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‘Lean and Focused’: Kari Lake Announces Layoffs at USAGM, VOA
Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced over 600 new layoffs at the agency, which includes Voice of America. “For… Read More
Congress Focused on Reforming U.S. International Broadcasting
After years of complaints about the lack of direction and mismanagement of U.S. International Broadcasting (USIB), the House Foreign Affairs Committee took a step toward… Read More
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Targeted in Internet Attack
The vulnerability of the Internet as a journalistic tool has been illustrated again this month with an ongoing distributed denial-of-service attack on Radio Free Europe/Radio… Read More
From Dog’s Breakfast to Effective Communication: Can the BBG Transform Itself?
After years of dysfunction, U.S. international broadcasting might be headed for better times as new members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) settled into… Read More
Halt the Senate Rush to Fill Dysfunctional Broadcasting Board
An untimely rush is on in the Senate to fill board positions in one of the government’s most dysfunctional agencies, the Broadcasting Board of Governors… Read More
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U.S. International Broadcasting “Defunct”—Congress Finally Steps In
Last Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) tackled an issue long overdue for congressional oversight—the state of affairs at the Broadcasting Board of Governors… Read More
U.S. International Broadcasting and Public Diplomacy Should Be Bipartisan
The news that the White House has sought to replace the only Republican currently serving on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), former U.S. ambassador… Read More
Radio Liberty Journalists in Moscow to See Justice Done
The fired journalists of Radio Liberty’s (RL) Moscow office are finally seeing a deep injustice reversed. Following a visit to Moscow, Broadcasting Board of Governors… Read More
World Recoils from Boston Marathon Bombing
The world has reacted to the Boston marathon bombings with horror and compassion, much as it did to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001…. Read More
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Sequestration Prompts Attempt to Silence U.S. Radio Broadcasting
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) recently informed its workforce about sequestration cuts to Voice of America’s (VOA) shortwave and medium-wave broadcasting. Ironically, the Board… Read More
Argo Oscar Win Infuriates Iran, but the Iranian People Think Otherwise
Sunday night, Argo—the Ben Affleck film portraying the rescue of U.S. Embassy staffers from Iran—won best picture at the Oscars. Iran may have boycotted this… Read More
BBG Takes It on the Chin
Two new reports have delivered a one-two punch to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). One of the reports, by the State Department’s Inspector General… Read More
The Bureaucratic Attack on International Broadcasting
The recent layoff of Voice of America (VOA) employees in Russia comes at a time when U.S. international broadcasting is also losing ground to bureaucratic… Read More
$50 Million Government Polling Contract with Gallup Attracts Scrutiny
An example of government waste and bad planning—the exorbitantly expensive Gallup Organization contract with the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)—is finally coming under a long-overdue… Read More
Maliki Silences the Voice of America
This past week, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission ordered the closure of 44 foreign and domestic media outlets in the country. Among them was… Read More
The BBG’s Culture of Secrecy
What in the world is going on at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the Voice of America (VOA)? The BBG has started to… Read More
WATCH LIVE: Rep. Mac Thornberry Speaks at The Bloggers Briefing
An outdated U.S. law adopted in the aftermath of World War II prevents Americans from listening to broadcasts on Voice of America and other taxpayer-supported… Read More
Congress Moves to Protect International Broadcasting
Kudos to the House Appropriations Committee for protecting U.S. international broadcasting against the eviscerating cuts in language services and personnel contained in the President’s proposed fiscal… Read More
Russian Roulette at Voice of America
Depending on Russian government-funded media to broadcast news from Voice of America (VOA) is about as brain-dead as depending on Russian spaceships to send American… Read More
BBG Budget: Voice of America Slashed, Fewer Broadcasters, More Bureaucrats
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) recently released its 2013 budget request, which slashes Voice of America (VOA) funding by more than $17 million while… Read More
Scribecast: AEI’s Marc Thiessen on Dangers of the Obama Doctrine
President Obama’s use of drone strikes to target terrorists is depleting U.S. intelligence on al Qaeda and making America less safe in the process, according… Read More
Quieting the Voice of America
More than 30 years have passed since Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the “Soft Voice of America” in an article that first appeared in National Review… Read More
Senate Committee to BBG: Hands off China Broadcasting
Of the countries that present the greatest foreign policy challenges to the U.S. and will do so in the decades to come, China has to… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Dalai Lama Visits Nation’s Capital
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in the nation’s capital for a 10-day Buddhist ritual known as the Kalachakra for World Peace. His visit… Read More
Obama (Finally) Talks to Voice of America
The White House finally ended its boycott of Voice of America (VOA), the government’s own international broadcasting service, on Wednesday, hours before the President’s speech… Read More
BBC Snags Second Obama Interview
President Obama’s major Middle East speech offers an opportunity to provide substance to a policy so far heavy on rhetoric and light on action. It… Read More
VOA Broadcasting to Iran: A Long-Overdue Housecleaning
At a standing-room-only meeting Wednesday, the leadership of Voice of America (VOA) announced major changes in the way the Persian News Network of VOA goes… Read More
Save VOA Broadcasting to China
The decision to cut Voice of America (VOA) Broadcasting to China has attracted a good deal of congressional attention, as well it should. While China… Read More
Obama Circumvents State Department, Supports Plan to Give BBG $10 Million
The Broadcasting Board of Governors will receive $10 million under the compromise spending deal reached last week. President Obama effectively sided with the BBG over… Read More
State Department Won’t Fund BBC Charity for Internet Freedom Work
Three weeks ago the BBC World Service Trust, a charity for the British network, was angling for a share of State Department funding to promote… Read More
