This is an exclusive report by BBG Watch (BBGWatch.com). Republication is permitted with attribution. BBGWatch.com – December 20, 2011 – Victor Ashe, a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has called for keeping open the radio broadcasting facility on U.S. territory that is capable of transmitting shortwave radio programs to China. Some Obama […]
Voice of America supporters in China say VOA radio broadcasts are needed
Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) NGO has produced a short video showing that both very young and older persons in China continue to rely on Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts for uncensored news and information. These comments, recorded in China, point to the censorship of the Internet by the Chinese authorities and the fact […]
CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn welcomes attempt by Christian Bale to visit Chen Guangcheng
The president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers Reggie Littlejohn, who is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), said that Christian Bale is a hero for trying to visit Chinese human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng who is kept under house arrest in China. “Batman” star Christian Bale […]
CUSIB members honor victims of human rights abuses in China
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. at the Victims of Communism Memorial. President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers Reggie Littlejohn, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1812 Timothy Shamble who […]
CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn joins Congressman Chris Smith in calling for release of Chen Guangcheng
U.S. Lawmaker Stands Up for Blind Forced Abortion Opponent Chen Guangcheng by Wearing Sunglasses – Congressman Chris Smith with Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and Advisory Board member of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Advisory Board member Reggie Littlejohn testified in Congress as president […]
Voice of America will celebrate 70th anniversary of broadcasting to China with a reception on Capitol Hill – BBG Watch
Voice of America (VOA) employees and their supporters will celebrate 70 years of VOA broadcasting to China with a Capitol Hill reception hosted by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher on Tuesday, December 6th at the Rayburn House Office Building, BBG Watch, the independent BBG employees’ website, reported. BBG Watch notes that the reception is also a tribute […]
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting members to testify in Congress
Harry Wu, Executive Director of the Laogai Research Foundation and Laogai Museum, and Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, will appear as panel witnesses On Tuesday, December 6, at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing: “One Year After the Nobel Peace Prize Award to Liu Xiaobo: Conditions for Political Prisoners and Prospects for […]
Deloitte Tells BBG to Move Quickly with Consolidation – Free Media Online
“If VOA constitutes communications essential to national security, privatization may not be feasible,” concludes a consolidation study done by Deloitte, but the consulting firm recommends a quick action on the BBG plan to merge grantee broadcasters. Free Media Online has obtained a copy of the Grantee Merger Assessment done for the Broadcasting Board of Governors […]
Release of report on women's rights abuses in China with statement from CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn
Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, an organization founded by CUSIB Advisory Board member Reggie Littlejohn, has released a report from Chen Guangcheng’s 2005 investigation into coercive family planning in Linyi County. The 35-page report was drafted by human rights attorney, Teng Biao. WRWF released the report on Chen’s 40th birthday, Saturday November 12. The Chinese authorities […]
Scholar of Tibetan history joins CUSIB's Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) welcomes Jianglin Li, a scholar of Tibetan history, as a new member of its Advisory Board. Jianglin Li is a researcher and writer, focusing exclusively on the history of Tibet after 1950. She has conducted research in Tibetan refugee camps in India and Nepal and interviewed hundreds of […]