Newseum Memorial Honors VOA Reporter killed in Pakistan

Newseum Memorial Honors VOA Reporter Killed in Pakistan

Slain VOA reporter Mukarram Khan Aatif-one of 82 journalists from around the world who lost their lives in 2012-was honored in Washington as the Newseum added new names to its memorial for fallen journalists. Read More

Chechen Skype Call

VOA Exclusive: Boston Bombing Suspect Met Former Chechen Rebel Before Attack

In an exclusive interview with VOA, a former Chechen rebel confirmed he met several times with Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev prior to the attack that killed three and wounded more than 260 others. Read More

Govs in Russia

Governors Seek to Expand U.S. International Media Efforts in Russia

Governors Meehan and McCue traveled with Acting RFE/RL President Kevin Klose to Moscow to consider matters relevant to U.S. international media in Russia.   More

Ambassador in Cambodia

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Visits RFA

U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd visited the staff of Radio Free Asia in Phnom Penh to support the journalists’ efforts to provide accurate news and analysis to the people of Cambodia. More

World Press Freedom Day

BBG Marks World Press Freedom Day 2013

To mark World Press Freedom Day, the Broadcasting Board of Governors and its broadcasters will take time to remember the journalists we’ve lost, reflect on the challenges we face, and move forward as we continue to provide news and analysis to those who don’t have access to a free press.  More

November Board Meeting Includes Inaugural Ideas Lab

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) hosted outside experts in its inaugural Ideas Lab on Nov. 18-19 to explore opportunities and obstacles to engaging overseas audiences through social media.  Four experts — Chris Hughes, founder of Jumo and co-founder of Facebook; Xiao Qiang, professor of Read more »

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Released Azeri Blogger Listened To RFE While In Prison

Despite his imprisonment, Azeri blogger and youth activist Adnan Hajizade was still able to get information from the outside world – thanks to RFE’s Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadliq. Following this week’s early release of the two Azeri political bloggers jailed last year on widely disputed Read more »

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RFE, Afghan Air Force Deliver Thousands Of Radios To Remote Afghan Villages, Refugee Camps

On the eve of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, RFE’s Radio Azadi — with the help of the Afghan Air Force and U.S. military — has launched a new initiative to help Afghans participate in the democratic process by having access to reliable news and information. Read more »

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VOA Journalist Named One of Most Influential Women in Ukraine

Myroslava Gongadze, the host of VOA’s popular Ukrainian language television news program, “Chas-Time,” has been named one of the 100 most influential women in Ukraine. Ms. Gongadze is 52nd on this year’s Focus magazine list, which includes women from politics, business, the media and other Read more »

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Webcast of Nov. 19, 2010 BBG Meeting

  For on demand video, click here. For on demand audio, click here.Documents from the meeting, as well as minutes from previous meetings, are available here.

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Alhurra Spotlights Entrepreneurs

During the week of November 15-21, Alhurra filmed over 20 reports to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week, highlighting entrepreneurship in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Egypt. Working with the Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation, Alhurra identified numerous competitions throughout the Middle East that encourage young Read more »

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BBG Broadcasts Attract Large Audiences in Key Countries

U.S. international broadcasters continue to draw large global audiences on radio, television, and the Internet in key countries, according to the newest Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) Performance and Accountability Report released today. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, and Burma are among countries where the five Read more »

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VOA Hosts Workshop for Tanzanian Journalists

More than 20 Tanzanian journalists participated in a Voice of America (VOA) training workshop in advance of the October 2010 presidential election in that country.  The “Political and General Reporting Workshop for Journalists,” organized by the  U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, was designed to Read more »

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BBG to Meet November 19

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet on Friday, November 19. The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. The BBG will hear research presentations by InterMedia and Gallup, a report from the Board’s Governance Committee and a status report from the Read more »

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