All posts tagged Russia
Has Russia ‘squandered its chance at democracy’? — NED
“While President [Dmitri] Medvedev (left) talks the talk, he has wasted a unique opportunity to contribute to Russia’s democratization,” according to Ariel Cohen, a veteran Russia watcher: This may be because he cannot change the status quo, or because he is committed to playing the role assigned to him when he was appointed as Vladimir Putin’s successor in 2008. In either case, Putin’s return in 2012 is likely to disabuse those in the Obama administration who harbored high hopes for a “reset” of U.S.-Russia relations with Medvedev. Even in the unlikely event that Medvedev continues as president, his role in Russia’s ..
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
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
Russia – Do guilty verdicts in double murder mark beginning of end for impunity?
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders welcomes the guilty verdicts that a Moscow court has handed down in the trial of two ultra-nationalist activists
Broadcasting Board of Governors Internet Strategy Downplays Human Rights Reporting
FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, April 6, 2011-- An independent outside expert evaluation of the Voice of America (VOA) Russian news website content,
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.
BBG's Internet Only Strategy Loses Audience and Fails in Russia
All Americans, including members of Congress, should watch this disturbing but highly informative video. It shows a group of remarkable journalists from the Voice of America Mandarin and Cantonese
BBG’s Internet Only Strategy Loses Audience and Fails in Russia
TedLipien.com, Truckee, CA, March 2, 2011 -- In this series of analyses for Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) -- U.S. International Broadcasting in Crisis-- Ted
Sound of Hope Plans to Increase Shortwave Radio to China while Voice of America Retreats
TedLipien.com, Truckee, CA, March 1, 2011 -- In this series of analyses for Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) -- U.S. International Broadcasting in Crisis-- Ted
European Commission must press Russia on impunity
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
New York, February 23, 2011--In advance of key meetings on Thursday between the European Commission and Russian Prime Minister
Quo Vadis: The BBG Executive Staff wants no congressional scrutiny. No controls....
Edite Lynch: The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo must...
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BBGWatcher: This was sent to BBG Watch by a former Voice of America broadcaster: ...
BBGWatcher: This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a Voice of America journalist. ...