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United States – Reporters Without Borders to close its English-language site for 24 hours in protest against SOPA and…
In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders will shut down its English-language website for 24 hours from 8 a.m. EST tomorrow, 18 January, in protest against two online piracy bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), which are currently working their way through the US Congress
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
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
Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia — Voice of America journalists already penalized — BBG Watch
BBG Watch -- As the trial of two Swedish journalists gets underway in Ethiopia, it is worth remembering that a Voice of America journalist David Arnold was dismissed
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan — The Federalist — BBG Watch
by The Federalist On Friday, October 14, the Broadcasting Board of Governors put out a press release heralding its “new” alleged “strategic plan.” Well, really, this isn’t
Senate Committee on Appropriations tells BBG: VOA radio and TV to China must continue
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has rejected the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) proposal to end Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV broadcasts to China and criticized
China – Activists attacked while trying to visit human rights lawyer under house arrest — RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Five human rights activists and netizens were attacked by presumed police auxiliaries on the night of 18 September while trying to
BBG pushes health reporting and English lessons, downplays political and human rights journalism on Voice of America
Recent developments suggest that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which manages U.S government-funded international broadcasts, has chosen health reporting and English lessons as a partial substitute for
Mission confusion starts at the top at BBG — yet another misstep
Now, as the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks nears, it may be time for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to consider its mission and how it achieves it,
8964 – Tienanmen Video
BBG wants to end VOA Chinese broadcasts on the anniversary of the establishment of communist China. "On Valentine’s Day, the BBG announced to all the employees of the VOA’s
Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary Brings Calls from Actor Richard Gere and Others for Saving Voice of America Radio and TV Programs to China
FreeMediaOnline.orgTruckee, CA, USA, June 4, 2011 -- The June 4th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre has brought new calls from human
Free Media Online Director Mario Corti Says Medvedev Must Still Prove He Can Implement His Reform Agenda
FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, May 7, 2011-- In an interview for RIA Novosti Valdai Discussion Club, Free
Secretary Clinton: U.S. is losing the information war
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton --
So we are in an information war. And we are losing that war. I'll be very blunt in my assessment. Al-Jazeera is
The 10 Tools of Online Oppressors
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - The world’s worst online oppressors are using an array of tactics, some reflecting astonishing levels of sophistication, others reminiscent of old-school
Beatification of John Paul II was a low priority public diplomacy event for President Obama
TedLipien.com, Truckee, California, USA, May 01, 2011 — In a public diplomacy blunder likely to offend American Catholics, Polish-American voters and people in Poland, the Obama
















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