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!
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“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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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