Read More 4 minute read North Korea’s way with extreme insults – another good analysis from BBCDecember 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBC has outdistanced all other international media outlets in reporting on and analyzing the latest…
Read More 1 minute read Lady Liberty Spotlights RFE/RL’s Women Journalists – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE Lady Liberty Spotlights RFE/RL’s Women Journalists To mark the U.N. observance of Human Rights…
Read More 5 minute read Revamped Board Meeting to Feature Netflix CEO, VOA Deep Dive – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary FOR UPDATE TO THIS REPORT SEE: “Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board…
Read More 2 minute read VOA and North Korea: Criticism of 2011 press release and VOA video describing Pyongyang as ‘vibrant city’December 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary With a new focus on North Korea following the execution of a once-powerful uncle of…
Read More 3 minute read BBC offers best coverage and analysis in English of North Korean executionDecember 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Among major international media outlets, BBC is by far the best source for coverage and…
Read More 8 minute read North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Executed: Report – Radio Free AsiaDecember 13, 2013 This report on the execution of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle was posted on the Radio Free…
Read More 1 minute read Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today report on execution of N Korea leader’s uncle – VOA English website not being updatedDecember 12, 2013 BBG Commentary With its top news lineup Thursday not updated for some hours, the Voice of America English…
Read More 1 minute read More than 2 million 400 thousand hits on BBG Watch siteDecember 12, 2013 We have just passed another mark. BBG Watch website has had more than 2 million 400 thousand hits.…
Read More 2 minute read Possibility of U.S. sanctions against Ukrainian government is top BBC news story, but not Voice of America’sDecember 12, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “US considers sanctions against Ukraine,” is the top news story on the BBC website, but…
Read More 3 minute read Kerry’s expression of ‘disgust’ with government use of force in Ukraine does not make Voice of America main homepageDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website has hidden U.S. Secretary of State John…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America website not updating news from UkraineDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary During the night of December 10/December 11 in Washington, which was already daytime in Europe,…
Read More 1 minute read BBC beats VOA News by hours on U.S. budget deal in CongressDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The VOA Central English Newsroom and the VOA English website team have not been able…
Read More 5 minute read BBG Watch Marks Human Rights DayDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Marks Human Rights Day by sharing an open letter written by the daughters…
Read More 3 minute read CUSIB Marks International Human Rights DayDecember 10, 2013 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a new press release about its activities in…
Read More 3 minute read On Mandela, Ukraine – Voice of America executives can’t arrange for special news coverageDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Take a look at these two screenshots showing BBC’s and Voice of America’s (VOA) home…
Read More 2 minute read U.S. visit to Ukraine reported by Russia Today, but not by Voice of America English serviceDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state media outlet Russia Today is reporting on a vist of a high ranking…
Read More 2 minute read Russia Today now reports on Biden’s call to Yanukovych – still nothing on VOA English websiteDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Several hours ago, the state broadcaster Voice of Russia (VOA) reported that that U.S. Vice President Joe…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL counters Russian state media propaganda on events in UkraineDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary This has been posted on Facebook by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). Russian state-controlled…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of Russia reports Biden called Ukrainian President – still no report on Voice of America English siteDecember 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 7:30PM ET Monday, December 9, 2013, the Voice of America English news…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of Russia name gone? – Putin goes for highly successful Russia Today brand-name in reorganization of state-run mediaDecember 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the…
Read More 3 minute read Even Russia Today posted George Clooney video in support of Ukrainian protesters – will Voice of America English news do the same?December 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Even Russia’s state international media outlet, Russia Today, posted on its English news website a…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL – Live Blog: Massive Protests In Kyiv – VOA Ukrainian covers U.S. reactions – VOA English relies on ReutersDecember 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is providing live coverage in English of protests…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Reuters report on toppling Lenin statue in Kiev gets 18 Facebook ‘Likes’ – BBC 7,709 – Russia Today 2,800December 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English website did not post an original VOA news report…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America English website ignores Biden’s media freedom remarks in ChinaDecember 8, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary With the kind of news coverage the Voice of America provides these days, Lech Wałęsa…
Read More 4 minute read Wałęsa: ‘I would not be the man I am today without VOA’December 7, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Lech Wałesa: “I would not be the man I am today without VOA. One-third of…
Read More 10 minute read If Richard Lobo did not make his agency ‘defunct’ – who did? Hillary Clinton?December 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary As reported on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, at an agency-wide staff meeting on…
Read More 3 minute read Waiting for VOA interview with WałęsaDecember 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that rather than arranging for news coverage of Lech Wałęsa’s return…
Read More 2 minute read Governor Meehan Surveys Egyptian Media Scene – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE Governor Meehan Surveys Egyptian Media Scene DECEMBER 5, 2013 Cairo, Egypt – BBG Governor Michael…
Read More 1 minute read BBG Expands Collaboration With Leading International Media – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Expands Collaboration With Leading International Media DECEMBER 5, 2013 Paris, France – Representatives of…
Read More 2 minute read Alhurra TV Launches Season 2 Of “Rayheen Ala Fain?” – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE Alhurra TV Launches Season 2 Of “Rayheen Ala Fain?” DECEMBER 4, 2013 Alhurra Television announced…
Read More 2 minute read VOA Afghan TV Program Links Kabul And Washington Studios – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE VOA Afghan TV Program Links Kabul And Washington Studios Voice of America and Channel One…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL’s Exclusive Interview With Afghan President Hamid Karzai – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE RFE/RL’s Exclusive Interview With Afghan President Hamid Karzai NOVEMBER 26, 2013 Akbar Ayazi, Unit Director…
Read More 1 minute read Governor Armstrong Travels To California For BBG Outreach – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 6, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE Governor Armstrong Travels To California For BBG Outreach NOVEMBER 26, 2013 BBG board member Matt…
Read More 3 minute read Photos from Lech Wałęsa December 2013 visit to Capitol Hill — news event ignored by Voice of AmericaDecember 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When Solidarity leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Poland returned to the…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America ignores U.S. Congress screening of Wałęsa biopic, his return visit to Capitol HillDecember 5, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When Lech Wałęsa was leading the Solidarity trade union in the 1980s, the Voice of…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America English news website features Russian spokesman but not Ambassador Rice on rights violations in Russia and interference in UkraineDecember 5, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Decline of the Voice of America (VOA) English news website continues as it fails to…
Read More 26 minute read Martial law prisoners in Poland praised Reagan, Voice of America and Radio Free EuropeDecember 4, 2013 Originally posted on December 4, 2013 Today’s political prisoners who are fighting for democracy and human rights are…
Read More 2 minute read Czech Helsinki Committee calls on BBG Chairman Jeff Shell to stop discrimination of foreign journalists at Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyDecember 4, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In a letter addressed to new Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Jeff…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America English News largely nonfunctioning during holiday weekend – outstanding coverage of Ukraine protests by VOA Ukrainian Service and RFE/RLDecember 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary While Voice of America (VOA) English News was in a full holiday mode in the…
Read More 1 minute read Ukraine Protests Sunday – VOA 19 Facebook ‘Likes’ – BBC 2,364 – Russia Today over 3,200December 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The VOA English news website had no original reporting on major anti-government demonstrations in Kiev,…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America not reporting on NYC train derailmentDecember 1, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary For many hours, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website was not reporting on…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America English News has one sentence on U.S. condemnation of violence in UkraineDecember 1, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another example of the Voice of America’s (VOA) failure to adequately cover U.S.…