERICA SPANISH BROADCASTS TO LATIN AMERICA In ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/26/buenos-dias-or-buenos-noches-for-voice-of-america-spanish-broadcasts/</link>
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		<title>At Broadcasting Board of Governors, public diplomacy starts at how its executives treat their most vulnerable foreign employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How an employer treats his employees determines how loyal they are, how well they perform and how an organization they work for is perceived by the public. Public opinion matters, especially for government employers. For the Broadcasting Board of Governors ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/26/at-broadcasting-board-of-governors-public-diplomacy-starts-at-how-its-executives-treat-their-most-vulnerable-foreign-employees/</link>
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		<title>Passive aggressive BBG staff?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BBG Watch Commentary Is it only us, or was Lynne Weil engaging in a bit of passive aggressive behavior at the recent Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting in Miami? The BBG&#8217;s Director of Communications and External Affairs Lynne Weil ...]]></description>
		<link>http://freemediaonline.org/freemediaonlineblog/2012/04/25/passive-aggressive-bbg-staff/</link>
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