Former BBG Governor Ashe welcomes promise of federal pay raise, warns of anti-labor animus
BBG Commentary Beloved by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) rank and file employees and feared by International Broadcasting…
USGBroadcasts.com restored
BBG Watch Commentary We have managed to get our domain name USGBroadcasts.com/ to work again and direct to…
BBG Watch domain name was hacked
BBG Watch Commentary While our website still works at these addresses: http://usgbroadcasts.com/bbgwatch/ and https://bbgwatch.com which forwards to http://usgbroadcasts.com/bbgwatch/,…
Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events
BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…
Salvador’s Story
BBG Watch Commentary From the firing of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia to the illegal RIF of OCB…
Voice of America is late in posting news stories, gets pummeled by BBC, Russia Today and Al Jazeera in social media engagement
BBG Watch Commentary Consequences of allowing the worst management team in the federal government to continue to run…
It’s Worse Than You Think
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: It’s Worse Than…
Honesty can be dangerous for BBG employees, union warns
BBG Watch Commentary A union representing federal employees working for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) warned its…
BBG employee union welcomes new BBG Chairman and other new Board members
BBG Watch Commentary Paul Westpheling, Vice President of AFGE Local 1812, a union representing federal employees of the…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell: ‘We have a lot of very good people who work for this organization’
BBG Watch Commentary At his first open Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting, newly-confirmed BBG Chairman Jeff Shell…
Suzie Carroll appointed BBG Executive Director
BBG Watch Commentary Newly-confirmed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced at an open BBG Board…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell says all new BBG members ‘want to be here,’ honors Victor Ashe and other recent former members for their service
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch New Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell said today that all…
BBG Governor Ryan Crocker: ‘Insuring that our weave with the State Department and other relevant federal entities is solid and appropriate’
BBG Watch Commentary At his first open Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting in Washington, DC, newly-confirmed BBG…
BBG Governor Matt Armstrong: ‘Agency is a tremendously important part of our foreign policy and for the United States in general’
BBG Watch Commentary While introducing himself at his first open Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting in Washington,…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell: ‘Best way to showcase freedom and democracy is by free media’
BBG Watch Commentary At his first open Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting, the new BBG Chairman Jeff…
New BBG Board to consider extending Kevin Klose’s tenure at RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from multiple sources that newly-confirmed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members,…
Former BBG Governor Victor Ashe honored by Radio Free Asia
BBG Watch Commentary Former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe presented Radio Free Asia (RFA)…
Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today immediately made Obama’s Egypt statement their lead story, Voice of America did not
BBG Watch Commentary Al Jazeera, BBC, and Russia Today immediately lead Thursday with news reports on President Obama’s…
Media freedom NGOs urge Azerbaijan to stop harassing RFE/RL journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Reporters Without Borders and 10 other international NGOs sent a joint letter to President Ilham…
Bureaucracy silences free debate at media freedom agency
BBG Watch Commentary The AFGE Local 1812 union representing federal employees at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Strategic Collapse
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: Strategic Collapse by…
From defunct to ridiculous – how IBB officials are ruining good name of U.S. international broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary It did not occur to International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) bureacrats that Americans might not like…
De-Federalization of Voice of America would remove public oversight, give full control to bureaucrats
BBG Watch Commentary De-Federalization of the Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) would…
CUSIB Advisory Board met with new BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell
BBG Watch Commentary Some of the members of the Advisory Board for the independent Committee for U.S. International…
Dense Fog by The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost:…
Congressional criticism of Voice of America programs to Iran should serve as a reality check for VOA Director David Ensor
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said on August 6, 2013 during an all-staff…
New BBG Governors Sworn In
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch congratules Jeff Shell, Matt Armstrong and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on becoming new members…
Departing BBG member Victor Ashe joins CUSIB
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusig.org) announced that departing Broadcasting Board of…
Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…
BBC has reporters in Yemen, VOA relies on wire services for U.S. Embassy evacuation story
BBG Watch Commentary While BBC has its own correspondents and news analysts reporting from Yemen on the evacuation…
Voice of America management burdens its own broadcasters with getting programs ready for domestic distribution
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA), U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster can barely adequately cover news for…
Victor Ashe apologized to Columbia Journalism Review for Voice of America management’s refusal to answer journalist’s questions
BBG Watch Commentary After his replacement had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, now former Broadcasting Board of…
Voice of America officials were wrong in downplaying coverage of Turkish protests
BBG Watch Commentary When Voice of America (VOA) executives tried to justify their decision not to send a…
Employee union, AFGE Local 1812, joins many praising Victor Ashe’s tenure on Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, a union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Victor Ashe got things headed in the right direction at BBG, Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Victor Ashe’s legacy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be one of being…
CUSIB calls Victor Ashe ‘A Man of Decency and Effectiveness’
BBG Watch Commentary In a statement issued today on the departure of Victor Ashe from his post on…
Voice of America partially removes misleading language about domestic use of its programs
BBG Watch Commentary In a victory by critics against government officials trying to claim new powers which they…
CUSIB praises investigative journalism by Radio Free Asia, other BBG broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a press release praising Radio…
Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – International Broadcasting Bureau
Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal…
Even good Voice of America English news reports get few Facebook ‘Likes’ compared to those from BBC and Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary All of this may be beating a dead horse by reporting on it again, as…
Czech newspaper publishes commentary on employee discrimination at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty in Prague
BBG Watch Commentary Lidove Noviny, the oldest Czech newspaper, published an op-ed article by a former Radio Free…
CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the confirmation by…
Senate Confirms Three New Members For The BBG Board
BBG Press Release The United States Senate has confirmed three new members to serve on the Broadcasting…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee cleared nominations of Shell, Crocker, and Armstrong for BBG board
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which holds jurisdiction over all…
Middle America newspapers call for restoring ‘Big Brother’ domestic propaganda ban for BBG
BBG Watch Commentary The Post and Courier, the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina, has called for…
Shortwave radio still has a role in reaching closed and poor nations, BBG employee union said
BBG Watch Commentary In an article posted on the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) employee union website, American…