CUSIB Pays Tribute to Liu Xiaobo

CUSIB News Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent and non-partisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB –cusib.org) spoke at the memorial service in New York for Liu Xiaobo on Saturday, July 15. Liu Xiaobo Memorial Service New York July 15, 2017 ANN NOONAN, CUSIB: One behalf of the Committee for US International Broadcasting, Ted […]

New York State Assembly Member Opposes Cuts in VOA Albanian Programs

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 […]

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 […]

Harry Wu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2017   Harry Wu   By Ann Noonan, Executive Director, CUSIB   Today marks the birthday of my friend, Harry Wu, who would have turned 80 years old. We were planning to hold a great birthday fundraiser for the Laogai Research Foundation to honor this occasion, had Harry lived. While […]

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 […]