Radio Liberty in Exile offers online election coverage in RussiaMarch 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile journalists — those who were fired last September by Radio Free…
U.S. reduces radio news broadcasts to Iran, Afghanistan, Belarus, China and other nations without free mediaMarch 31, 2013 BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary The United States is cutting or reducing radio news broadcasts to Afghanistan,…
Tenzin Tethong to lead Radio Free Asia Tibetan ServiceMarch 29, 2013 BBG Watch has learned that a distinguished leader and scholar Tenzin Tethong was chosen as the new Tibetan…
Kazakh political prisoner is unhappy with Radio Liberty programsMarch 28, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “By the way, it turns out that Azattyq (RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service) programs have drastically declined.…
Unilateral Disarmament: How the West Has Destroyed its Broadcasting to RussiaMarch 27, 2013 A significant and well-researched analysis of Western broadcasting in Russia, written by British-Russian journalist, translator, writer and former…
Morale boosting plan made some BBG employees highly skepticalMarch 26, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary One employee said that he was literally sick in his stomach listening to and watching…
Under Gessen, Radio Liberty ceased to be frequently cited news source in RussiaMarch 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Warning from fired Radio Liberty journalists, media experts, sociologists opposition politicians and human rights activists…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News”March 25, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News” by The Federalist Anyone who has held a…
Czech Radio criticizes RFE/RL for mistreatment of foreign employees, new executive expected to actMarch 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In an nationwide broadcast by the state-owned Czech radio station, Cesky Rozhlas Plus (Cro+), Anna…
BBG executives and lawyers refuse to settle discrimination cases they know they will loseMarch 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, has been…
Former president's top deputies leaving Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyMarch 24, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In the last six months, dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia were fired without…
As Russian authorities raid human rights NGOs, RFE/RL websites were out of commission, offered minimal coverageMarch 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Big changes may soon be announced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), but for now…
CUSIB Marks 6-Month Anniversary of the Unjust Firing of Radio Liberty JournalistsMarch 21, 2013 Lyudmila Alexeeva, Photo for Radio Liberty in Exile by Yuri Timofeev. March 21, 2013 For…
Lyudmila Alexeeva: Saving Radio Liberty in Russia Should Have Been Done The Day Before YesterdayMarch 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Supporters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), including a preeminent Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…
BBG aggregates English news from its media entities in one websiteMarch 18, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has launched a new website which aggregates English-language news…
Read More 6 minute read Video of Wilson Center Roundtable Discussion on the Future of U.S. Global MediaMarch 18, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary After a long delay, the Wilson Center posted the video of the roundtable discussion on…
CUSIB Advisory Board member Jing Zhang at screening of "It's A Girl"March 17, 2013 Jing Zhang, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Advisory Board member and President of Women’s Rights in China…
Masha Gessen gets award for journalism while dozens of fired Radio Liberty journalists are still unable to work at the stationMarch 16, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Masha Gessen, the controversial director of the Russian Service at the U.S. taxpayer-funded media freedom…
Growing consensus that failed Broadcasting Board of Governors executives should leaveMarch 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “That is why we call yet again on Congress to exercise its overview functions to…
BBG union president says Voice of America and surrogate broadcasters have different missionsMarch 14, 2013 In a letter to The Washington Post, Tim Shamble, president of the AFGE Local 1812 union representing the…
Read More 6 minute read OCB and IBB executives show contempt for employees and law, face criticism from Victor AsheMarch 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Cheered on by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff, the current administration of the…
CUSIB looks at sequestration, Radio World reportsMarch 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio World reported on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) recommendation that instead of…
When asked what Radio Liberty means to them, most fired journalists said it is their lifeMarch 12, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When asked what Radio Liberty means to them, most fired journalists said it is their…
Read More 2 minute read Radio Liberty faces Die Hard moment, Russia's government website reportsMarch 12, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Russia Beyond the Headlines English-language news website run by a leading Russian daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta,…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Russian Service analyzes Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech after 30 yearsMarch 12, 2013 Russia expert and former U.S. international broadcasting specialist Dr. Paul Goble reported in his Window on Eurasia Blog…
Fired Radio Liberty journalist writes about his Holocaust video projectMarch 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In September 2012, the former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) management team fired some of…
Is unexplained absence of Broadcasting Board of Governors interim chair due to alleged conflict of interest?March 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary While the remaining members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have been working hard…
RFE/RL's interim president expected to address Czech Helsinki Committee concerns with new personnel and policy decisionsMarch 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president Kevin Klose…
CUSIB calls for protecting vulnerable groups of BBG employees and for more funding for U.S. international broadcastingMarch 8, 2013 In a press release issued today, the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) called for…
Will IBB make exploited and powerless VOA contract employees pay the price of sequestration?March 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last week, Governor Michael Meehan announced that…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-RamaMarch 5, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama by The Federalist Before…
Vitaly Portnikov at Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event in Moscow voices support for fired journalistsMarch 4, 2013 The 60th anniversary event was organized in Moscow on March 1 by Radio Liberty in Exile, a group…
Sergei Kovalyov at Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event in MoscowMarch 4, 2013 The gathering in Moscow on March 1 was organized by Radio Liberty in Exile, a group of fired…
RFE/RL Acting President Kevin Klose Marks 60 Years Of Radio LibertyMarch 4, 2013 On March 1, 1953, Radio Liberty (then called Radio Liberation) began broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet Union.…
60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in PropagandaMarch 4, 2013 Commentary by Leon 60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda By Leon…
What would George Orwell say about journalism at Radio Liberty?March 4, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”…
Read More 8 minute read Radio Liberty is joined by Lyudmila Alexeeva to celebrate 60 years of defending free speechMarch 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has posted videos of the Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event…
Read More 5 minute read Lev Roitman calls on Kevin Klose to act on restoring rights of RFE/RL employeesMarch 2, 2013 Commentary by Lev Roitman Former senior commentator at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Lev Roitman, who retired from…
Ivan Tolstoy praises solidarity of Radio Liberty journalists who resigned in protestMarch 2, 2013 Ivan Tolstoy, who still works at Radio Liberty in Prague, spoke at the gathering organized on March 1…
Read More 9 minute read Human rights supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists Lyudmila Alexeeva visits RFE/RLMarch 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary One of the strongest supporters of fired Radio Liberty journalists, Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…
Former Russian Service director Mario Corti calls Radio Liberty in Exile only remaining agent of station's mission in RussiaMarch 2, 2013 At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians to mark the…
Message from IBB Deputy Director Trimble to Radio Liberty in Exile read at 60th anniversary in MoscowMarch 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians…
"Die Hard" – Radio Liberty at 60March 1, 2013 Novaya Gazeta, an independent Russian newspaper set up by former President Mikhail Gorbachev with the money from his…