CUSIB urges management reforms at BBG

CUSIB Directors Defend Radio TV Marti Journalists, Support Royce – Engel Bill to Reform Broadcasting Board of Governors Link to video on YouTube. At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board meeting in Miami, FL on June 20, 2014, Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) representatives, Ann Noonan and Ted Lipien, expressed their […]

CUSIB Member and Former BBG Governor Victor Ashe Comments on International Affairs

Member of our Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Board and former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, Ambassador Victor Ashe, has published an op-ed in Knoxville News Sentinel on the 25th anniversary of Poland’s (largely) free elections in 1989. The original article can be seen HERE. Ambassador Ashe has made this […]

CUSIB Welcomes Mark Gjonaj

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2014 CUSIB Welcomes Mark Gjonaj The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is pleased to welcome Mark Gjonaj who has accepted our invitation to serve as a Member of our Advisory Board. Ann Noonan, CUSIB’s Executive Director and co-founder stated: “CUSIB is honored that Mark Gjonaj has accepted […]

CUSIB Advisory Board member John Lenczowski offers his USIM reform proposal in WSJ op-ed

CUSIB Advisory Board member Dr. John Lenczowski presented in an Wall Street Journal op-ed his proposal to reform U.S. international media (USIM) outreach. Dr. Lenczowski, a public diplomacy expert, criticized numerous cuts in U.S. funded broadcasts in recent years. “Reaching modern audiences requires multiple media: Internet, cell phones, television and radio—using all frequencies: AM, FM […]

CUSIB's Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting

At the April 11, 2014 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan urged management reforms at Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). In her conversations with BBG members, Noonan expressed support for Chairman Shell’s leadership and the […]

CUSIB Urges BBG To Keep Radio As Part of Multimedia Strategy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014   CUSIB Urges BBG To Keep Radio As Part of Multimedia Strategy   The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) sent a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) urging the bipartisan federal board to keep radio as part of a multimedia outreach strategy that […]

CUSIB co-sponsors 'HOLD ON LIU XIA!' at NY Museum of Tolerance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014 Independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Co-Sponsors ‘HOLD ON LIU XIA!’ HOLD ON LIU XIA! Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 3:00-5:00pm Museum of Tolerance located at 226 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the lives of women who have made outstanding contributions to […]

Statement by CUSIB Executive Director

The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan issued a statement on the announced departure from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) of its President and CEO Kevin Klose.   The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) thanks Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty […]

CUSIB Offers Support For RFE/RL Ukranian Service Journalists Beaten By Police

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2014 CUSIB Offers Support For RFE/RL Ukranian ServicesJournalists Beaten By Police The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is outraged by reports that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty  (RFE/RL)Ukrainian Service journalists, Dmytro Barkar and Igor Iskhakov, were beaten and detained by police while covering clashes in Kiev […]