Republished from BBGWatch. In a Washington Times Op-Ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) member Ted Lipien warned about a pro-Putin bias in the Voice of America Russian programs. Lipien reported that a highly respected independent journalist in Russia hired by the Broadcasting Board of Governors to evaluate the VOA Russian website concluded last […]
CUSIB Honors 70th Anniversary of the Voice of America
February 1, 2012 70th Anniversary of the Voice of America Today, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) joins hands with Americans, journalists, freedom fighters, scholars, and elected officials to congratulate Voice of America on their 70th Anniversary. For the past 70 years, Voice of America has served to fulfill a Congressional mandate to provide […]
U.S. international broadcasting needs new leadership, new plan and more public scrutiny
In a guest post on the MountainRunner.us public diplomacy blog, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting director Ted Lipien makes an argument in favor of reforming the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), starting with changing the composition of the Board. “We should bring in to serve on the Board more foreign policy experts, human rights […]
CUSIB Statement on the Resignation of BBG Chairman Walter Isaacson
For Immediate Release January 27, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) has released the following statements in response to today’s announcement of the resignation of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman Walter Isaacson: “The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting expects that the vacancy left by Chairman Walter Isaacson will be filled with someone […]
CUSIB's Ted Lipien warns against diminished public stake in U.S. international broadcasting
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. international broadcasting. Lipien, a former acting associate director of the Voice of America, argues that […]
CUSIB's Open ‘Thank You’ Letter to Broadcasting Board of Governors
Open ‘Thank You’ Letter to Broadcasting Board of Governors January 17, 2011 Dear Chairman Isaacson and Board Members: We would like to thank the Broadcasting Board of Governors, especially Chairman Isaacson and Ambassador Ashe, for extending their invitation to allow our Executive Director to attend Friday’s Board Meeting as your guest. As members of a […]
CUSIB Executive Director to attend Broadcasting Board of Governors meeting
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Walter Isaacson has responded to a request from the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) to allow CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan to attend an open meeting of the BBG on Friday, January 13 in Washington, DC. We were informed that Ms. Noonan will be able to attend […]
Top China-Watcher Dr. Willy Lam supports continuing Voice of America Chinese broadcasts
China scholar and journalist Dr. Willy Lam has written to the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) in support of continuing Voice of America (VOA) radio and television broadcasts in Cantonese and Mandarin to China. CUSIB is an independent nongovernmental organization which supports broadcasting and other media programs from the United States to countries practicing […]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on 70 years of VOA broadcasting to China – BBG Watch
BBG Watch, an independent website managed by former and current employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has released a full transcript of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s special video statement on the 70th anniversary of Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting to China. BBG Watch reported that while her statement did appear on the VOA Chinese […]
Chen as Tank Man – Chen Guangcheng: Send a Christmas Card to Blind Chinese Human Rights Activist
Women’s Rights Without Frontiers is launching a Christmas Card campaign in support of Chen Guangcheng. WRWF President, Reggie Littlejohn, stated, “Send a Christmas card to encourage Chen Guangcheng and his family. Let them know that you are thinking about them and support them. Also, let the Chinese Communist Party and the local officials know that […]