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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 control over U.S. overseas broadcasts under the BBG’s proposed reorganization plan. CUSIB, …

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Architects of BBG's failed China plan rewarded with new positions

Two Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials described by BBG Watch sources as chief architects of the failed BBG plan to end Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV broadcasts

BBG's Victor Ashe's wish list for 2012 urges reforms

BBG Watch (BBGWatch.com) is republishing a statement released by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe in which he urges major reforms at

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

BBG Governor Amb. Victor Ashe Raises Employee Morale Issues

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

BBG Governor Victor Ashe calls shortwave broadcasting to countries without free media 'valuable'

Ashe pauses before a portrait of Murrow with Walter Patterson, right, station manager. The Broadcasting Board of Governors announced that BBG Governor Victor Ashe toured the last remaining

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on Voice of America Broadcasts to China

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

Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs says Chinese people need Voice of America broadcasts

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

VOA Chinese Rocks

Voice of America will celebrate 70th anniversary of broadcasting to China with a reception on Capitol Hill

Voice of America (VOA) employees and their supporters will celebrate 70 years of VOA broadcasting to China with a Capitol Hill reception hosted by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher

Deloitte Tells BBG to Move Quickly with Consolidation – Free Media Online

"If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible," - Deloitte
"If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible,"

Deloitte BBG Grantee Consolidation Assessment

Deloitte Tells BBG to Move Quickly with Consolidation

"If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible," - Deloitte
"If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible,"

US International Broadcasting and the BBG: The Numbers Game

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys. They are produced by a contractor, InterMedia, for whom

Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Announces Advisory Board — CUSIB Press Release

BBG Watch is reposting the CUSIB Press Release, which we have just received. It lists the members of the CUSIB's Advisory Board and explains

“Potentially Damaging Content”

The latest revelations by BBG Watch regarding the Broadcasting Board of Governors describe an organization that is at cross-purposes with itself, in a state

More from VOA director about BBG's plans for program cuts

Here are some more quotes from VOA director David Ensor from his meeting with staff of the Central News Division, as reported to us by some of

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