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Dan Robinson makes the case for saying, "So long."
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How to save U.S. international broadcasting.
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How the VOA's style of reporting strengthens U.S. soft power.
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U.S. loses one of the great women of public diplomacy.
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The VOA misunderstands its own mission statement, says David S. Jackson.
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The recent report and soon-to-be-decided fate of the US Public Diplomacy Commission
Andy Lack, the new CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees U.S. international agencies such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, has identified Russia’s propaganda offensive as one of his job’s major challenges, along with the rise of ISIS on social media and Boko Haram. “We are facing a number of challenges from entities like Russia Today which is out there pushing a point of view, the Islamic State in the Middle East and groups like Boko Haram, “ Lack said.