Re: [Swprograms] International Herald Tribune: "Voice of America's new leader faces changing times"

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was in the NY Times business section today as well.

John Figliozzi
Halfmoon, NY

On Nov 27, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Richard Cuff wrote:

> Flagged by Kim Elliott at his international broadcasting / public
> diplomacy weblog / website, http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/; I
> thought it was worth propagating here.
>
> http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/26/business/voa.php
>
> A telling quote in the article is from a well-known name in these
> parts, Jonathan Marks:
>
> "'Don't you think that Jon Stewart on YouTube has more impact on the
> way people see America than anything VOA could muster on radio or
> TV?'"  [Marks] complained that the VOA's Now 24/7 program in English
> has been nicknamed "VOA Now and Then" because of reduced programming.
> "Both times that Saddam Hussein has been world news with his capture
> and death sentence, VOA English has been off the air...'
>
> Simon Spanswick, head of the Association of International
> Broadcasters, is also quoted.
>
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA
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