Broadcasting Board of Governors (Oct 2011)

October 13, 2011
3pm

The Board will focus on its plans to restructure international broadcasting. The Board will consider recommendations based on the year long strategic review as well as other Board operations including committee membership and the 2011 Board schedule. The International Broadcasting Bureau Director and directors of the Office of Technology, Services and Innovation, and the Office of New Media will update the Board on agency operations and innovations; broadcast executives will update the Board on programming and coverage issues. There will also be discussion of BBG journalists who have been harassed or jailed as a result of their work.

The meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., will be webcast both live and on-demand, at www.bbg.gov.