January 18, 2013 CUSIB Applauds Actions by BBG Members to Increase Transparency and Accountability The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting has released the following statement in response to the January 2013 Office of Inspector General Report on the Broadcasting Board of Governors: “The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) continues to maintain our support […]
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Open Letter to Jeff Shell, President of NBC Universal
Open Letter to Jeff Shell, President of NBC Universal Mr. Jeff Shell Chairman, NBC Universal International January 14, 2013 Dear Mr. Shell: On behalf of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), we respectfully request for you to decline the nomination to serve as the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors if you choose […]
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Called for Solidarity with Tibetans, Defended Voice of America Radio Broadcasts to Tibet
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) sponsored a forum at Tibet House in New York to raise awareness about the Tibetan and Han self-immolation protests in response to the PRC’s human rights atrocities. The event took place on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. State Senator from New York Ruben […]
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina Gorelik
Former Radio Liberty human rights reporter Kristina Gorelik December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina Gorelik The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) congratulates Russian human rights reporter Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), who received the 2012 Moscow Helsinki Group prize for “journalistic activity aimed at promoting human rights […]
CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum's Statement on Radio Liberty Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2012 CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum’s Statement on Radio Liberty Crisis The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) is honored to learn that former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Blanquita Cullum has joined efforts to save Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda) in Russia. Blanquita Cullum’s statement of October 12, 2012 describes the […]
CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty Supporters
October 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty Supporters The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) stands in solidarity with Radio Liberty supporters and listeners who demonstrated at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow Tuesday against the mass firing of Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda) journalists, web editors, and other staffers. […]
Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Ask CUSIB to Present Their Appeal to U.S. Administration
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) Supporting journalism for media freedom and human rights The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has been asked by a committee of former Radio Liberty Moscow journalists and other staffers who were dismissed last month in a secretly-planned two-day action by the management of Radio Free […]
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Condemns Crippling of Radio Liberty in Russia
September 30, 2012 For Immediate Release The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Condemns Crippling of Radio Liberty in Russia The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) stands in solidarity with Lyudmila Alexeeva, Chairwoman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, in her call for the expansion of Radio Liberty broadcasts in Russia and the reversal of the […]
CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee
Open Letter in Support of Media Freedom to Broadcasting Board of Governors members, International Broadcasting Bureau Director Richard Lobo and Voice of America Director David Ensor As co-founder and director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Free Media Online, independent journalist and former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, I am […]
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Appo Jabarian thanked Congressman Schiff for supporting Voice of America , discussed funding and need for transparency at Broadcasting Board of Governors
Photo by Harout Kelechian, USA Armenian Life magazine. * * * * * PRESS ADVISORY * * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHAT: Appo Jabarian Meets with Congressman Adam Schiff Regarding the Importance of Voice of America Radio Services and Transparency at Broadcasting Board of Governors WHEN : Monday, July 2, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. […]