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IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO

IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO BBG Watch News Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo and his staff are working behind the scenes on Capitol Hill trying to get approval for legislation …

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Secret talks may affect status of Voice of America historic buildings

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_10439" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="VOA building in Washington, D.C."][/caption] One of the great things about the Voice of America (VOA) is its location at 330 Independence

Washington Examiner Op-Ed – Bureaucrats grasp for power at Broadcasting Board of Governors

[caption id="attachment_13452" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Link to Washington Examiner"][/caption] When the U.S. officials in charge of persuading foreign audiences must themselves be persuaded by the Dalai Lama not to

Bipartisan effort by Victor Ashe and North Carolina congressmen to save BBG transmitting station is part of larger fight for public oversight of U.S. international broadcasting

BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded international broadcasting by the Voice of America (VOA), Radio and TV Marti

BBG’s call for public comments does not eliminate need for Congressional hearings on plan to merge broadcasters

BBG Watch Commentary Ordered by the nine-member Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff reluctantly published a

Does anyone care about Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty?

This opinion piece was submitted by a journalist who works at the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Prague, the Czech Republic. The writer, who uses the

At Broadcasting Board of Governors, public diplomacy starts at how its executives treat their most vulnerable foreign employees

How an employer treats his employees determines how loyal they are, how well they perform and how an organization they work for is perceived by the public. Public

Victor Ashe offers his email address for public comments on U.S. international broadcasting

[caption id="attachment_14612" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Send an email to BBG member Victor Ashe"][/caption] Often referred to as a senior Republican member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ambassador

Controversial BBG grantee merger plan report is available online

During its meeting at the headquarters of Radio and TV Martí in Miami on April 20, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) discussed the plan to merge

CUSIB – Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Stay True to Their Mandate Not Only in China and Tibet

This press release was issued by the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Stay True to Their Mandate

Broadcasting Board of Governors members concerned about Latin America strategy

[caption id="attachment_14537" align="alignnone" width="556" caption="Iron work of Che Guevara on the Interior Ministry building, which overlooks Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba."][/caption] Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors

BBG plans to confuse the world with yet another brand name – GNN

BBG Watch Commentary As the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) prepares to eliminate the Voice of America brand name from many strategically important countries and entire regions, it

Director Bruce Sherman on Broadcasting Board of Governors’ killing of Voice of America brand-name

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_14187" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="BBG's chief strategist Bruce Sherman at BBG Gallup audience research panel"][/caption] Why is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) trying to silence

Disaster at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Is anyone actually noticing the disaster being perpetrated against Radio Free Europe by its new management? Is anyone going to stop this

Congress tries to thwart BBG attempts to shut down Voice of America

THAT PESKY CONGRESS: THWARTING ATTEMPTS BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF TO SHUT DOWN VOA by Quo Vadis   Year after fiscal year, members of Congress

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