The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) press release on Mrs. Annette Lantos’ plea to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to save Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts to Tibet, China and other nations without free media has received extensive U.S. media placement. The BBG, a federal agency which manages U.S. government-funded international broadcasts, has proposed to silence VOA Tibetan radio broadcasts and wants to close down the VOA Cantonese Service which provides uncensored radio, television and Internet news to China. Annette Lantos, the wife of the late Congressman Tom Lantos,is the Chairman of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice.
