BBG Meets With Sec. Clinton

BBG Meets With Secretary of State

The Broadcasting Board of Governors met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Sept. 13 to discuss efforts to restructure and increase the impact of U.S. international broadcasting. More

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Alhurra Show Follows Five Young Egyptians

Alhurra Television brings to life the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution with its new show Rayheen ala Feen? which will follow the day to day lives of five young Egyptians as they respond to political, social and economic changes. More

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A Panda Encounter for VOA's Jessica Beinecke

Jessica Beinecke, the host of VOA’s popular English learning blog OMG! Meiyu, spent a little quality time with a very special fan this month, Jun Jun the giant panda. More

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Lieberman: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Must be Thwarted

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), left, tells RFE/RL that the prospect of U.S. military action is “high” if Iran continues with its nuclear program, during an interview with Radio Farda's Niusha Bogharti recently in Prague. More

VOA’s Scott Bobb in Syria

Covering the Fighting in Syria

VOA's Scott Bobb continues his coverage of the Syrian conflict, filming children as they flash peace signs during an anti-Assad demo in Marae. Earlier, he was an eyewitness to a Syrian air attack that killed dozens of people in the rebel held border town of Azaz. More

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For VOA, a High-Altitude Briefing

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta gives an in-flight press briefing to reporters, including Louis Ramirez, VOA’s Pentagon correspondent at the right with microphone, while flying to Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2012. Panetta’s 5-day trip also included stops in Egypt, Israel and Jordan.

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VOA on the Syrian Border

VOA correspondent Al Pessin in Lebanon on the border with Syria reporting on the anti-Assad Syrian refugees in the Wadi Khaled valley.  BBG journalists are providing in-depth coverage of the crisis for audiences in the region and around the world. More

 

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BBG Broadcasters Earn New Honors

New York Festivals: Radio Sawa, Radio Free Asia Pan Arab Web Awards: Radio Sawa PromaxBDA Arabia Awards: Alhurra

Murrow Dedication

Honoring a Broadcast Legend Anew

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) rededicated its Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station on May 2 in Grimesland, NC. More

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Discussions With the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama meets with Broadcasting Board of Governors member Michael Meehan and Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu to discuss BBG’s plan to strengthen U.S. international broadcasting through the Voice of America’s Tibetan service and RFA. More

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Remi Ochlik: Images From a Lasting Legacy

French photographer Remi Ochlik, who was killed in the bombardment of the Syrian City of Homs on February 22, left a legacy of striking photographic work from some of the world’s most dangerous places. Last year, he captured images of the Egyptian revolution for Alhurra TV. View»

Alhurra Brings the Pulse of the Egyptian Street to the Middle East

September 14, 2012
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Springfield, Va. — On Saturday, September 15, Alhurra launches Street Pulse, the network’s latest production from Egypt. The program takes a unique look at the most important social and cultural issues; examining a single topic each week such as the impact of the internet on Read more »

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BBG Renews Call for Information on Missing Journalists, Progresses toward Creation of a CEO Position, Condemns Libya Violence

September 13, 2012
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Washington, D.C. — The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) renewed its call on the Syrian government to reveal what it knows about the whereabouts of two missing Alhurra journalists and underscored its condemnation of the attacks that claimed the lives of the U.S. Ambassador to Read more »

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BBG Meets With Secretary of State Clinton

September 13, 2012
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In a meeting today with the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged the Board in their strategic efforts to restructure and increase the impact of U.S. international broadcasting. BBG Presiding Governor Michael Lynton led the Board’s delegation to the State Read more »

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September Meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors

September 13, 2012
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Washington, D.C. — The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet on Thursday, September 13 at BBG headquarters in Washington, D.C.  The meeting is scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. The Board will receive budget and distribution/technology initiatives updates, receive and consider a progress report Read more »

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TV Martí’s Interview With Sen. Robert Menendez

September 13, 2012
TV Martí’s Karen Caballero sits down for an interview with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J)

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sat down to discuss Cuba issues with Karen Caballero of TV Martí’s Antena Live during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., last week. “I will continue to promote liberty for all Cuban citizens, and continue to deliver the message of Read more »

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BBG Mourns the Loss of Four Americans in Libya, Vows to Continue Coverage

September 12, 2012
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Washington, D.C. — The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today mourned the deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that news and information reach Read more »

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BBG Panel: New Russian Laws – Tightening the Noose on Free Speech?

September 12, 2012
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The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) invites you to a roundtable discussion, New Russian Laws – Tightening the Noose on Free Speech? During the summer of 2012, the Russian parliament passed and President Putin signed a series of laws that will raise fines on protesters, impose Read more »

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