Federal Dysfunction: Voice of America and Department of Homeland Security
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
A Time to Give Thanks
BBG Watch Commentary Happy Thanksgiving to all BBG Watch readers and contributors. We repost today a commentary by…
Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
Washington Post expanded column offers new details on Voice of America contracting scandal
BBG Watch Commentary We alerted BBG Watch readers to Joe Davidson‘s column in The Washington Post about the…
Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
Obama to visit India — Russia’s SPUTNIK and other world media report, Voice of America is silent
BBG Watch Commentary The White House sent out this announcement to the media at about 10 AM ET.…
Voice of America needed leaders and an editor for Obama immigration story
BBG Watch Commentary On such an important news story as President Obama’s speech Thursday evening on immigration…
CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers
BBG Watch Commentary The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the news…
Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On Fire
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On Fire By The Federalist We…
Voice of America report on Putin at G20 shows only pro-Putin readers’ comments
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is either completely ineffective in audience engagement…
Voice of America homepage shows 6 hours old news Tweet alerts
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch looked at the Voice of America (VOA) English news homepage and discovered that…
Voice of America – Information War Lost: Beyond Dysfunctional and Defunct
BBG Watch Commentary A new commentary from our regular contributor The Federalist deals with the Voice of America…
Voice of America union discusses THE SILENCE OF THE VOICE on U.S. elections night
BBG Watch Commentary International audiences listening to Voice of America English radio news online and on shortwave, including…
RADIO PRAGUE: US Senator Roger Wicker to get Defender of Freedom Award for supporting RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary The Prague Freedom Foundation will present US Senator Roger Wicker with its first Defender of…
Sputnik, Putnik, Another RT
BBG Watch Commentary The name — SPUTNIK — for a news agency and international radio may sound silly…
Does Shortwave Radio Have a Future?
BBG Watch Guest Article This article by Thomas Whitherspoon, Director and Founder at Ears To Our World, originally…
25th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and Legacy of Václav Havel Commemoration in DC
BBG Watch Public Announcement The Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Prague Freedom Foundation will host the…
GOBLE: Putin’s Moves to Kill Ekho Moskvy Demand a US Response
BBG Watch reposts this analysis by Prof. Paul Goble as public service. The original article can be read…
Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributions
BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…
Former correspondents bemoan Voice of America 2014 election coverage
BBG Watch Commentary To see comments about Voice of America’s English News election coverage, some of them from…
Illegally RIFed Radio & TV Marti journalists look to another disappointing Christmas
BBG Watch Commentary Despite repeated promises from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board members that the agency is…
Voice of America shows its dysfunctional side on U.S. election night 2014
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from former VOA Chief White…
RT and VOA U.S. elections social media outreach: Facebook RT 4.2K – VOA 208
BBG Watch Commentary RT and VOA social U.S. elections social media outreach: Facebook RT 4.2K – VOA 208…
Voice of America Twitter not updated with U.S. election Tweets for 4 hours
BBG Watch Commentary As of 4:00 AM ET Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Voice of America (VOA) English News…
Non-stop music on Voice of America online radio after U.S. elections
BBG Watch Commentary As of 3:20 AM ET, Wednesday morning, November 5, 2014, VOA’s online “NOW PLAYING: Live…
BBC and VOA U.S. elections coverage compared in images and sounds
BBG Watch Commentary “Needless to observe, but BBC is wiping VOA in the dirt with wall to wall…
Deutsche Welle analyzes Republican victory – Voice of America not yet
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was not only late in reporting on U.S. election results, not…
Voice of America midnight radio newscast – not a word about U.S. elections
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America midnight (12:00AM ET 11-5-2014) radio newscast – not a word about U.S.…
11:45 PM – BBC, CNN, FOX, CNBC and RT reported Republican Senate Majority – Voice of America has not
BBG Watch Commentary 11:45 PM – BBC, CNN, FOX, CNBC and RT reported Republican Senate Majority – Voice…
11:00PM ET – U.S. election night – hardly any Tweets from Voice of America English News
BBG Watch Commentary 11:00PM ET – U.S. election night – hardly any Tweets from Voice of America English…
10:50PM -U.S. election night – no updates on Voice of America – VOA English News Facebook
BBG Watch Commentary In addition to slow updating of Voice of America (VOA) English news website and absolutely…
10:00PM ET Voice of America radio newscast – no U.S. news items, no U.S. election coverage
BBG Watch Commentary 10:00PM ET 11-4-14 VOA LATEST, ON-DEMAND, ONLINE RADIO NEWSCAST. This Voice of America…
U.S. Election Night, 9:05-9:50PM and continuing, Voice of America plays music non-stop
BBG Watch Commentary 10:00PM ET 11-4-14 VOA LATEST, ON-DEMAND, ONLINE RADIO NEWSCAST. This Voice of America…
Voice of America needs a new culture
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Views expressed here are only those of the…
Not a Lot of News Judgment at VOANews.com
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Dr. Leon Aron, Nominee for Member, Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Leon Aron as a member of…
Why didn’t you ask us before?
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch has received several comments from current and former Voice of America journalists…
Greg Burns, Local 1418, on future of VOA and BBG – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Greg Burns, a representative of Local 1418 which is one of the three employee unions…
BBG Governor Michael Meehan on Voice of America – VIDEO
At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last Thursday, the board voted the voted to create…
Special Committee on VOA in the 21st Century – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last Thursday, the board voted the…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell on Threats to Journalists – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell opened the open board meeting last Thursday…
Human rights activist Wei Jingsheng at October 2014 BBG Meeting – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Chinese writer and democracy activist Wei Jingsheng, who had spent a total of 18 years…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell praises RFA Twitter TV to China – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last week, BBG Chairman Jeff Shell…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell on Content Strategy – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting last Thursday in Washington, BBG…
Voice of America – Information War Lost: Storytelling
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Storytelling By The Federalist The most recent meeting of…
GARY from Tallahassee: where is countervailing balance in a Voice of America report?
BBG Watch Commentary “Gary from Tallahassee,” who some suspect is a former senior Voice of America (VOA) English…
NOONAN: gross mismanagement of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan spoke at…
HEIL: Voice of America is not dysfunctional
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) deputy director Alan Heil told Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…