Ivan Tolstoy leads Radio Liberty in Exile innovative online video discussion on Tamizdat
BBG Watch Commentary LINK to Radio Liberty in Exile Video. Using Google Hangout live video technology, the same…
Union criticizes executive staff attacks on BBG members
In a new article, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local…
Case against informational appeasement of Putin's Russia
BBG Watch Commentary An important article by Edward Lucas published by the Washington, DC-based Center for European Policy…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS: DYSFUNCTION, employee union describes problems at Broadcasting Board of Governors
The union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees is publishing a series of articles on its website…
VOA union leader appeals to Director Lobo to stop intimidating security procedures
BBG Watch Commentary “It’s a New Year, let’s make it the BBG’s best.” – Dick Lobo Imagine if…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again
(For more discussion on Secretary Clinton’s comments and the future of BBG see: “Fox, Marks, Perron, and…
Fox, Marks, Perron, and others on Clinton and 'defunct' U.S. international broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary With the publication of this FoxNews.com article, “Clinton pushes for more broadcasting of pro-US message,…
On his first day as Acting President, BBG Watch extends best wishes to Kevin Klose at RFE/RL
Welcome Kevin Klose – We Wish You Well BBG Watch usually does not do this, but we feel…
Images and videos that changed Broadcasting Board of Governors' position on RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary “On the day Kevin Klose assumes his duties as Acting President and CEO or Radio…
Broadcasting Board of Governors may put a stop to intimidation of journalists by senior managers
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that attempts by seniors executives and managers to intimidate journalists and…
RFE/RL news services failed to cover Radio Liberty crisis and Steven Korn's controversial reign
BBG Watch Commentary A comment left on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website points out that this…
A staff run amok
Jane Doe, one of our occasional commentators, sent us her thoughts on the latest OIG report on the…
Clinton – 'We have abdicated the international broadcasting arena.' Why?
BBG Watch Commentary SECRETARY CLINTON: “And finally, we need to do a better job conveying a counter-narrative to…
An Argument Against a CEO from BBG employee union
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, has…
More than 400 Russian and international media reports on Radio Liberty crisis
After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September dozens of some…
Steven Korn condemns media critics of his soon-to-end tenure as RFE/RL president
BBG Watch Commentary The outgoing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president and CEO Steven Korn, whose resignation becomes…
Clinton – Broadcasting Board of Governors is practically defunct
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the federal agency in charge…
Former BBG member Wimbush joins attack on Ashe, was rejected for RFE/RL interim president position
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member S.…
Obama renominates Jeff Shell to become BBG Chairman
BBG Watch has learned that President Obama has re-submitted to the U.S. Senate the nomination of Jeff Shell,…
Russian Service is not the only victim of management actions at RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary A commentary sent to BBG Watch by a journalist whose articles have been published on…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement
BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement, Russian Service employees…
BBG and RFE/RL rank-and-file employees feel insulted and outraged by OIG inspection reports
BBG Watch Commentary Rank-and-file employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty continue…
Unprofessional OIG reports on BBG and RFE/RL part of a larger pattern
BBG Watch Commentary The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the State Department, which produced two incomplete…
Korn continues to defy BBG committee on financial questions
BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn continues to refuse providing financial information to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Who will inspect the inspectors? – Flawed OIG inspections at RFE/RL and BBG miss serious problems
BBG Watch Commentary The January 2013 Office of Inspector General’s report “Inspection of the Broadcasting Board of Governors”…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: “One Particular Governor”
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: “One Particular Governor” by The Federalist One Particular Governor…
BBG employee union calls OIG report 'Hatchet Job'
In one of its previous reports, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of State…
CUSIB Applauds Actions by BBG Members to Increase Transparency and Accountability, Criticizes OIG Report
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has praised Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG member Victor Ashe welcomes selection of Kevin Klose, Susan McCue praised
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe welcomed the selection of Kevin Klose to lead…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to the Woodshed
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to…
CUSIB Encouraged by BBG's Selection of Kevin Klose to Lead RFE/RL
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting, an independent and nonpartisan media freedom NGO, has issued a press release…
Voice of America Director David Ensor on Truth and Propaganda to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary We were greatly intrigued by this comment about Truth versus Propaganda from Voice of America…
Kevin Klose To Be RFE/RL’s Acting President And CEO
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has named Kevin Klose to be Radio Free Europe/Radio…
CUSIB points out conflicts of interest in some nominations to Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) warned that there are inherent conflicts…
Gregory Feifer: Rebuilding Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “Still greatly respected in many former Soviet republics, Radio Liberty is also admired in Russia. Rebuilding it…
Announcement on new RFE/RL president expected soon
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will soon make an…
Radio Liberty crisis that didn't go away in two weeks – media review update, Jan. 12, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September…
John O’Sullivan: Mass Firings at Radio Liberty Help Putin; Hurt Press Freedom
BBG Watch Commentary The former editorial chief of Radio Free Europe says the mass firings of top radio…
One of Ukraine's most famous journalists welcomes resignation of RFE/RL president
BBG Watch Commentary One of Ukraine’s most famous independent journalists Vitali Portnikov welcomed the resignation of Radio Free…
VOA officials tried to ban reporter from the UN and limit public disclosure, emails show
BBG Watch Commentary Official emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Lee confirm previous reports that…
Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their own jobs, union predicts
BBG Watch Commentary Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their…
Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…
BBG Watch – One Million Hits Since Launch
BBG Watch, our little news and media freedom advocacy website, launched in September 2011 to save Voice of…
Masha Gessen comments to Russian media are unauthorized and false, BBG sources say
BBG Watch Commentary Speaking off the record, well-placed sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) administration in…
IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union says
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
BBG employee union takes note of Andrei Babitsky's protest at Radio Liberty
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its website a number…
Korn’s Crash Landing, BBG Left to Pick Up the Pieces, BBG employee union comments
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Masha Gessen sends a message she's untouchable at Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “The Untouchable” – Masha Gessen In an attempt to hold on to her job as…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Korn Fed Execs, anonymous journalist comments on RFE/RL "Animal Farm" in Prague
BBG Watch Commentary Korn Fed Execs by Anonymous RFE/RL journalist It does not surprise anyone who grew up…