U.S. and International Media
BBG Watch Guest Commentary This article is reposted from the Cold War Radio Museum – coldwarradiomuseum.com – website. Cold War Lessons for Voice of America in China Cold War Radio Museum During the Cold War, it would…
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BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has been warning about similar potential problems of foreign influence in other Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) services under the lax and dysfunctional management by the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
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BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) and Russia’s RT all had Facebook LIVE transmissions of the dramatic testimony Thursday from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the Supreme Court nominee Brett…
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BBG Watch Commentary In an unprecedented and stunning betrayal of public trust and its mission, the newly-renamed United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which manages such media entities as the…
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OPINION U-SAG-M! The Rebranded Tower of Babel Old Is New, New Is Old By The Federalist With dysfunction being a cornerstone of all things U-SAG-M, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) or whatever you want to call it, the…
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BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part three of a commentary on the newly named United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The author is a former Voice of America (VOA)…
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BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part two of a multipart commentary on the newly named United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The author is a former Voice of America…
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BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part one of a multipart commentary on the newly named United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The author is a former Voice of…
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BBG Watch History A Cold War Radio Museum article points out official bias and censorship in Voice of America’s (VOA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Radio Farda coverage of the Iranian regime under the current Obama administration…
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BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post article, published September 1, 2018, says that award-winning Azeri investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova used to work for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) but does not explain under what circumstances she had left the U.S.-funded…
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Guest Commentary Fear of the Chinese Government and Caving in to Its Pressure Continue Among Some at VOA By Voice of America China Branch Reporters Who Want to Remain Anonymous Fearing Management Retaliation In mid-August 2018, VOA…
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OPINION “U-SAG-M!” – United States Agency for Global Media US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist “Congress annually appropriates almost $750 million to the BBG. It’s time to get serious about reforming it to ensure…
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BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM A picture that’s worth a thousand words. The photo, sent to BBG Watch by U.S. government-employed journalists, shows Voice of America (VOA) Director Amanda Bennett holding an umbrella with large USAGM letters. Sources tells that…
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BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM “Additionally, in the aggregate, reportage on bilateral relations between the U.S. government and the Iranian regime conveyed an impression of equivalence between the parties, a position that is both surprising and improper for…
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BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM Apparently not disturbed by knowledge of public diplomacy or experience to know what is and what is not appropriate to do for the head of a U.S. government agency pursuing media freedom and transparency abroad…
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OPINION Same As It Ever Was Agency for Global Media USAGM or Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG Under John Lansing US International Media Information War: Lost By The Federalist Same As It Ever Was The more things change, the more…
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