U.S. International Broadcasting: Strategic Planning and Performance Management System Could be Improved : Report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of RepresentativesThe Office, 2000 - 46 pages |
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... Shortwave broadcasting has dominated the history of U.S. international broadcasting for over 50 years . Over the past decade , however , the range of media options available to many listeners around the world has expanded to include ...
... Shortwave broadcasting has dominated the history of U.S. international broadcasting for over 50 years . Over the past decade , however , the range of media options available to many listeners around the world has expanded to include ...
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... Shortwave transmissions , however , are provided by the International Broadcasting Bureau from its transmission stations in Greenville , North Carolina , and Delano , California . First Language Service The Board completed its first ...
... Shortwave transmissions , however , are provided by the International Broadcasting Bureau from its transmission stations in Greenville , North Carolina , and Delano , California . First Language Service The Board completed its first ...
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... shortwave transmissions can be comparable to that of AM / FM broadcasts . However , over long distances , where shortwave is so valuable , transmission quality can vary considerably . Despite its drawbacks , shortwave remains the ...
... shortwave transmissions can be comparable to that of AM / FM broadcasts . However , over long distances , where shortwave is so valuable , transmission quality can vary considerably . Despite its drawbacks , shortwave remains the ...
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... shortwave transmissions , one drawback of medium - wave transmissions is that they can be jammed by hostile governments . AM / FM Radio Affiliates - Radio affiliates are local AM / FM or television stations that rebroadcast U.S. ...
... shortwave transmissions , one drawback of medium - wave transmissions is that they can be jammed by hostile governments . AM / FM Radio Affiliates - Radio affiliates are local AM / FM or television stations that rebroadcast U.S. ...
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... shortwave / medium - wave transmission facilities . • International Broadcasting Bureau manages a worldwide network of leased satellite links . • International Broadcasting Bureau delivers program content to a network of almost 2,000 ...
... shortwave / medium - wave transmission facilities . • International Broadcasting Bureau manages a worldwide network of leased satellite links . • International Broadcasting Bureau delivers program content to a network of almost 2,000 ...
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2001 performance plan AM/FM annual language service annual performance plan Appendix audience research BBC World Service BBC's Board of Governors Board officials Board's fiscal British Broadcasting Corporation broadcast hours broadcast missions Broadcasting Board budget consolidation countries elite listeners established fiscal year 2001 former Soviet Union Free Europe/Radio Liberty Freedom House funding goals and indicators individual language services International Broadcasting Act International Broadcasting Bureau Internet language service review Liberty and Radio listening audience listening rates mandates news-gathering resources number of language Office of Strategic overlap overseas news-gathering performance goals performance management system planning and performance Prague press freedom program content program reviews Radio Free Asia Radio Free Europe/Radio Radio/TV Marti regional Results Act planning satellite service review process shortwave staff strategic objectives strategic planning surrogate broadcasters target audience television transmission facilities transmission stations U.S. international broadcasting Voice of America World Service Operations Worldnet worldwide
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Page 8 - ... Opinion Research in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; and all US missions abroad. In 1999, the US Information Agency was abolished. Its functions, other than international broadcasting, were distributed among these State Department elements. US international broadcasting services including the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Radio/TV Marti were placed under an independent federal entity, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The BBG also directs...
Page 3 - ... Reliability United States General Accounting Office National Security and Washington, DC 20548 International Affairs Division B-285837 September 27, 2000 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: US nonmilitary international broadcasters include the Voice of America, Worldnet Television and Film Service, Radio/TV Marti, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia.1 These broadcast entities support 84 discrete "language...
Page 41 - Again, thank you for the opportunity to comment. Please let me know if we can provide any further information. Sincerely...
Page 18 - ... and staff Finally, the act requires that each agency report annually on the extent to which It Is meeting its annual performance goals and the actions needed to achieve or modify those goals that have not been met...
Page 27 - Other GAO contacts and staff acknowledgments are listed in appendix VII. Sincerely yours, Jess T. Ford Associate Director International Relations and Trade Issues...
Page 36 - ... development of democratic values and institutions around the world. These developments are linked to increasing world peace and stability, which is in the interest of the United States. ' Broadcast missions for individual entities emphasize a particular news focus and target audience. • Primary mission is to be the world's best known and most respected voice in international broadcasting, thereby bringing benefit to Britain. • To become the world's reference point for information. Sunset...
Page 38 - Objectives, Scope, and Methodology The Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget...
Page 36 - Voice of America and Radio/TV Marti are required to carry daily US government editorials. Program content News of America, international news, regional news, and local news. Relative mix of content varies among US broadcasters. For example, Voice of America generally carries less local content than a surrogate broadcaster.
Page 42 - The individual components of the chart arc correct. But presenting them in direct comparison with BBC, a very different organization, with a different mission, misleads the reader. The Roles are Not Comparable VOA and Radio/TV Marti have a more complex mission than BBC, one that includes conveying the official views of the US government. Their mission also requires they present a clear presentation of US policies, institutions and values. This requirement many times takes...