This commentary was written by Edite Lynch in response to the news that a Tibetan widow and a middle school girl set themselves on fire and died this weekend in China’s Sichuan and Ganzu provinces in self-immolation protests. They were demanding freedom and an end to Chinese rule. This brings to 25 the number of [...]
BBG Watch Commentary An old Soviet-era joke went something like this: “This is Armenian Radio; our listeners asked us: ‘Why do we need two central newspapers, Pravda (Truth) and Izvestiya (News) if both are organs of the same Party?’ We’re answering: ‘Because in Pravda there is no news, and in Izvestiya there is no truth.’” [...]
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys. They are produced by a contractor, InterMedia, for whom the BBG has been for years the only major client. The two depend on one another to prove success.) show an increase in audience size. A bigger audience [...]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international media freedom NGO, visited the South Korean capital of Seoul in July to evaluate the level of media freedom and freedom of information in North Korea and published the results of this fact-finding visit, Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) reported. Entitled “North Korea: Frontiers of censorship,” it looks at the [...]
This announcement was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website — link. A second announcement solicits private contractors for support news broadcasting services — link. The annoucements include POV Standards of Conduct and VOA Journalistic Code, which does not open, as PDF attachments. Journalist & Stringes for English and Foreign Language News Solicitation Number: POV-FY-12-Q1-R [...]
