Broadcasting Board of Governors – How Do You Spell Tyranny?July 9, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – How Do You Spell Tyranny? A commentary by The Federalist “During times of…
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Appo Jabarian thanked Congressman Schiff for supporting Voice of America , discussed funding and need for transparency at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsJuly 3, 2012 Reposted from the CUSIB website. Photo by Harout Kelechian, USA Armenian Life magazine. * * * * *…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Gallup Iran SurveyJune 30, 2012 In a typical opaque fashion, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has released some Gallup telephone survey data…
Chen Guangcheng – Foreign broadcasters are wrong to stop broadcasting in shortwave to ChinaJune 28, 2012 In an interview with Ian Johnson for The New York Review of Books, blind Chinese human rights activist…
CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore TransparencyJune 22, 2012 Republished from CUSIB. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency…
US President and Vice President don't travel abroad together, should IBB Director and Deputy Director be different?June 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary and “Just Asking” Questions Most Americans know that the US President and the US Vice…
Read More 5 minute read CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn joined Annette Lantos to honor victims of communismJune 17, 2012 Reposted from the CUSIB website. The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org) Advisory Board member, president…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mistaken IdentityJune 14, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mistaken Identity a commentary by The Federalist People concerned about what the Broadcasting…
"BBG should not make efforts to carve out areas of secrecy" – Statement by Broadcasting Board of Governors member Victor AsheJune 13, 2012 Described by a member of the United States Congress as “opaque in its decision making and incredibility tone…
Read More 2 minute read CUSIB Congratulates Two Board Members Who Have Been Honored with the Visual Artists Guild Spirit of Tiananmen AwardsJune 10, 2012 CUSIB Board Members, Jing Zhang and Jianglin Li at the Visual Artists Guild New York Chapter Tiananmen Square…
Broadcasting Board of Governors passes resolution to limit public access to informationJune 8, 2012 In an attempt to limit disclosure of sensitive and embarrassing information and curtail public and Congressional scrutiny, the…
Read More 6 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors – In the PlaygroundJune 7, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – In the Playground by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors sends a late reply to Annette Lantos' letterJune 5, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton has sent a late response to Mrs.…
A Report on the Current State of Voice of America Mandarin Broadcasts to ChinaJune 4, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In early 2011, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proposed to eliminate Voice of…
Noonan: CUSIB will continue to oppose cuts in Voice of America broadcasts to China and TibetJune 4, 2012 In a speech delivered Sunday from the top of a tank at the Tiananmen Memorial observance in New…
The best defense is a good offense at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsJune 4, 2012 This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a former Voice of America broadcaster and journalist. Also read:…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood AgencyJune 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood Agency A condescending letter sent by the…
Students for a Free Tibet helped to save Voice of America Tibetan radio from BBG cutsJune 2, 2012 Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world that…
International Campaign for Tibet issues press release on BBG's troubles in CongressJune 1, 2012 The International Committee for Tibet (ICT) has issued a press release on the setbacks in Congressional committees for…
Justin C. Yu, Chinese American community leader, joins CUSIB Advisory BoardMay 12, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), which has been instrumental in helping to save Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read Russian Roulette at Voice of America – Helle Dale, Heritage FoundationMay 12, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported earlier on the self-censorship by the Voice of America Russian Service…
IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEOMay 11, 2012 IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO BBG Watch News Commentary The International Broadcasting…
Outstanding reporting on Chen Guangcheng's story by RFA and VOA is unnoticed by Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 11, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives and public relations specialists should be letting everyone know about outstanding…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – A View from JakartaMay 11, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – A View from Jakarta by The Federalist When Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The House of Innovation & a Capitalist ManifestoMay 9, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – The House of Innovation & a Capitalist Manifesto by The Federalist …
Chen Guangcheng says he listens to Voice of America radio which IBB executives claim almost no one can hear in ChinaMay 9, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “[B]lind activist Chen Guangcheng … the youngest of five brothers, began grade school at age…
Voice of America radio to China – the sounds of news silence from Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 8, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of US international broadcasting, has eliminated two…
Soviet-style fake photo or is Broadcasting Board of Governors staff making fun of absentee Board members?May 6, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A photo on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website shows Governors Michael Lynton and…
Read More 1 minute read Washington Examiner Op-Ed – Bureaucrats grasp for power at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 6, 2012 When the U.S. officials in charge of persuading foreign audiences must themselves be persuaded by the Dalai Lama…
Promotions on Voice of America English Newsroom TitanicMay 4, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A Voice of America journalist, who for obvious reasons wants to remain anonymous, has sent…
Read More 2 minute read Human rights activist and VOA supporter publishes article on China's war on baby girlsMay 4, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) Advisory Board member Jing Zhang published an article in National Review…
Read More 5 minute read Supporter of U.S. broadcasting to China Reggie Littlejohn testifying in Congress on Chen GuangchengMay 3, 2012 Supporter of Voice of America broadcasts to China Reggie Littlejohn is testifying at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China…
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 broadcastingMay 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded international broadcasting…
BBG's call for public comments does not eliminate need for Congressional hearings on plan to merge broadcastersMay 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Ordered by the nine-member Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Broadcasting Board of Governors and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Venture CapitalistsApril 30, 2012 Capitalism has arrived at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). One of its top executives talked in a…
BBG member Michael Meehan and Radio Free Asia president meet with Dalai LamaApril 30, 2012 In a meeting last Thursday in Chicago with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, member of the Broadcasting Board…
Association of Tibetan Journalists appeals to U.S. Congress to save Voice of America radio to TibetApril 30, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) decision to end Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts to Tibet produced…
Read More 2 minute read Op-Ed: Strange and Incomprehensible Actions of the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsApril 29, 2012 Op-Ed: Strange and Incomprehensible Actions of the Broadcasting Board of Governors A Guest Commentary from Canada by Edite…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn reported on Chen Guangcheng's escape from house arrestApril 28, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) Advisory Board member Reggie Littlejohn reported that blind Chinese human rights…
Christian Science Monitor Op-Ed chastises BBG on broadcasting cuts to China and TibetApril 27, 2012 In a Christian Science Monitor op-ed, Joseph A. Bosco, who served in the office of the secretary of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors could use strategy lessons from Castro and ChavezApril 27, 2012 This past December 2011, the VOA Spanish Service celebrated the 50th anniversary of its popular broadcast, Buenos Dias…
Buenos Dias or Buenos Noches for Voice of America Spanish BroadcastsApril 26, 2012 As Gabriel Garcia Marquez once said: La sabiduría nos llega cuando ya no nos sirve de nada. Wisdom…
At Broadcasting Board of Governors, public diplomacy starts at how its executives treat their most vulnerable foreign employeesApril 26, 2012 How an employer treats his employees determines how loyal they are, how well they perform and how an…
Passive aggressive BBG staff?April 25, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Is it only us, or was Lynne Weil engaging in a bit of passive aggressive…
Radio Free Asia Honored at Hong Kong Human Rights Press AwardsApril 24, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2012 Contact: Rohit Mahajan 202 530 4976 mahajanr@rfa.org Radio Free Asia Honored at Hong…
Read More 3 minute read BBG Governor Victor Ashe pays tribute to Annette Lantos and her late husbandApril 24, 2012 At the meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Miami on April 20, the federal agency…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mumbo-Jumbo and Psycho-BabbleApril 24, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mumbo-Jumbo and Psycho-Babble by The Federalist It is painful – the process of…
BBG Governor Susan McCue supports restoration of funding for Tibet and China broadcasts from management expendituresApril 24, 2012 At the meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Miami on April 20, BBG Governor Susan…
Read More 7 minute read Victor Ashe offers his email address for public comments on U.S. international broadcastingApril 23, 2012 Often referred to as a senior Republican member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ambassador Victor Ashe…
Broadcasting Board of Governors $50 million contract with Gallup is available onlineApril 22, 2012 BBG Watch is publishing a link to the controversial Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) $50,000,000 audience research contract…