Obama budget tweaks broadcasts to Cuba, Venezuela
The Associated Press
MIAMI -- President Barack Obama might be trying to reach out to Cuban
leaders, but he isn't looking to cut U.S. broadcasts to the communist
island any time soon.
The Miami-based Office of Cuba broadcasting beams Radio and TV Marti to
Cuba to counter the island's government-run media. Obama's 2010 budget
proposal calls for $32.5 million for the broadcasts, down slightly from
the previous year's budget.
The budget request does call for some retooling: shorter, more frequent
TV news segments and an all-news radio format. But it signals Obama is
still moving cautiously in upending the country's decades-old policies
toward Cuba.
The Obama administration also wants to boost broadcasts to Venezuela,
where President Hugo Chavez has cracked down on independent media.
Obama budget tweaks broadcasts to Cuba, Venezuela - Florida AP -
MiamiHerald.com (12 May 2009)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1044239.html
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