Biden and Kerry on ‘Toward a Europe Whole and Free’ and Reuters reports from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to arrange for its own coverage of Secretary…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce calls for reduction and reform of U.S. international media bureaucracy
BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) said that U.S. broadcasters – the Voice of America, Radio Free…
Leading House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrat Eliot Engel remarks on U.S. broadcasting reform legislation
BBG Watch Commentary Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan reform legislation to improve the missions, objectives, and…
As effort to reform Voice of America starts in Congress, VOA uses Reuters to report on Obama Europe trip, is four hours late
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives were too busy today meeting behind closed doors to decide how…
Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reporting
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy condemns Kremlin propaganda and ban on Voice of America in Russia, but VOA English News fails to report his comments
BBG Watch Commentary When propaganda poses as news, it creates real dangers. Setting the record straight about @RT_com…
Auschwitz, Obama, and Voice of America Charter — New Bill in Congress May Correct VOA’s News Failures
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report on President Obama’s statement on the…
Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Introduce U.S. International Broadcasting Reform Legislation — TEXT and PRESS RELEASE
BBG Watch Commentary Yesterday BBG Watch had an exclusive report on the bipartisan H.R. 4490, the United States International…
Reforming U.S. International Media Outreach
BBG Watch Commentary A draft bill originating in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which has U.S. Rep. Ed…
Voice of America failed to report on Obama’s statement on canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America failed to report Monday on President Obama’s statement on the Canonization…
Voice of America ignored Obama’s statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ignored President Obama’s Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day, failing…
Major reform of U.S. international broadcasting and public diplomacy to be proposed in Congress
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a draft bill originating in the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
BBG reform bill expected in Congress
BBG Watch Commentary See: “Major reform of U.S. international broadcasting and public diplomacy to be proposed in Congress,”…
Voice of America offered disappointing coverage of John XXIII and John Paul II canonization
BBG Watch Commentary The Catholic Church sainthood for Popes John XXIII and John Paul II…
Sen. Wicker, Rep. Shock question BBG strategy as do BBG chair and members, but change seems still elusive
BBG Watch Commentary In an opinion article published Friday (April 25, 2014) on FoxNews.com, “America must not retreat…
Obama phones Merkel, Hollande, Cameron, Renzi, threatens more Russia sanctions – no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: We found two sentences about Obama’s phone calls inserted into a VOA report posted…
Voice of America English News website fails to report on Obama’s statement on Armenian Remembrance Day and Congressional visit to Armenia
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English News website and most of VOA’s language services failed to…
Voice of America English, Ukrainian and Russian services ignored Chairman Royce’s CNN interview from Kyiv urging use of energy leverage against Putin
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report on the interview Rep. Ed Royce…
Shortwave radio – getting message across borders without censorship
BBG Watch Commentary and Guest Open Letter International radio broadcaster Keith Perron has written an open letter to…
Voice of America English News Continues to Ignore Congressional Visit to Ukraine, Call to Reform VOA
BBG Watch Commentary Even though U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and…
RT and Voice of Russia have much more on U.S. troops going to Poland, Baltics, and Black Sea than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s Kremlin-run media outlets, RT and Voice of Russia, have done considerably more reporting on…
In less than grammatical English, rudderless Voice of America adds English lessons to its news mission
A Guest Commentary From A Former Voice of America Journalist I looked at the Voice of America (VOA)…
VOA had no correspondent with Biden, offered limited coverage of his visit to Ukraine, but re-posted Al Jazeera tweet
BBG Watch Commentary While re-posting a tweet from Al Jazeera, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) did not…
Is VOA hobbling?
BBG Watch Commentary The latest example of VOA’s hobbled state was observed on Sunday, April 20, 2014. VOA’s…
Is Voice of America hobbling along? – Ariel Cohen, Blanquita Cullum, David Ensor, Dan Robinson respond
BBG Watch Commentary At the Heritage Foundation panel discussion today (April 21, 2014) on “Propaganda, Disinformation, and Dirty…
Propaganda, Disinformation, and Dirty Tricks: The Resurgence of Russian Political Warfare – Partial C-SPAN VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: For full Heritage Foundation video and partial audio and transcripts, see: Is Voice of…
Deutsche Welle offers two news analyses on Biden’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America – a short news item from Reuters
BBG Watch Commentary Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) has posted on its English-language website two lengthy news analyses on…
Death By Division
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just Love Being Dysfunctional and Defunct! – Information War Lost: Death By Division By The Federalist…
Russian opposition paper Novaya Gazeta reports on BBG Watch article about Radio Liberty’s Andrei Babitsky
BBG Watch Commentary A Russian liberal opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which is supported by Mikhail Gorbachev, has published…
Government Executive quotes John Lenczowski and BBG Watch about BBG problems in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive website, govexec.com, quoted from John Lenczowski’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and BBG Watch…
The Voice of America Shouldn’t Be A Whisper by John Lenczowski
BBG Watch Commentary In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former President Reagan’s Soviet affairs advisor John Lenczowski argues…
The Master Practitioner
International Broadcasting Bureau – Defining Success By Being Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: The Master Practitioner By The Federalist…
IBB’s push to end Voice of America radio and TV to Russia in 2008
BBG Watch Commentary The crying among International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives over the loss of a 30 min.…
Applebaum in WP: ‘rethink the funding and governance of our international broadcasters’
BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Post op-ed, “A fearful new world, imperiled by Russia’s subterfuge,” Pulitzer Prize…
Voice of America English news site ignores Kerry and Stengel, equates Obama with Putin
BBG Watch Commentary We found it interesting that Voice of America (VOA) English news website ignored the swearing-in…
BBC World News has ten times more Facebook Fans than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary VOA Facebook Page – 561k Likes BBC World News Facebook Page – 5.5m…
A Map, Malice and Mission Impossible
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Define Success By Being Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: A Map, Malice and…
The War on Information, a view from union of journalists and other BBG employees
BBG Watch Commentary The American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, a union representing federal employees of the…
Blame the IBB, not the BBG Board, for making U.S. media outreach dysfunctional, says former VOA and IBB executive
BBG Watch Commentary Journalist, writer and former Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive, Ted…
Voice of America – Yesterday’s News Tomorrow – 24 Hours Late on Moscow Anti-Censorship Protest
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English news website was more than 24 hours late in posting a…
RT, Voice of Russia report at length on content of Obama-Putin call, hours later Voice of America homepage states they have not yet spoken
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of Russia reported at 4:15 PM EDT that President Obama and President Putin spoke…
More than 2.8 million hits for BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Quoted in The Congressional Record, by NPR, CNN, Fox News, The Washington Times and other…
Voice of America English news, most of its language services fail to report on anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: VOA English news website finally posted a report on the Sunday anti-censorship, anti-Putin demonstration…
Radio Liberty Russian Service Director warns of new Russian law restricting online and other media
BBG Watch Commentary At a recent Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) panel, no one in Washington picked up…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan on need for management reforms at VOA and IBB
BBG Watch Commentary At the April 11 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, Committee…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell on threats to journalists
BBG Watch Commentary At the April 11 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, BBG…
Voice of America English website fails to report news from State Department about VOA and censorship in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another one of its many news reporting failures, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
WP: Moscow turns off Voice of America radio — once already silenced by U.S.
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post correspondent in Moscow Kathy Lally reports on the Russian government’s decision to stop…
After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US — But Can Rudderless VOA Also Deliver Real News?
BBG Watch Commentary This lengthy Voice of America report, “After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US,” was…
Eurasia Review: Why An American International Media Presence Is More Important Than Ever – OpEd by Michael D. Webber
BBG Watch Commentary “…services like VOA and RFERL are more important than ever. These networks provide news and…