U.S. taxpayers funding pro-Putin VOA programs – Ted Lipien in Washington Examiner
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and co-founder of BBG…
Russian Accuses Voice Of America Of Fake Interview – NPR
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY NPR’s Michele Kelemen, a former employee of Voice of America, reported on the recent VOA…
CUSIB starts campaign against Broadcasting Board of Governors' cuts in broadcasts to Tibet, China and other countries
The nongovernmental and independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting has issued a strong statement in opposition to the…
New Media Scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy Is Author of ‘Pro-Putin Bias In VOA’ Study
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…
Would Navalny visit Voice of America? Follow up to Washington Times op-ed
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former VOA acting associate director who now serves on the board of directors…
'VOA Public Relations' does a number on Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Someone calling themselves “VOA Public Relations” responded to Ted Lipien’s op-ed in The Washington Times.…
Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs
BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Times op-ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about…
'Fake' interview on Voice of America part of a bigger problem at BBG and VOA Russian Service
BBG Watch Commentary The posting on the Voice of America Russian website of a fake interview with a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors website ignored Voice of America's 70th anniversary
We could not find any reference to VOA’s 70th anniversary on the official home page of the BBG…
Media freedom activist Ted Lipien warns against diminished public stake in U.S. international broadcasting
Republished from the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) website: In an article published in American Diplomacy, a quarterly electronic journal of commentary, analysis, and research on American foreign policy and its practice, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) director Ted Lipien warns against diminished public stake in U.S.
Voice of America during the martial law in Poland
Radio of the Martial Law republished from TedLipien.com Thirty years ago, on December 13, 1981, General Wojciech Jaruzelski had declared martial law in Poland, imprisoning Lech Walesa and other Solidarity Trade Union leaders. The Polish communist rulers placed the country under a complete information blockout, but thanks to radio programs in Polish from the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe (RFE) — both stations funded by the United States — people in Poland had immediate access to uncensored news and commentary
CUSIB members honor victims of human rights abuses in China, stress importance of VOA and RFA broadcasts
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) members paid tribute to victims of human rights abuses in China by placing flowers Wednesday, December 7, in Washington, D.C.
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, his former employer — the KGB — viewed Radio Svoboda as a branch of the CIA engaged in spying in the former Soviet Union, the Committee for U.S.
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Announces Advisory Board — CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting the CUSIB Press Release, which we have just received. It lists the members of the CUSIB’s Advisory Board and explains its mission in support of U.S. international broadcasting
U.S. helping Chinese censors to stifle the Jasmine Revolution
The latest crisis at the agency, which manages U.S. government-funded overseas broadcasts, involves appeasing a dictatorial regime in…
Fox News reports on Congressional efforts to save VOA radio and TV to China
Fox News reported — Lawmakers Scramble to Keep Voice of America On Air in China — that Congressional…
Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary Brings Calls from Actor Richard Gere and Others for Saving Voice of America Radio and TV Programs to China
FreeMediaOnline.orgTruckee, CA, USA, June 4, 2011 — The June 4th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre has brought…