FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2014 The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) issued a statement condemning the the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting report, inappropriately titled “To Be Where the Audience Is,” for targeting poor and vulnerable radio audiences for cuts […]
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CUSIB Calls for Matt Armstrong to Step Aside as Chair of the BBG's Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting
July 21, 2014 For Immediate Release CUSIB Calls for Matt Armstrong to Step Aside as Chair of the BBG’s Special Committee on the Future of Shortwave Broadcasting In response to the sudden and serious damage done to the Broadcasting Board of Governors short wave and medium wave radio services to countries without free media, Committee […]
CUSIB's Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting
At the April 11, 2014 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan urged management reforms at Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). In her conversations with BBG members, Noonan expressed support for Chairman Shell’s leadership and the […]
Rights Activists, CUSIB Members, Guests Participate in 'Hold On, Liu Xia' Event
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) members participated in the “Hold On, Liu Xia” event held at the Museum of Tolerance in New York City. Liu Xia, a Chinese intellectual, painter, poet, and photographer, has been under arbitrary house arrest for three years under orders from China’s […]
CUSIB co-sponsors 'HOLD ON LIU XIA!' at NY Museum of Tolerance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2014 Independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Co-Sponsors ‘HOLD ON LIU XIA!’ HOLD ON LIU XIA! Tuesday, March 18, 2014 from 3:00-5:00pm Museum of Tolerance located at 226 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the lives of women who have made outstanding contributions to […]
Statement by CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan at BBG Meeting, Dec. 18, 2013
Link to Video on YouTube. Statement by CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan BBG Meeting December 18, 2013 Washington, DC I’d like to be sure that everyone here knows that CUSIB is a non-partisan organization that came about at the request of people who work on matters involving journalism for media freedom and human rights. All […]
CUSIB Marks International Human Rights Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2013 CUSIB Marks International Human Rights Day CUSIB marks the date in history, December 10, 1948, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly. We also wish to highlight the continuing efforts of our Advisory Board Members who remain dedicated to promoting […]
CUSIB Supports Media Coverage for Tiananmen Massacre Commemoration
CUSIB Supports Media Coverage for Tiananmen Massacre Commemoration On Friday, November 15, 2013, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting’s Advisory Board Member Jing Zhang and CUSIB Executive Director, Ann Noonan participated in a press conference about the upcoming 25th Commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The press conference, held in Flushing, New York, was organized […]
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 […]