All posts tagged Public Diplomacy
BBG insider's comments on MountainRunner.us
Matt Armstrong’s post on his public diplomacy blog MountainRunner.us, “Discussing the BBG’s (dys)function,” generated a comment from a VOA/BBG insider. There is also a response from Armstrong who used to chair the now defunct U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. …
Broadcasting Board of Governors member lashes out against domestic critics, calling them 'cowards'
BBG Watch Commentary We have just heard that the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Walter Isaacson is stepping down from his post at the BBG. He is
'Old white guys' meet 'cute young intern' and First Amendment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
A commentary by BBG Watch Cute High School Intern Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have gotten so used to running their small federal agency like their own
BBG Watch launches Public Diplomacy section, warns against diminished public oversight of U.S. international broadcasting
With the unfortunate demise of the United States Diplomacy Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, citizen input into how
BBG Watch comments on VOA in China in IC therefore IM AU blog
BBG Watch has published comments on the IC therefore IM American University blog article A New Take on Public
Heritage Foundation Panel Discusses Radio Silence in China: VOA Abandons the Airwaves
Participants in a panel discussion organized this week in Washington by the Heritage Foundation criticized the Broadcasting Board of Governors's (BBG) plan to end Voice of America (VOA)
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
Senator Lugar: Another U.S. Deficit -China and America- Public Diplomacy in the Age of the Internet
From Senator Lugar's website: On February 15, 2011, Senator Dick Lugar released a
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
Who is the leader of the Free World? – Reagan, Bush, Obama – lessons in public diplomacy in response to anti-democracy crackdown in Belarus
En ce moment, il n’y a plus de pilote dans l’avion. [At the moment, there is no longer a pilot on the plane.] — A European comment on
Why U.S. Public Diplomacy No Longer Works and Can It Be Fixed?
Update: America.gov restored Ted Lipien's comment.
TedLipien.com, Truckee, California, December 27, 2010 — On the day the U.S. Senate voted to approve the new arms reduction treaty
Czech Court Rules RFE/RL Cannot Discriminate Against Its Own Foreign Journalists
FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, December 02, 2010 -- A court in the Czech Republic has ruled that a former Radio Free Europe
Obama diplomacy lost in confusion
TedLipien.com, SAN FRANCISCO — Speaking softly to dictators while insulting faithful allies seems to be the essence of President Obama’s confused diplomacy. The Obama administration has
Anonymous: They really should dissolve the BBG into one of the other organization...
Anonymous: We can write to our senators and to members of Congress. If they rece...
anonymous: If anything is clear, the BBG is now AT WAR WITH ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. ...
Anonymous2: What an appalling public diplomacy message from a U.S. federal agency ...
Anonymous: The laughter of Broadcasting Board of Governors members and other BBG ...