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49. 'state-sponsored' media targetting foreign audiences

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 08:24 PM

Jan 2015

RT: $271 million
BBC World Service: $382 million
VOA, RFE etc. (but without AFN): $700 million

What you have pointed out is only the private conglomerates which control the message in the US. They distribute content in foreign countries as well, but for the most part just for entertainment, distraction and ad revenue. Regarding the shaping of opinions and distribution of news, the US government is the big spender.

“On a global scale the BBC are concerned because they are being outspent by the Russians and Chinese on a spectacular scale,” said Professor Stewart Purvis, the former ITN chief executive. “It’s the soft power war that’s replaced the cold war.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/21/bbc-world-service-information-war-russia-today

The BBC World Service, a leading international radio and internet broadcaster providing programmes and content in English and 27 other languages, has a budget of £245 million ($382 million) that is funded from UK TV license fees. RT, with its 24-hour TV and internet coverage in English, Spanish, Arabic and Russian, plus French and German services ready to be rolled out in 2015, will reportedly have a combined budget of 15.38 billion rubles ($271 million as at December 22, 2014) for 2015.

http://rt.com/uk/216559-bbc-rt-budget-horrocks/

Andrew Lack was sworn in this week as the first chief executive of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, putting him in charge of an agency with a $700 million budget and an outsize influence on shaping world opinion about the United States. Foreign policy experts and some critics say the appointment of Mr. Lack, the former president of NBC News and a prominent news media executive, represents a sea change for the often-criticized agency, which oversees United States government-supported civilian international news media such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks and Radio Free Asia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/broadcasting-board-of-governors-names-chief-executive.html?_r=2

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RT is the Devil's news service! [View all] another_liberal Jan 2015 OP

Just another pretty, rich face. elias49 Jan 2015 #1

To paraphrase Art Linkletter. . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #2

RT is the Putin's press agency, and Putin is using terrorism uhnope Jan 2015 #44

Lol, they said that about Al Jazeera also. Because we couldn't have real reporters reporting sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #53

BINGO! nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #54

lol. RT is not being "suppressed" any more than FOX is suppressed uhnope Jan 2015 #56

Yes, all those Liberals RT gives a voice to who are kept off the Corporate Media, MUST be sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #58

You don't want "liberals"--you want fools in service to the Russian neocons uhnope Jan 2015 #59

I want Facts, and I find that RTs reporting is backed up on reputable sources around the world on sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #63

Respectfully, you have no idea what a fact is. uhnope Jan 2015 #78

Since I am more than happy to repeat every word I have ever written here, why didn't you save sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #82

So Thom Hartmann is in service of the Russian Neocons? AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #65

Sometimes he is uhnope Jan 2015 #74

Lemme guess, guilt by association fallacy? AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #75

yeah, go on your way uhnope Jan 2015 #76

Evidence of what? AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #80

I showed that Hartmann endorses Cohen's Putin apologia uhnope Jan 2015 #81

So you are proposing that Thom Hartmann supports Putin, you just can't prove it... AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #83

apologies, original link was in error. uhnope Jan 2015 #84

How about Chris Hedges, Democracy Now? How about Kucinich, or Members of the British Parliament? sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #86

RT is useful for knowing the POV of the Russian government BainsBane Jan 2015 #85

Clearly you've never watched it. But thanks for the opinion. Opinions are always better when backed sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #87

Well, since you obviously didn't read my post BainsBane Jan 2015 #88

I see you didn't read my comment at all. You have done what has become a recognizable sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #90

Like any cult, the first lesson is "Trust No One But Us" Scuba Jan 2015 #3

Fascinating . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #4

Interesting! nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #16

Recommend KoKo Jan 2015 #37

'state-sponsored' media targetting foreign audiences reorg Jan 2015 #49

Interesting and noteworthy, thanks reorg! Scuba Jan 2015 #50

The RT-Putin cult? uhnope Jan 2015 #60

Leave RT alone!!!... SidDithers Jan 2015 #5

Ah, another bon mot by Sid. elias49 Jan 2015 #10

Good morning, tovarich IDemo Jan 2015 #6

Hey, that's a new one! another_liberal Jan 2015 #7

I find all those photoshops hilarious! polly7 Jan 2015 #11

Agreed . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #13

LOL. ok, I was exaggerating (quite) a lot. polly7 Jan 2015 #15

Good for you! another_liberal Jan 2015 #28

Yep!. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #34

He finally posted a true statement about RT. hobbit709 Jan 2015 #8

Bet like Cheney the hotels have to make sure the channel is malaise Jan 2015 #9

Cheney needs to always be surrounded by a universe of himself . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #12

I actually hope he got the heart of an African-American malaise Jan 2015 #17

That would be perfect! Especially if he ever found out, lol. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #20

Only if he croaked on finding out malaise Jan 2015 #24

RT, as it stands today, is truly easy to understand. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #14

Exchange Russian propaganda for US propaganda? elias49 Jan 2015 #18

Exactly. NCTraveler Jan 2015 #61

I didn't know Thom Hartmann was a Russky spy! AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #67

Enough. You're embarrassing yourself. randome Jan 2015 #19

What have you got against personal freedom to pick and choose and evaluate information polly7 Jan 2015 #21

So go ahead and post excerpts from Fox News. That's the same thing. randome Jan 2015 #22

No thanks. polly7 Jan 2015 #23

Actuallly RT is way more accurate than FOX on several issues malaise Jan 2015 #25

The Truth. nt. polly7 Jan 2015 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #48

RT hosts a lot of Thom Hartmann's content AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #69

No, not nearly "enough" . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #30

I get it now. randome Jan 2015 #42

You bad-mouth me and my opinions ("turd in the punch bowl" comes to mind) . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #43

What would you call someone who joins a community then refuses to listen to said community? randome Jan 2015 #45

Who made you the arbiter of what's acceptable in the mind of most posters here? polly7 Jan 2015 #47

Either a "savior" or "blind" and that's it . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #57

That ship sailed a long, long time ago...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #32

Andrew Lack would say that...wouldn't he? Its his new job: KoKo Jan 2015 #26

"The 21st Century’s global war on information," what a noble cause. another_liberal Jan 2015 #29

It is what it is - a mouthpiece for the Russian government. It is useful for presenting a different pampango Jan 2015 #31

Just a "Mouthpiece" is it? another_liberal Jan 2015 #33

If you believe that RT criticizes Russian policy and actions as frequently as the Times does to US' pampango Jan 2015 #36

duplicate KoKo Jan 2015 #39

It's RT America, UK, Latin America that they are afraid of..... KoKo Jan 2015 #40

I didn't say that . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #41

What's RT got to say about Mariupol, comrade?...nt SidDithers Jan 2015 #35

Since you ask so politely, Sid . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #38

even handed Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #51

I enjoyed listening to Radio Moscow on my shortwave in the 80s foo_bar Jan 2015 #46

I like the BBC World Service quote . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #55

kick. Thanks for posting. +1 eom Purveyor Jan 2015 #52

No doubt, there are half-wits and idiots who believe that stories which invalidate a particular RT.. LanternWaste Jan 2015 #62

Well, it is Putin's news service KamaAina Jan 2015 #64

Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible Electric Monk Jan 2015 #79

I've said it before and probably will say it again, why would anyone trust Rex Jan 2015 #66

WTF would some NYT bozo know about journalism? 99Forever Jan 2015 #68

When you're right, you're right . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #70

I watch RT just to piss off people. L0oniX Jan 2015 #71

Are there really people who don't like RT News? another_liberal Jan 2015 #72

RT is not the Devil's news service. It's Putin's. William769 Jan 2015 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #77

Yes, we should trust state run media...that's just like McCarthyism! Rex Jan 2015 #89