{"id":29289,"date":"2017-11-22T08:08:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T12:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29289"},"modified":"2017-11-22T08:08:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T12:08:37","slug":"dan-robinson-explores-the-current-administrations-big-fail-at-the-bbg-voa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/dan-robinson-explores-the-current-administrations-big-fail-at-the-bbg-voa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Robinson explores the current administration’s “Big Fail” at the BBG\/VOA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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View of the Capitol Building from the roof of the Voice of America on 330 Independence Ave., S.W.<\/p><\/div>\n

SWLing Post\u00a0<\/em>readers are likely aware that contributor,\u00a0Dan Robinson<\/a>, is the former White House, Congressional and foreign correspondent for the Voice of America.<\/p>\n

Dan has just published a two part article on the\u00a0Center on Public Diplomacy website\u00a0exploring how the effectively the current US administration has been at restructuring and resolving inherent issues at the BBG\/VOA.<\/p>\n

Click here to read Part I<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to read Part II<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I encourage you to read his full article and please direct your\u00a0comments to\u00a0the original post on the Center on Public Diplomacy website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SWLing Post\u00a0readers are likely aware that contributor,\u00a0Dan Robinson, is the former White House, Congressional and foreign correspondent for the Voice of America. Dan has just published a two part article on the\u00a0Center on Public Diplomacy website\u00a0exploring how the effectively the current US administration has been at restructuring and resolving inherent issues at the BBG\/VOA. 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