Mark Gjonaj, a New York State Assembly member and Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Board member has written a letter to Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Kenneth Weinstein opposing proposed cuts in Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts to Albania and other proposed cuts to BBG taxpayer-funded news programs to the […]
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CUSIB Emphasizes the Need for Congress to Hold Hearings to Protect Voice of America Journalists from Retaliation
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 […]
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 concerned about partisanship and mismanagement at BBG and VOA
At the April 6, 2017 board meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent, non-partisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) expressed concern over “blatant one-sided partisanship” and use of vulgarities and sexism in some of Voice of America (VOA) programs. Noonan said that […]
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan calls for more funding for U.S. broadcasting to China and Tibet
CUSIB News August 7, 2016 Speaking at an event last week in Flushing, NY, sponsored by the Qi’s Cultural Foundation, Ann Noonan, Executive Director for the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB.org), stressed the need for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to increase funding for Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV Chinese language […]
CUSIB calls on BBG to expand journalism and shrink agency's bureaucracy
The following CUSIB statement was presented by Joseph Noonan at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on October 8, 2015 in Washington, DC: CUSIB STATEMENT – VIDEO (as prepared for delivery) Good morning and thank you for welcoming me today. As a representative for the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting, I’m here […]
CUSIB Statement on the occasion of the passing of Advisory Board Member Robert Senser
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan would like to share the following remarks about Mr. Robert Senser, a former U.S. Foreign Service officer and CUSIB Advisory Board member, after hearing about his passing: “CUSIB was blessed to have Robert Senser serve as Member of our Advisory Board. I was honored to meet Bob in the late […]
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 Disappointed to See Andy Lack Depart from the BBG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 04, 2015 CUSIB Disappointed to See Andy Lack Depart from the BBG The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (www.cusib.org) has released the following statement about the departure of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’s CEO Andy Lack: “We are deeply disappointed that Andy Lack, the Broadcasting Board of Governor’s […]