For Immediate Release May 1, 2017 CUSIB Emphasizes the Need for Congress to Hold Hearings to Protect Voice of America Journalists from Retaliation The Committee for US International Broadcasting has released the following statement: “The Committee for US International Broadcasting emphasizes our request for the US Congress to hold hearings to investigate who, inside the […]
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CUSIB Asks for Investigation About Why VOA China Service Cut Live-Stream Interview with Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui
April 21, 2017 For Immediate Release CUSIB Asks for Investigation About Why VOA China Service Cut Live-Stream Interview with Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui The Committee for US International Broadcasting (www.cusib.org) has released the following statement: “In an effort to protect Voice of America China Service from being unfairly influenced or manipulated by outside political sources, […]
CUSIB and U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors Warn of New 'Great Cannon' Internet Censorship in China
Link to VIDEO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUSIB and U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors Warn of New ‘Great Cannon’ Internet Censorship in China MAY 2, 2015 The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) and Chairman of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Mr. Jeff Shell, issued separate warnings about […]
CUSIB director urges prompt search for new CEO at U.S. broadcasting agency
In Radio World article posted online on March 31, 2015, Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) director Ann Noonan urged the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency to promptly find a replacement for homer CEO Andy Lack who had resigned after a few weeks on the job to be in charge of […]
CUSIB calls radio the best countermeasure to Internet censorship and spying on netizens in China
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2014 Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) spoke Monday, September 1, at a press conference in New York’s Chinatown organized by U.S. supporters of democracy in Hong Kong and throughout the rest of China. Ann Noonan made a […]
CUSIB Condemns BBG Shortwave Committee Report for Targeting Vulnerable Radio Audiences for Cuts Rather Than Cutting Waste
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2014 The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) issued a statement condemning the the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting report, inappropriately titled “To Be Where the Audience Is,” for targeting poor and vulnerable radio audiences for cuts […]
CUSIB Calls for Matt Armstrong to Step Aside as Chair of the BBG's Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting
July 21, 2014 For Immediate Release CUSIB Calls for Matt Armstrong to Step Aside as Chair of the BBG’s Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting In response to the sudden and serious damage done to the Broadcasting Board of Governors short wave and medium wave radio services to countries without free media, Committee […]
Albanian American New York State Assemblyman Protests Proposed Cuts in U.S. Broadcasts to the Balkans
Member of the New York State Assembly Mark Gjonaj wrote a letter to Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell expressing concerns about the proposed elimination of U.S. news services to Albanians and others in the Balkans. “Media is the most effective and efficient method to deter extremist forces seeking to penetrate and establish […]
China Dissident Zhang Lin’s Daughters Come to the US, Father and Supporters Still in Prison
For Immediate Release September 12, 2013 Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) published an article in which she mentions the role of U.S.-funded international broadcasters, Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), in overcoming media censorship in China and focusing public attention on the plight […]
CUSIB Applauds Actions by BBG Members to Increase Transparency and Accountability
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 […]