Read More 5 minute read Once Upon A Time There Was Radio LibertySeptember 28, 2012 This BBG Watch Guest Commentary was written by an anonymous former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) analyst, journalist…
Read More 7 minute read Human rights leaders in Russia condemn mass firing of Radio Liberty journalistsSeptember 28, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Reports in Russian media say that a letter of protest sent to the Secretary of…
How Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty top brass fired journalists in Moscow and caused a scandalSeptember 27, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary An online openDemocracy.net article, The End of ‘Liberty’ by a former Radio Liberty (RL) Russian…
East European journalist defends Russian broadcasters fired by Radio LibertySeptember 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Polish journalist, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, co-editor of Russian coverage for…
Pelosi concerned about proposed merger of BBG's independent broadcastersSeptember 25, 2012 BBG Watch has learned that the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D…
RFE/RL President Steven Korn responds to negative media coverage of mass firings at Radio Liberty in MoscowSeptember 24, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn has responded to a wave of…
Newly-selected director of Radio Liberty Russian Service Masha Gessen will be target of KGB-style pressure campaignSeptember 23, 2012 BBG Watch Guest Commentary As the Kremlin orders USAID to pull out of Russia, accusing the U.S. government…
Newly-selected director of Radio Liberty Russian Service Masha Gessen met with Putin, denies role in mass firing of RL staffersSeptember 23, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary As the Kremlin orders USAID to pull out of Russia, accusing the U.S. government agency…
Broadcasting Board of Governors staff issues a gag order on Gallup contract, BBG employee union points outSeptember 19, 2012 A commentary has been posted on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812 website…
Permanently absent board member Dana Perino to leave Broadcasting Board of Governors but not until the end of the yearSeptember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has reported frequently that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member Dana…
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors not quite sure whether Putin restricts media freedom in RussiaSeptember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. federal agency in charge of international news…
Aung San Suu Kyi's visit underscores importance of VOA and RFA radio for freedom advocates in oppressed nationsSeptember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary On the occasion of VOA’s 70th anniversary this year, Aung San Suu Kyi said it…
Broadcasting Board of Governors staffers resist calls from BBG Governors for public discussion and setting date for audit of Gallup contractSeptember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last Thursday, September 13, 2012, executive…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Press Releases and Other PronouncementsSeptember 17, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Press Releases and Other Pronouncements by The Federalist …
Broadcasting Board of Governors staff failed to inform board about dropping EEO policy amendment to protect union membersSeptember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executive staff dropped an amendment protecting union members and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors can't do its job in an hour and 15 minutesSeptember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary During last Thursday’s open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington, DC,…
Read More 3 minute read Digital Journal Op-Ed: Former US Diplomat Criticizes Weak Language on Libya KillingsSeptember 15, 2012 The following Digital Journal op-ed was published by former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Arab and Muslim WorldSeptember 14, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: The Arab and Muslim World A commentary by The Federalist …
Former U.S. Senator Norman Coleman among potential Republican candidates for BBGSeptember 14, 2012 BBG Watch has learned that unconfirmed reports list former U.S. Senator Norman Coleman is one of the potential…
BBG members and IBB Director Lobo meet with Secretary of State ClintonSeptember 13, 2012 The official Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announcement on today’s meeting of BBG members and International Broadcasting Bureau…
BBG open meeting just started, CEO decision announced, Perino again missingSeptember 13, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting has just started and can be viewed live online. BBG…
Senior BBG staff keeping employees in the dark about cutsSeptember 13, 2012 The following commentary has just been posted on the AFGE Local 1812 union website which represents hundreds of…
BBG staff tries to rebuff critics on grantee consolidation planSeptember 13, 2012 Senior executive staffers at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have launched an all-out attack on critics of…
Obama to nominate Jeffrey Shell as BBG ChairmanSeptember 13, 2012 President Obama says he intends to nominate Jeffrey Shell as Member and Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
Still no official BBG word on Board's meeting with Secretary ClintonSeptember 11, 2012 We are wondering what prevents the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior staff from posting on their official…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Board Meets With Secretary ClintonSeptember 11, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Board Meets With Secretary Clinton by The Federalist This…
Broadcasting Board of Governors members to meet with Secretary of State Clinton amid doubts about their leadershipSeptember 10, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), who…
BBG's Grantee Administrative Streamlining Plan or GASPSeptember 7, 2012 So your article yesterday–in the world of government acronyms did the BBG staff look at Grantee Administrative Streamlining…
BBG is structural mess, says former chair Glassman, but are his proposals any better?September 7, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Examiner.com and Gov.Exec.com have reported a comment from the former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Without substantive change, Broadcasting Board of Governors Governance Committee may soon be selling mismanagement under a different nameSeptember 6, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governance Committee, scheduled to…
Read More 2 minute read PARAZITSeptember 5, 2012 By Quo Vadis (Mari Ciliberti) The popular satirical Voice of America (VOA) television program to Iran PARAZIT has…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: End of Summer No End to the NightmareSeptember 3, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: End of Summer No End to the Nightmare by The Federalist For…
Working under BBG management is no Labor Day picnic for employees – The Czech Helsinki Committee condemns human rights violations at Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySeptember 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary How can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proclaim with a straight face that…