Voice of America: Management Actions Needed to Adjust to a Changing EnvironmentDIANE Publishing, 1993 - 58 pages Reviews the Voice of America1s progress in modernizing its facilities, steps to cut programs and operations in response to decreased funding, and actions to adopt broadcasting strategies reflecting changing technology and world events. Graphs. |
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... Botswana , Sri Lanka , a permanent station in Antigua , a second site in Costa Rica , and Grenada — were eliminated in the 1989 budgetary process at the direction of the Office of Management and Budget for budgetary reasons . To upgrade ...
... Botswana , Sri Lanka , a permanent station in Antigua , a second site in Costa Rica , and Grenada — were eliminated in the 1989 budgetary process at the direction of the Office of Management and Budget for budgetary reasons . To upgrade ...
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... Botswana and Sri Lanka . However , the Botswana and Sri Lanka stations were much smaller than originally planned in 1983. VOA officials attributed the changes in its plans from 1989 to 1991 to the loss of the Liberia station , the ...
... Botswana and Sri Lanka . However , the Botswana and Sri Lanka stations were much smaller than originally planned in 1983. VOA officials attributed the changes in its plans from 1989 to 1991 to the loss of the Liberia station , the ...
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... Botswana and Sri Lanka not included in plan Cancel plans to build new stations in Puerto Rico , Costa Rica , Grenada ... Botswana in 1991 Build major stations in Botswana and Sri Lanka , although smaller in scope than 1983 plan ...
... Botswana and Sri Lanka not included in plan Cancel plans to build new stations in Puerto Rico , Costa Rica , Grenada ... Botswana in 1991 Build major stations in Botswana and Sri Lanka , although smaller in scope than 1983 plan ...
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... Sri Lanka and Botswana as refurbishment of existing facilities when the requested funds were actually for construction of new stations . In its 1991 congressional budget submission , USIA requested $ 955,000 for engineering efforts to ...
... Sri Lanka and Botswana as refurbishment of existing facilities when the requested funds were actually for construction of new stations . In its 1991 congressional budget submission , USIA requested $ 955,000 for engineering efforts to ...
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... Botswana and Sri Lanka projects through briefings by agency officials . 1 Plans for Stations in Botswana and Sri Lanka Changed VOA continues to plan construction of new facilities in Botswana and Sri Lanka , even though the Office of ...
... Botswana and Sri Lanka projects through briefings by agency officials . 1 Plans for Stations in Botswana and Sri Lanka Changed VOA continues to plan construction of new facilities in Botswana and Sri Lanka , even though the Office of ...
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Page 1 - Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman...
Page 8 - Daily, at this time, we shall speak to you about America and the war. The news may be good or bad. We shall tell you the truth.
Page 8 - VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive. "(2) VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.
Page 8 - Agency") shall provide for the open communication of information and ideas through the use of radio broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news.
Page 8 - The long-range interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world by radio.
Page 18 - This is the National Research Council an agency of the National Academy of Sciences.
Page 5 - ... Relay stations broadcast VGA programs via shortwave and medium wave transmissions. GAO believes that major political changes and advances in communications technology may render some of the Voice of America's (VGA) planned shortwave station modernization projects obsolete before they are finished. In Eastern Europe and the republics of the former Soviet Union, indigenous media, including television, have become relatively reliable sources of information. Further, audiences for US government direct...
Page 10 - Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations.
Page 50 - ... (1) project alternatives, including no action, refurbishment, replacement, expansion, and new construction; (2) the potential audience improvement that could be achieved by each project alternative based on available audience research data; and (3) the risks to project completion, such as political unrest and future funding shortfalls. This issue also is addressed in USIA oversight procedures. Part IX-A of USIA's Manual of Operations and Administration (MOA) at Section 138, titled "Advance Procurement...
Page 46 - Voice of America: Management Actions Needed to Adjust to a Changing Environment (GAO/NSiAD-92-150, July 24, 1992).