02528cam a2200457 i 4500 rnd000000000094067 RAND 940518s1994 cau 000 0 eng d 93043637 0833014951 RAND/MR-366-OSD/A/AF (Sirsi) a359038 $23.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- E840.2 .T43 1994 Tedstrom, John E. author. Beyond consolidation : U.S. government international broadcasting in the Post-Cold War era / John E. Tedstrom. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1994. xiii, 34 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "National Defense Research Institute -- Arroyo Center -- Project Air Force." Includes bibliographical references. This 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. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. United States. Department of Defense. International broadcasting Government policy United States. United States Relations. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.) Arroyo Center. Project Air Force (U.S.) United States. Army. Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR366/ 597119 597119