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“Recently, Congress passed and the President signed legislation that will ease restrictions on access by people in the United States to the world-class news, information and cultural programming created by Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) entities.”
Read more about the Smith-Mundt Act on IBB Director Richard Lobo’s blog.
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The Broadcasting Board of Governors hosted a visit from Brooke Loughrin, the first-ever US Youth Observer to the United Nations. Here, Joan DeLuca, of BBG’s Office of Policy, interviews Loughrin.
Click here to read more about Loughrin’s visit.
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“This week I was pleased to participate in a new initiative designed to shine a light on the some of the best work being done here at the Broadcasting Board of Governors. It’s called, appropriately, the Spotlight on Excellence Awards.”
Read IBB Director Richard Lobo’s blog post about the Spotlight on Excellence Awards.
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Ade Astuti
Ade Astuti has been in the news business for nearly 10 years. At the BBG, she’s been employed in a wide range of capacities—everything from Reporter to Producer to her current position as New Media Manager.
In this role, she took on exclusive responsibility for managing the digital and social media, including mobile apps, of VOA Indonesian Service.
Read more about Astuti and her work at VOA Indonesia on BBG’s Innovation Series blog.
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Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, visited the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) on Oct. 19 to discuss innovation and the ways in which government can best use technology to serve the public.
Meeting with Richard M. Lobo, Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, and representatives from Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Park spoke about the necessity for innovation and sharing across offices, departments, and agencies.
“Government is invested in driving change in a very entrepreneurial way,” Park said, referring to the rise in technological innovation in the federal government, adding that “it is currently a very exciting place to be.”
Director Lobo’s blog post about the meeting with Todd Park can be read online at this link.
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