Notebook » Photo of the Week //notebook.bbg.gov A Look Inside U.S. International Media Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 “Listen! Listen! Today, a new radio station, Liberation, begins its broadcasts.” //notebook.bbg.gov/listen-listen-today-a-new-radio-station-liberation-begins-its-broadcasts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=listen-listen-today-a-new-radio-station-liberation-begins-its-broadcasts //notebook.bbg.gov/listen-listen-today-a-new-radio-station-liberation-begins-its-broadcasts/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:25:16 +0000 liwen admin //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5300

RFE/RL acting President Kevin Klose; veteran Russian rights campaigner Lyudmila Alekseyeva; U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine

On Friday, March 1, Radio Liberty celebrated the 60 year anniversary of its Russian service. Read more about its history on RFE/RL’s website! 

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/listen-listen-today-a-new-radio-station-liberation-begins-its-broadcasts/feed/ 0 Arirang-Korea Foundation Global Media Forum //notebook.bbg.gov/arirang-korea-foundation-global-media-forum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arirang-korea-foundation-global-media-forum //notebook.bbg.gov/arirang-korea-foundation-global-media-forum/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:57:38 +0000 liwen admin //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5292 Bruce Sherman, Director of Strategy & Development at the BBG, speaks at the Arirang-Korea Foundation Global Media Forum.

Bruce Sherman, Director of Strategy & Development at the BBG, speaks at the Arirang-Korea Foundation Global Media Forum. Photo by VOA’s Steve Herman.

 

“We in U.S. government-funded international media believe strongly not just in our mission but equally in the methods we employ to carry out our mission. Credible, comprehensive, fact-based journalism is our stock in trade. We believe in its robust practice worldwide to ensure unfettered flows of news and information.” — Bruce Sherman, Director, BBG Office of Strategy and Development

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/arirang-korea-foundation-global-media-forum/feed/ 0 Behind the Scenes: VOA Learning English //notebook.bbg.gov/behind-the-scenes-voa-learning-english/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behind-the-scenes-voa-learning-english //notebook.bbg.gov/behind-the-scenes-voa-learning-english/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:40:16 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=5192

Syreeta Swann & Bruna Ladeira read from the teleprompter.

Launched in 1959, Learning English is VOA’s multimedia source of daily news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. Audio programs and captioned videos are written using vocabulary at the intermediate and upper-beginner level and are read one-third slower than regular VOA English. Online texts, MP3s and podcasts let people read, listen and learn American English and much more.

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/behind-the-scenes-voa-learning-english/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: U.S. International Media Covers the Inauguration //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-u-s-international-media-covers-the-inauguration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-of-the-week-u-s-international-media-covers-the-inauguration //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-u-s-international-media-covers-the-inauguration/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:13:27 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=4955

Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States Jan. 21 and Broadcasting Board of Governors journalists were on hand to cover the day-long celebration for their audiences around the world.

For more information and to view other photographs from the day, visit BBG.gov.

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-u-s-international-media-covers-the-inauguration/feed/ 0 Photo: VOA journalist Gabe Jaselow //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-voa-journalist-gabe-jaselow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-voa-journalist-gabe-jaselow //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-voa-journalist-gabe-jaselow/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:52:17 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=4760

Covering the developments of the M23 rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, VOA journalist Gabe Jaselow reports from the town of Sake, just outside of Goma.

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-voa-journalist-gabe-jaselow/feed/ 0 Photo of the Week: US Youth Observer to UN visits BBG //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-us-youth-observer-to-un-visits-bbg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-of-the-week-us-youth-observer-to-un-visits-bbg //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-us-youth-observer-to-un-visits-bbg/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:58:30 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=4982

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.

]]> //notebook.bbg.gov/photo-of-the-week-us-youth-observer-to-un-visits-bbg/feed/ 0 Chief Technology Officer Of The US Visits The BBG //notebook.bbg.gov/chief-technology-officer-of-the-us-visits-the-bbg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chief-technology-officer-of-the-us-visits-the-bbg //notebook.bbg.gov/chief-technology-officer-of-the-us-visits-the-bbg/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:47:05 +0000 pubaff //notebook.bbg.gov/?p=4649

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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