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Month: October 2012

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Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists

  • October 31, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…
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Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support

  • October 30, 2012
The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…

BBG Strategy and Budget Committee to discuss Radio Liberty in Russia

  • October 30, 2012
According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…

Human rights activist Pavel Litvinov calls for bringing back fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 29, 2012
During a panel discussion in Moscow on Monday, Russian writer, human rights activist and former Soviet-era political prisoner…

Radio Liberty-in-Exile protest in Moscow

  • October 29, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty president Steve Korn took a condescending approach toward Mikhail Sokholov, one…

Radio Liberty-in-Exile protest in Moscow planned for Monday

  • October 29, 2012
BBG Watch – www.bbgwatch.com Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired Radio Liberty journalists is planning a protest in…

Was damage to Radio Liberty intentional?

  • October 28, 2012
This BBG Watch Commentary was written by an anonymous employee. How long until the Governors at the Broadcasting…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists invite RFE/RL president Korn to meet with them in Moscow, plan protest events

  • October 27, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group (Radio Svoboda-in-Exile) is planning a number of events and protests to coincide…

Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and Ragona

  • October 26, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…

American scholars speak out against firing of Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 26, 2012
David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent, has criticized the mass firings and changes at Radio Liberty in a…

Union Calls For Congressional Hearings On The BBG's Erratic Leadership,

  • October 24, 2012
The AFGE Local 1812 union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has called for congressional…
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Corti and Lipien in National Review – Radio Liberty silenced by Washington

  • October 23, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in National Review Online, Mario Corti and Ted Lipien argue that…
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Letter from Prague – Questions for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn

  • October 23, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary – a Letter from Prague by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist   My…
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Radio Liberty Russian website going to the dogs

  • October 23, 2012
According to a report prepared by former Radio Liberty employees, the station’s Russian Service website is not being…
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BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in Moscow

  • October 23, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe has issued a statement today to…

Another young journalist resigns in protest from 'new' Radio Liberty, calls it a sinking Titanic

  • October 22, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Anastasia Kirilenko, 28-year-old web editor, investigative reporter and radio broadcaster, has resigned in protest from…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part Two

  • October 21, 2012
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…

U.S. News & World Report article on VOA notes firings at Radio Liberty, idleness of BBG members

  • October 20, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary The destruction of Radio Liberty story is not going away. In an article devoted largely…

New Moscow Times article quotes Mario Corti's BBG Watch comments on Radio Liberty

  • October 19, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Steven Korn assured members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…

New Radio Liberty head in Russia in charge of digital transition lost website visitors at previous employer, report shows

  • October 19, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Steven Korn tells anyone who would listen that Russian…
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NPR on U.S. Broadcasting Crisis in Moscow – Radio Liberty Going Off The Air In Russia

  • October 18, 2012
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY National Public Radio (NPR) online article (audio report is also available) quotes statements from Radio…

BBG Watch website reaches 700,000 hits mark, Corti, Radio Liberty 'special operation', Ashe, Federalist are most popular recent posts

  • October 18, 2012
The BBG Watch website — www.bbgwatch.com or www.usgbroadcasts.com — has reached the 700,000 hits since it was launched…
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U.S. media – Obama caves to Putin on Radio Liberty

  • October 17, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Reports and editorials in U.S. media have begun noticing the mass firing of Radio Liberty…

RFE/RL President Korn in Moscow Times – a desperate plea of American manager disconnected from reality

  • October 17, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary In a desperate effort to salvage his reputation and that of his choice for the…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part One

  • October 16, 2012
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…

The Washington Free Beacon on end of pro-democracy broadcasts in Russia

  • October 16, 2012
The Washington Free Beacon reporter Adam Kredo has reported in an article published Monday on many negative reaction…
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Heritage Foundation scholar calls for return to work of fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 16, 2012
Dr. Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, has called on the Broadcasting…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists feel hurt and anger, blame Steven Korn and Michael Lynton

  • October 15, 2012
Just Asking Commentary This was contributed by an anonymous RFE/RL journalist. I come up with my own nickname…

BBG's Michael Lynton ignores appeals from Gorbachev, Alexeeva, other Russian leaders to save fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 15, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Michael Lynton, who serves as a temporary chairman of the…

Washington Times publishes op-ed by former journalism student intern at Radio Liberty

  • October 13, 2012
The Washington Times newspaper has published an op-ed by a young Russian university student Kirill Filimonov, in which…
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CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum's Statement on Radio Liberty Crisis

  • October 12, 2012
Reposted from CUSIB website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2012 CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum’s Statement on Radio…

BBG's Victor Ashe disassociates himself from (now removed) statement of support for RFE/RL President Korn

  • October 11, 2012
UPDATE: After the protest from Governor Victor Ashe, the statement of “Governors’ support for Steve Korn’s leadership” has…

Broadcasting Board of Governors ignores appeals from Russia, does not intervene to return fired Radio Liberty journalists to work

  • October 11, 2012
At the ongoing meeting in Washington, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has not moved to return to…

Broadcasting Board of Governments employee union stands in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 11, 2012
Support for fired Radio Liberty Service Employees The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812…

Amid crisis over Radio Liberty firings, BBG changes time of open meeting at the last moment

  • October 11, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced a sudden change of the time of its…
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Radio Liberty listeners appeal to President Obama to bring back fired Radio Liberty journalists, restore radio programs

  • October 11, 2012
We demand that a compromise with Russian authorities be found so that Radio Svoboda continues medium-wave broadcasting. We…

Russian liberal opposition leaders appeal to U.S. officials to restore jobs to Radio Liberty journalists and their programs

  • October 11, 2012
Statement of Yabloko Leaders “Russian United Democratic Party ‘Yabloko’ is deeply concerned over the situation which surrounds RFERL…

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov appeals to the Broadcasting Board of Governors over mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists

  • October 11, 2012
Mikhail Kasyanov, one of the signatories of the protest letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) over…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists plan to file class action lawsuit

  • October 11, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that some of the fired Radio Liberty journalists are planning to…
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Former Broadcasting Board of Governors member Blanquita Cullum blames current board and senior staff for stifling free speech in Russia

  • October 11, 2012
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, a former Republican BBG member, talk radio personality Blanquita Cullum, strongly…

Americans! U.S. Government Supports Dictatorship in Russia, Says Protester Against Mass Dismissal of Radio Liberty Journalists

  • October 11, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Several individual Russian protesters appeared Wednesday near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with signs condemning…

CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty Supporters

  • October 10, 2012
Reposted from CUSIB website. October 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty…

Euronews Video on Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts

  • October 9, 2012
See Euronews Video: Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts Euronews didn’t get it quite right. The decision…

Demonstration at U.S. Embassy Moscow Against Firing of Journalists and Silencing of Radio Liberty

  • October 9, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary A young Russian journalism student Kirill Filimonov, protesting against U.S. decision to stifle Radio Liberty…

U.S. Is Digging an Early Grave for Radio Liberty in Russia says Scholar Tatiana Yankelevich, Daughter of Yelena Bonner, Stepdaughter of Andrei Sakharov

  • October 9, 2012
Tatiana Yankelevich, a Russian American scholar, daughter of Yelena Bonner and stepdaughter of famous Soviet dissident Andrei Sakaharov,…
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Supporters of Radio Liberty broadcasts and website plan a protest at U.S. Embassy in Moscow

  • October 8, 2012
BBG Watch has learned that a group of young Radio Liberty listeners and users of its website is…

Czech Helsinki Committee protests Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty management practices, Russian opposition is drafting another protest

  • October 8, 2012
A premier human rights organization in the Czech Republic, The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) has published another protest…

Is Mr. Korn Fiddling as the Third Rome is Burning under Radio Liberty in Russia?

  • October 8, 2012
An anonymous RFE/RL journalist takes issue on historical grounds with the nickname given by one of his colleagues…

Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt Romney

  • October 8, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…

Director and staff of Russia's independent social research institute Levada Center protest firings of journalists at Radio Liberty

  • October 7, 2012
A letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors sent by Lev Gudkov, renown Russian sociologist and director the…

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