02528cam a2200457 i 4500001001900000003000500019008004100024010001300065020001500078027002500093035002000118037001100138040001900149043001200168050002200180100003100202245011700233264003700350300002800387336002600415337002600441337002800467338003600495338002700531500008100558504004100639520082300680530005801503588004701561610004301608650006601651651003001717710004701747710001901794710002901813710002601842710002201868710003101890710008001921856006902001rnd000000000094067RAND940518s1994    cau           000 0 eng d  a93043637  a0833014951  aRAND/MR-366-OSD/A/AF  a(Sirsi) a359038  c$23.00  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us---00aE840.2b.T43 19941 aTedstrom, John E.eauthor.10aBeyond consolidation :bU.S. government international broadcasting in the Post-Cold War era /cJohn E. Tedstrom. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c1994.  axiii, 34 pages ;c28 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"National Defense Research Institute -- Arroyo Center -- Project Air Force."  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aThis report examines the debate on the future of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). These organizations enjoyed broad support until their value and purpose were called into question by recent developments abroad and at home: the spread of communications technologies worldwide, the spread of democracy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and the tightening of the U.S. budget. This report builds on existing literature and the results of a conference RAND sponsored in April 1993.  The author supports a downsizing of RFE/RL and its eventual consolidation with VOA; housing the new, consolidated broadcasting organization as an independent organization within the U.S. Information Agency; and scaling back broadcasting in Eastern Europe, while expanding services into Asia.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.  aDescription based on print version record.10aUnited States.bDepartment of Defense. 0aInternational broadcastingxGovernment policyzUnited States. 0aUnited StatesxRelations.2 aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)2 aArroyo Center.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.)1 aUnited States.bArmy.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.1 aUnited States.bDepartment of Defense.bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR366/