This robust growth has come despite budget cuts in real terms. It is also come despite basic problems with the governments structure over voa and its sister entities. The idea behind it was laudable. To create a fire wall protecting the independence of the journalism from interference by policymakers. But ask yourself this question. How can nine busy people run a large, complex collection of companies as a part time activity . The bbg has had difficulty sometimes playing an effective executive Decision Making role. It has not helped that the white house and the senate have opted bbg chairman jeff shell and the current board understand the structural problem and what to do with it. They rightly want to get out of the business of running u. S. International broadcasting month to month. The bbgs recent appointment of a full time executive officer for u. S. International media is an Excellent First step in my view because whats needed is a full time professional boss. But john lancing, the