United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-08-04 monographic deposited born digital 73 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762 P0b002ee18038b28d f:d06762 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762 GAO-06-762 Broadcasting standards Competition Internal controls International broadcasting International relations Mass media Public diplomacy Radio Radio broadcasting Television Performance measures Employee training Alhurra Television Middle East Radio Sawa Other Written Product A58042 The Broadcasting Board of Governors' (BBG) broadcasting services, Radio Sawa, and the Alhurra satellite television networks--collectively known as the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN)--currently aim to reach Arabic speakers in 19 countries and areas throughout the Middle East. Annual spending for current activities amounts to about $78 million. GAO reviewed MBN's (1) strategic planning to address competition in the Middle Eastern media market, (2) implementation of internal control, (3) procedures MBN has developed to ensure compliance with its journalistic standards, and (4) performance indicators and whether targets have been met. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762.pdf GAO-06-762 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-762 Other Written Product GAO-06-762; U.S. International Broadcasting: Management of Middle East Broadcasting Services Could Be Improved; Broadcasting standards Competition Internal controls International broadcasting International relations Mass media Public diplomacy Radio Radio broadcasting Television Performance measures Employee training Alhurra Television Middle East Radio Sawa