Kim Andrew Elliott
kaedotcom.bsky.social
Kim Andrew Elliott
@kaedotcom.bsky.social
News about international broadcasting.

Retired VOA audience research/media news broadcaster.

Gradually migrating from eponymous account on X.

See also:
mediafreedomusa.bsky.social
swradiogram.bsky.social
(3/3) "People in the Middle East and North Africa deserve access to real news without propaganda."

[But ... somehow ... also ...]

"we have to align MBN’s work with the broad foreign policy goals of the United States as articulated by Congress, the President, and the Secretary of State."
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
(2/3) [No more radio or satellite TV. All content is on its website or social media.]

"We’re shifting from 'on the news' to 'behind the news.'"

"Our primary language is Arabic. But let’s keep pushing our ... English language editions"

[In fact, now more English than what's left of VOA.]
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Notice how the bids have increased much beyond the "pennies on the dollar" lamented by Kari Lake and other detractors.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
(2/2) "At the request of the seller bidding has been halted until a future date to be determined."

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TV & Radio Network Production Equipment Studios & Newsroom
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November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Kari Lake has been tweeting about this ...
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The auction has already begun.

Presumably RFA has concluded it can't pay rent on its Washington headquarters, so the equipment must go.

The auction might be an opportunity to offload previous-generation equipment, with the proceeds going towards newer media.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM