BBG Governor Ashe Critical of Weak Language on Libya Killings
Channel: FreeMediaOnline
Date: 14/09/2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governor Ambassador Victor Ashe was critical of the language used by the BBG executive staff  in a public relations statement that described the killing of U.S. diplomats in Libya, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, as their "passing." Ambassador Ashe said that "murder" is a more appropriate description. The Broadcasting Board of Governors manages U.S. international broadcasts, including the Voice of America (VOA), as well as Radio Sawa and Alhurra TV, which broadcast in Arabic to the Middle East. Critics have described some of these programs as focused too much on music and entertainment and faulted the Obama Administration for being too apologetic in its public relations messages to the Arab and Muslim World. Ambassador Ashe, a Republican and a former mayor of Knoxville, is one of the current seven members of the BBG's bipartisan board.