All posts tagged journalism
Walter Isaacson refused Voice of America request for interview about Steve Jobs biography, could have expected uncomfortable questions
“Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs’ biography who is also the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal government agency, is more than happy to help his CNN friends get high paying federal jobs at the Voice …
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 the
C-Span on interview with Voice of America Director: VOA gradually ending broadcasts to China – BBG Watch
Appearing on the C-Span's program The Communicators, the Voice of America (VOA) newly-appointed Director, David Ensor, discussed how the U.S. government-funded broadcasting service and "national and international news
Two Women Fighting to Uphold America’s Principles at America’s Freedom Radio – BBG Watch
From BBG Watch To keep its bloated bureaucracy in times of tight budgets, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executive staff resorts to cuts in radio and TV broadcasts
Vietnam – Two citizen journalists jailed for illegally broadcasting to China -RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the sentencing today of two citizen radio journalists, Vu Duc Trung and his brother-in-law Le
Women and Their Families in China Who Are Victims of Human Rights Abuses Need Voice of America Radio
United States – Absurd charges brought against reporters covering Occupy Wall Street movement – RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Sometimes they are arrested and then set free almost immediately. Sometimes they are arrested and, before being released, are charged with
Strategic U.S. Broadcasting Plan from Absentee Board Raises Many Questions
FreeMediaOnline.org Washington, D.C - Truckee, CA, November 1, 2011 -- Free Media Online Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has released what
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan, Part Three: Thoughts on “Freedom and Democracy”
by The Federalist Let’s take a moment to review the VOA Charter: “The long-range interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world
Russia – Government eager to use Net surveillance software currently in test phase — RSF
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders condemns plans by Roskomnadzor, Russia's federal supervisory agency for communications, information technology and mass media, to use search
Officials hail Voice of America TV interview in Persian with Hillary Clinton; then what about TV to China? — BBG Watch
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is right to brag that the Voice of America (VOA) -- one of several U.S. government-funded journalistic entities under BBG's management --
Putin goes after Radio Svoboda on Russian TV — CUSIB and BBG Watch
In a prime-time interview aired on October 17 with the heads of Russia's three largest television stations, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during the Cold War,
Anonymous: They really should dissolve the BBG into one of the other organization...
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anonymous: If anything is clear, the BBG is now AT WAR WITH ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. ...
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Anonymous: The laughter of Broadcasting Board of Governors members and other BBG ...