Always willing to speak on the subject. It would be timely, to say the least.
On December 15, 2016, at 12:35 AM, [email protected] wrote: Send Swlfest mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Swlfest digest..." Today's Topics: 1. BBG to go away? (Thomas Sundstrom) 2. Re: BBG to go away? (Ed Cummings) 3. Re: BBG to go away? (John A. Figliozzi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:45:03 -0500 From: Thomas Sundstrom <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Swlfest] BBG to go away? Message-ID: <CAF9PrCxJK_Q3oFd=skur1k6nole0legh-62pqkjru_gqutx...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I was unaware until seeing a story on RT tonight that the US' BBG may be on life support. Tucked into a defense spending bill is a provision that the Broadcasting Board of Governors would be transformed into a CEO position reporting to the President. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487 I've long thought the BBG lost its way with multiple "voices" and administrative units. From my external view of government efficiency ? I always thought one voice (the VOA) could better serve the world in a coordinated, cohesive fashion. If this change comes to pass, perhaps sanity will prevail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/private/swlfest/attachments/20161214/684d2868/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 02:15:45 -0500 From: Ed Cummings <[email protected]> To: SWLfest mailing list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Swlfest] BBG to go away? Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" Maybe a President Trump, who arguably has more direct experience in broadcast media than any previous U.S. President (Ronald Reagan not withstanding), will appoint an International Broadcasting CEO to develop a media network similar to RT (Russia Today) to play catch-up with his pal Putin. RT has been a very successful propaganda outlet. I can envision a President Trump wanting to be a regular face on such international broadcasts. He's very media-savvy and loves the spotlight. Maybe Dan Robinson or Kim Elliott would be interested in doing an SWLfest talk talk about U.S. state media in a Trump administration. (If they'd dare ;-) -Ed Cummings At 12:45 AM 12/14/2016, Thomas Sundstrom wrote: >I was unaware until seeing a story on RT tonight >that the US' BBG may be on life support. Tucked >into a defense spending bill is a provision that >the Broadcasting Board of Governors would be >transformed into a CEO position reporting to the President. > ><http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487 > >I've long thought the BBG lost its way with >multiple "voices" and administrative units. From >my external view of government efficiency ??? I >always thought one voice (the VOA) could better >serve the world in a coordinated, cohesive >fashion. 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That is precisely the wrong direction this should go, but that the majority on the pertinent congressional committees seem to want to pursue -- a pro-American propaganda outlet. The only result there would be further loss of credibility. John Figliozzi > On Dec 14, 2016, at 2:15 AM, Ed Cummings <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe a President Trump, who arguably has more direct experience in broadcast > media than any previous U.S. President (Ronald Reagan not withstanding), will > appoint an International Broadcasting CEO to develop a media network similar > to RT (Russia Today) to play catch-up with his pal Putin. RT has been a very > successful propaganda outlet. > > I can envision a President Trump wanting to be a regular face on such > international broadcasts. He's very media-savvy and loves the spotlight. > > Maybe Dan Robinson or Kim Elliott would be interested in doing an SWLfest > talk talk about U.S. state media in a Trump administration. (If they'd dare > ;-) > > -Ed Cummings > > > At 12:45 AM 12/14/2016, Thomas Sundstrom wrote: > >> I was unaware until seeing a story on RT tonight that the US' BBG may be on >> life support. Tucked into a defense spending bill is a provision that the >> Broadcasting Board of Governors would be transformed into a CEO position >> reporting to the President. >> >> http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487 >> >> >> I've long thought the BBG lost its way with multiple "voices" and >> administrative units. From my external view of government efficiency ? I >> always thought one voice (the VOA) could better serve the world in a >> coordinated, cohesive fashion. 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