All posts tagged VOA

May 2, 2013 · No comments

Radio Free Asia responds to freedom of the press findings with a defense of its unique mission

BBG Watch Commentary A Radio Free Asia (RFA) press release shows how surrogate broadcasting, which International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) top executives believe should be merged into one single program under IBB’s global control, plays an important role in countries without …

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan

May 2, 2013 · No comments

Broadcasting Board of Governors - Information War Lost - Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable - Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan

by The Federalist

"In reality, the actions of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives represent US

U.S. officials promoting media freedom abroad censor information for American public

April 29, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. government's International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)--the administrative arm of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) media agency for informing and influencing foreign audiences--censors selection

Rep. Rohrabacher asks for more U.S. broadcasts to Iran and Pakistan

April 26, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12092" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rep. Dana Rohrabacher at the VOA Chinese 70th anniversary reception, Dec. 2011."][/caption] Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA),

Russia Talking to Itself – journalists discuss media landscape and Radio Liberty

April 23, 2013 · No comments

[caption id="attachment_16699" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Z. Dzieciolowski"][/caption] Kremlin control of the Russian media may not be absolute, though it comes pretty close, and the few independent media have to

Sonenshine to leave public diplomacy post at State, sources told BBG Watch

April 23, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Exclusive News Report and Commentary [caption id="attachment_14296" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Tara Sonenshine"][/caption] BBG Watch has learned that the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional and Defunct – The FY2014 Budget

April 21, 2013 · No comments

Broadcasting Board of Governors - Information War Lost - Dysfunctional and Defunct - The FY2014 Budget

by The Federalist On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 the White House released its FY2014 budget request. For

Bureaucrats proposed cutting US broadcasts to North Caucasus, home of Boston bombing suspects

April 19, 2013 · 5 Comments

BBG Watch Commentary. U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) still broadcasts uncensored radio programs in local languages to the largely Muslim North

Tara Sonenshine on Public Diplomacy, Voice of America Interview

April 17, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_14296" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Tara Sonenshine"][/caption] Voice of America (VOA) interviewed Tara Sonenshine, the U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

CUSIB’s Ann Noonan condemns targeting of dissidents’ children in China, defends RFA and VOA radio broadcasts

April 16, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_20333" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan at BBG's Feb. 2013 meeting"][/caption] Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB

Beyond BBG press release: Comments from AFGE 1812′s Tim Shamble, CUSIB’s Ann Noonan

April 13, 2013 · No comments

BBG Watch Commentary

"Mindful of the damage to RFE/RL’s reputation in Russia caused by the previous RFE/RL management, CUSIB remains aggrieved that dozens of courageous journalists who were fired

2014 Obama budget eliminates Voice of America radio to Iran, reduces radio to Afghanistan, cuts positions

April 10, 2013 · No comments

BBG Commentary [caption id="attachment_10850" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="VOA Director David Ensor"][/caption] The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor has announced that President Obama's FY 2014 budget proposal includes elimination

Dennis Mulhaupt leaves BBG, no quorum if Michael Lynton continues to be a no show at meetings

April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_15230" align="alignleft" width="133" caption="Dennis Mulhaupt"][/caption] A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Dennis Mulhaupt has informed the White House that he is resigning from the