All posts tagged "regulations"
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Congress exposes repeated violations of Smith-Mundt Act in USAGM agency’s Facebook ads targeting Americans
BBG Watch Commentary The review by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and his committee staff found that insufficient...
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Voice of America to target Americans despite ban on funding domestic news distribution, critics say
SMITH-MUNDT NEWS COMMENTARY While “Information intended for foreign audiences” (such as Voice of America – VOA programs) “may, upon request and reimbursement of the reasonable...
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Voice of America management burdens its own broadcasters with getting programs ready for domestic distribution
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA), U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster can barely adequately cover news for foreign audiences it is required by law...
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Much of Voice of America content is third-party copyright-protected and cannot be easily re-used commercially in the U.S.
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) TERMS OF USE/PRIVACY NOTICE shows much of its content is third-party copyright-protected material and cannot be commercially re-used...
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Federal employees identify U.S. stations for government-paid news
Federal employees at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) were told to identify U.S. stations but not to make offers of government-funded news to domestic...
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Broadcasting Administrative Manual: Policy on Domestic Distribution of Program Material
 Broadcasting Administrative Manual: Policy on Domestic Distribution of Program Material downloaded from the BBG website on July 28, 2013. Link here. For possible updates,...
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Regulation on Domestic Requests for Broadcasting Board of Governors Material
Source: BBG website, July 28, 2013. Check here for updates. INTERIM FINAL RULE PART 502 – DOMESTIC REQUESTS FOR BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS PROGRAM MATERIALS...