Broadcasting Board of Governors – Negative Impact Through Disintegration

Apr 10, 2012 1 Comment by

Broadcasting Board of Governors Negative Impact Through Disintegration by The Federalist In late March, the Broadcasting Board of Governors/International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB) announced that it is partnering with the Gallup organization on “research.” Gallup is a venerable polling and survey research company.  It has been around for a very long time, much like the Nielsen [...]

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – Ides of March in the Voice of America Newsroom

Mar 22, 2012 Comments Off by

by The Federalist The Voice of America (VOA) Newsroom is not a happy place: It is one of the primary targets in the proposed 30% reduction in VOA broadcast operations. It is a place with an estranged relationship with its managers who are seen as defensive at best, vindictive at worst. It is being saddled [...]

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BBG Super Executives out of touch with reality

Mar 14, 2012 Comments Off by

This post by Judy was in response to Broadcasting Board of Governors – We Know Who The Enemy Is, Part I by the Federalist and a comment by Another Voice. BBG Super Executives out of touch with reality by Judy This is the best analysis of BBG that I have ever read! It would be [...]

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Eve of Destruction

Mar 06, 2012 1 Comment

by The Federalist On March 7, 2012 the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the Voice of America (VOA) and its 70 years of international broadcasting on behalf of the US Government and the American people.   It is a hollow and somewhat hypocritical moment because the BBG and [...]

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – Behold! The Master Plan

Mar 01, 2012 1 Comment

by The Federalist   As we already know, as part of the administration’s FY2013 budget, the Broadcasting Board of Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB) want to destroy 33% of Voice of America (VOA) language services, totally or in part.  The list of services affected has already been identified in other commentaries and won’t be [...]

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