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Followthemedia.com Asks Where Is VOA in Russian?

FreeMediaOnline.org, August 24, 2008, San Francisco — The Tickle File, ftm’s (www.followthemedia.com)  daily column of media news, asks about the absence on the airwaves of BBG Georgian and VOA Russian. FTM reported that “VOA has just dumped its  Russian language broadcast service (great timing but it still has a Russian language web site).” The BBC still has the Russian language radio…

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Senator Biden’s Staff Said to Have Worked with Bush-Appointed Board to Kill Voice of America Radio to Russia Just Days Before the Attack on Georgia

 FreeMediaOnline.org, San Francisco, August 21, 2008 — In a move seen as a foreign policy and public diplomacy blunder, in which the Senate staff of Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) is said to be involved,  the Voice of America (VOA), an international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government, stopped its radio programs to Russia just 12 days before Moscow launched its military attack on Georgia. According to a…

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Broadcasting Board of Governors Says Voice of America Radio to Georgia Will Continue for Now, But Underlying Message to VOA Georgian Broadcasters: Keep Looking for Another Job

FreeMediaOnline.org, August 20, 2008, San Francisco — Listen to the last Voice of America radio broadcast to Russia The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) stopped these VOA broadcasts from Washington on July 26, 2008, 12 days before Russia attacked Georgia. After Russia’s attack on Georgia, it took the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) days to say something about U.S. broadcasting to…

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Save Voice of America Radio to Georgia and Russia Press Release

FreeMediaOnline.org, August 19, 2008, San Francisco — In this post you will find links to media outlets which have republished our press release on saving VOA broadcasts to Georgia and Russia. Ted, Thank-you for your press release with 24-7PressRelease.com. Following is your complimentary PRWatch(TM) report from 24-7PressRelease.com.  Each time you send a Mass Media Distribution release through our service you…

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