STEVEN KORN RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT OF RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTYDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty president and CEO Steven Korn has submitted a letter of resignation…
RFE/RL board meets, no letter of resignation from Steven Korn arrived, search for replacement continuesDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty corporate board, which is composed of all members of the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors employee union calls BBG actions on Radio Liberty a step in the right directionDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Steven Korn's Disastrous Tenure at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: A Postmortem by Judy BachrachDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
A Farcial Spin at the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 31, 2012 This article was published by the BBG employee union AFGE Local 1812 A FARCICAL SPIN For members of…
U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in RussiaDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia by Mario Corti and…
"Turmoil Over America's Radio Voice in Russia," former RFE/RL executive editor writes in Wall Street JournalDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary John O’Sullivan, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty executive editor (2008-11) and vice president (2011), the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Surprise!December 31, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Surprise! by The Federalist (Note: We thought The Federalist was…
RFE/RL Board to meet Monday to deal with Radio Liberty crisis, Steven Korn's resignation and personnel issuesDecember 30, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Several sources told BBG Watch that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board is planning…
Read More 7 minute read Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protestDecember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…
BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty JournalistsDecember 27, 2012 BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists BBG Watch Commentary In a new sign of disputing actions…
Fired Radio Liberty chief web editor receives prestigious journalism prize in RussiaDecember 26, 2012 Lyudmila Telen, who in September was fired from her position as the chief editor of the Radio Liberty…
Gessen and Ragona say Russian media reports of Korn's departure from RFE/RL are nothing but rumors, insiders disagreeDecember 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Liberty Dismissed for Destroying Editorial Office – Russia Today, Dec. 25, 2012 Radio…
Steven Korn fired for destroying Russian Service of Radio Liberty, Russian media reportDecember 25, 2012 Russian media report that President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn was fired by…
American supporters wish Merry Christmas to Radio Liberty in Exile fired journalistsDecember 25, 2012 MERRY CHRISTMAS RADIO LIBERTY IN EXILE Even though the Russian Orthodox Christmas is not yet here, BBG…
Korn Fired: Meltdown at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by Judy Bachrach in World AffairsDecember 25, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
Read More 2 minute read Helsinki human rights leaders appeal to Lech Walesa for help in defending RFE/RL employeesDecember 24, 2012 Media in Russia are reporting that leaders of Helsinki human rights groups in Russia and the Czech Republic…
Read More 7 minute read Freedom House President refutes statements from RFE/RL officialsDecember 24, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at…
Korn gets to leave with honor, Radio Liberty in Exile photoDecember 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In the world of U.S. international broadcasting, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and Radio…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 20, 2012December 21, 2012 RFE/RL President Steven Korn assured BBG members last September that the controversy over his mass firing of Radio…
Fired Radio Liberty Internet team and its young reporter Elena Vlasenko receive Sakharov journalism prizeDecember 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty Internet team fired last September by American executives of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia ReviewedDecember 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed by The Federalist (Special to BBG Watch to mark…
Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverageDecember 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…
BBG member counters Masha Gessen's spin on Radio Liberty in Russian mediaDecember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary It used to be the job of the director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service to…
RFE/RL executives claim strong BBG support, ignore reports of Steven Korn's imminent departureDecember 18, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe challenges claims by Masha Gessen about Radio LibertyDecember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Ambassador Victor Ashe, the U.S. federal agency…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan asking BBG to protect Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 17, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth – Part ThreeDecember 17, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Three: Employee Voices by The Federalist (Note: This…
Masha Gessen denies Radio Liberty Russian Service will be inspected, calls it review of the situation in RussiaDecember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “The strategy of the development of the Russian Service was perceived very positively.” “There was…
Risky business – BBG employees in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty colleaguesDecember 16, 2012 The following commentary was posted on the AFGE Local 1812 website of the union representing BBG employees: Risky…
Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources sayDecember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…
What future holds for RFE/RL President Korn and his team and for Radio Liberty?December 15, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary It’s hard to imagine that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty JournalistsDecember 14, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
BBG to initiate review of Radio Liberty Moscow eventsDecember 14, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton announced Friday at the open BBG meeting…
Read More 2 minute read How to Save Radio Liberty by Ariel Cohen and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage FoundationDecember 14, 2012 How to Save Radio Liberty By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation December 13,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – worst place to work in U.S. federal governmentDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Federal News Radio, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the worst…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 13, 2012December 14, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG membersDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…
Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RLDecember 14, 2012 Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
Anynomous Czech employee responds to RFE/RL Vice President Dale CohenDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that in his communications with members of the…
Former Radio Liberty reporter Elena Vlasenko to receive Sakharov journalism prizeDecember 13, 2012 Elena Vlasenko, a young journalist who resigned in protest from the Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda)…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 12, 2012December 13, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
RFE/RL management's strained relations with Czech employeesDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a number of Czech employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Called for Solidarity with Tibetans, Defended Voice of America Radio Broadcasts to TibetDecember 13, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) sponsored a forum at Tibet…
Radio Liberty disappears from most cited radios list in RussiaDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Just two months after Masha Gessen took over as the new director of Radio Liberty’s…
IBB executives travel abroad, pay no attention as RFE/RL crisis deepens and audiences declineDecember 12, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva and former President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently care more about…
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina GorelikDecember 11, 2012 Reposted from the CUSIB – www.cusib.org – website. December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki…
Sex and drugs trump human rights on new Russian home page of Radio LibertyDecember 11, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary On the International Human Rights Day, December 10, Masha Gessen’s Radio Liberty, also known in…
Read More 8 minute read Fired Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik receives Moscow Helsinki Group Journalism PrizeDecember 10, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), fired last September by American taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth, Part TwoDecember 10, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Two: The Managers Speak, Sort Of by The Federalist…