Congress Focused on Reforming U.S. International Broadcasting
After years of complaints about the lack of direction and mismanagement of U.S. International Broadcasting (USIB), the House Foreign Affairs Committee took a step toward… Read More
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Targeted in Internet Attack
The vulnerability of the Internet as a journalistic tool has been illustrated again this month with an ongoing distributed denial-of-service attack on Radio Free Europe/Radio… Read More
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U.S. International Broadcasting “Defunct”—Congress Finally Steps In
Last Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) tackled an issue long overdue for congressional oversight—the state of affairs at the Broadcasting Board of Governors… Read More
Iran Clamps Down on Dissidents Before Election
In anticipation of Friday’s presidential election, Iran’s leadership has harshly cracked down on journalists, dissidents, and cyber activists, as well as members of their families…. Read More
U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation
The Obama Administration’s “culture of intimidation,” as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–KY) has called it, has affected the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). In… Read More
Radio Liberty Journalists in Moscow to See Justice Done
The fired journalists of Radio Liberty’s (RL) Moscow office are finally seeing a deep injustice reversed. Following a visit to Moscow, Broadcasting Board of Governors… Read More
Shining the Light of Transparency on U.S. Public Diplomacy
Transparency in government took a huge step forward on January 3. On that day, President Obama signed into law the Smith–Mundt Modernization Act as an… Read More
Kerry in Spotlight; Hot Issues Remain for Next Secretary of State
Last week, embattled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice took herself out of the running for Secretary of State as Hillary Clinton’s successor. It did not take… Read More
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Obama’s “Reset” with Russia: A Long Retreat
The disgraceful firing of Radio Liberty’s loyal Moscow staff on September 20 and 21 is the latest chapter in the Obama’s Administration’s Russia policy retreat,… Read More
U.S. Fires Its Own Broadcasters in Russia
The treatment inflicted on 41 Russian journalists in Moscow’s Radio Liberty office is nothing less than scandalous, and it threatens to silence American broadcasting into… Read More
