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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 winning. The Chinese have opened up a global English-language and multi-language television …
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
Free Media Online Director Mario Corti Discusses Human Rights Situation in Russia
The Valdai Club interview with Free Media Online Director Mario Corti on the human rights situation in Russia.
Voice of America Journalists Protest Ending of VOA Radio to China, Part Four
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No More Voice of America Radio to China and No Apology from BBG Officials for Allowing Iranian Cyber Attack on Voice of America
TedLipien.com, Truckee, CA, February 28, 2011 -- In this series of analyses for Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) -- U.S. International Broadcasting in Crisis -- Ted
Attacks on the Press 2010: Kazakhstan
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• New laws restrict online news media, shield government officials from scrutiny.
• OSCE chairman Kazakhstan undermines organization
Attacks on the Press 2010: Kyrgyzstan
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• Bakiyev censors news media in a failed attempt to hold power.
• Amid ethnic clashes, Uzbek
Attacks on the Press 2010: Uzbekistan
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• State deploys analysts to build sweeping criminal defamation cases.
• Numerous regional and international news websites
Attacks on the Press 2010: Ukraine
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• Provincial reporters targeted in a series of attacks; editor reported missing.
• Television journalists continue to face
Attacks on the Press 2010: Belarus
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• Authorities wage post-election crackdown, raiding newsrooms and jailing reporters.
• New Internet law requires registration of sites,
Attacks on the Press 2010: Russia
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Top Developments• Some progress in journalist murder probes, but attacks continue with impunity.
• FSB given broad detention
Attacks on the Press 2010: Europe and Central Asia Developments
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - %content% See the rest here: Attacks on the Press 2010:
Yuriy Handler 1936-2011 – Soviet Dissident, Former Director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service
Remembering A Mentor by Mario Corti No one has told Yuriy Handler's story better than his daughter, best-selling American novelist Paullina Simons.
When I was 9 years old my
Reagan is Out, Obama is In – U.S. Embassies in Central and Eastern Europe Ignore 100 Anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s Birthday
TedLipien.com, Truckee, CA, February 08, 2011 -- One would think that the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birthday could be a perfect public diplomacy theme for
Quo Vadis: The BBG Executive Staff wants no congressional scrutiny. No controls....
Edite Lynch: The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo must...
Keith: While it's true jamming is a problem. There are 2 ways to get around i...
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