CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management

CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management In an article, How We Sound to the World, published in the October International Edition of Radio World magazine, the Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), Ann Noonan, calls for reforms of federally-funded media […]

CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news

CUSIB Executive Director, Ann Noonan, speaks at BBG Open Meeting in DC, expressing alarm about the decline of the Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news for international audiences The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director, Ann Noonan, spoke as a member of the public at an open […]

China Dissident Zhang Lin’s Daughters Come to the US, Father and Supporters Still in Prison

For Immediate Release September 12, 2013 Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) published an article in which she mentions the role of U.S.-funded international broadcasters, Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA), in overcoming media censorship in China and focusing public attention on the plight […]

CUSIB Applauds Appointment of Kevin Klose As RFE/RL President and CEO

For Immediate Release September 03, 2013 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) congratulates Kevin Klose upon his appointment to serve as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO. CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan stated: “We are delighted that members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) who serve on the RFE/RL […]

CUSIB Advisory Board Meeting with BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell

For Immediate Release August 8, 2013   CUSIB Advisory Board Meeting with BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell   On Thursday, August 8, 2013, Members of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Board met in New York City with newly sworn-in Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell to discuss support for […]

Victor Ashe: A Man of Decency and Effectiveness

Photo: Victor Ashe with Russian human rights leader Lyudmila Alexeeva and Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik. For Immediate Release August 4, 2013   The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has released the following statement on the departure of former U.S. Ambassador Victor Ashe from his post at the Broadcasting Board of […]

CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members

For Immediate Release August 2, 2013     CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) congratulates Jeffrey Shell, Matthew C. Armstrong and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker upon their confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve on the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). […]

CUSIB's Ted Lipien on domestic controversy over Smith-Mundt Modernization Act

Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Director Ted Lipien has published an op-ed in Digital Journal in which he argues that U.S. international broadcasts “should continue to serve America’s security interests and enrich media media freedom abroad, as the U.S. Congress intended and U.S. taxpayers wanted them to be.” Lipien expressed concern that the current controversy […]