Initial Voice of America report on Trevor Noah did not mention anti-Jewish tweets, not updated for hours
BBG Watch Commentary Most of U.S. media, including The New York Times, are reporting today on Trevor Noah…
U.S. foreign policy and journalism, more study quotes
BBG Watch Media We post a few more quotes from a new study, “Reassessing U.S. International Broadcasting,” written…
BBC, RT, others report on NSA shooting, still nothing on Voice of America
BBG Watch Media As of 10:56 AM ET, Monday, March 30, 2015, U.S. taxpayer-funded international news media outlet…
New study blasts US international broadcasting setup, calls for reforms EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A new study, “Reassessing U.S. International Broadcasting,” written by a former Broadcasting Board of Governors…
DALE Europeans Agree to Counter Russian Propaganda War
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, writes in The Daily…
UAE paper on information wars
The National, an English-language daily newspaper, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is the latest one reporting on the…
Will Broadcasting Board of Governors contract journalists petition the White House about exploitation?
BBG Watch Commentary “Great to see @Microsoft doing the right thing by extending paid leave benefits to contractors,”…
Former BBG governor, former U.S. ambassador to Russia agree: U.S. losing information war
BBG Watch Commentary Reuters news agency and the Kremlin’s media outlet RT reported on a new study which…
Chen Guangcheng on importance of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America for China
BBG Watch Book Review U.S. Media Outreach Can Make A Big Difference Abroad By Ted Lipien Chen Guangcheng…
OPINION – THE FEDERALIST – Voice of America Information War Lost: Consequences
Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Voice of America and RT – Will VOA Newsroom reform work?
BBG Watch Media RT, which used to be called Russia Today, is “Putin’s weapon of choice in the…
Illegally fired Radio and TV Marti journalists returning to OCB on Monday EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive Thanks to the intervention of Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell, who ordered…
Op-Ed: Chinese dissident criticizes Obama, praises Hillary Clinton
BBG Watch Media In an exclusive March 12, 2015 interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service,…
Another no rebuttal Voice of America column attacking Netanyahu
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal…
Union calls for the rule of law at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch “The Broadcasting Board of Governors lost again in their fight to deny U.S. citizens the priority…
Rebuke to old management, top lawyers at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Top lawyers at the Broadcasting Broadcasting Board of Governors have received yet another major rebuke…
Voice of America misses Obama in its ‘Partisan US Response’ to Netanyahu victory report
BBG Watch Commentary In an example of an apparent lack of journalistic curiosity, duty to the VOA Charter…
Where is Voice of America News? | AFRICA UPDATE
BBG Watch Commentary Why would U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) wait more than a day to report…
TIME v RT, plus Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Media TIME magazine has an article on Russia’s external media outlet RT, which was quickly countered with…
RFI, DW report on U.S. diplomat, journalists arrested in Congo, but not Voice of America English News
BBG Watch Media RFI Screen Shot 2015-03-16 at 1:44 PM ET As of 1:45 PM ET, Monday, March…
Voice of America fails to report on U.S. diplomat and democracy leaders arrested in Congo
BBG Watch Media More than 17 hours after a U.S. diplomat was arrested in Democratic Republic of Congo…
RFE/RL star Andrei Babitsky claims he was fired in 2014 for his views
BBG Watch Media In an interview with a major Czech newspaper Lidove Noviny, former Radio Free Europe /…
BBG Governor: Kremlin propaganda aims to create chaos and confusion, undermine the media
BBG Watch Media The goal of Kremlin propaganda “is to create chaos and confusion, undermine the media, and…
Where have all the Voice of America correspondents gone?
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from MC, a longtime Voice…
BORSHCHEVSKAYA Moral Clarity In Countering Anti-Western Propaganda
BBG Watch Media Anna Borshchevskaya, an adjunct fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a…
Op-Ed: Disappearance of Putin is most likely a propaganda ploy
BBG Media Russian President Vladimir Putin may have staged his own disappearance to score propaganda points against gullible…
OPINION – ROBINSON – Andy Lack’s Friday the 13th Note: Why aren’t journalists asking the questions?
Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. ANDY LACK’S FRIDAY THE 13TH NOTE: WHY AREN’T JOURNALISTS…
More RIFs and partial de-federalization at Voice of America proposed as Andy Lack leaves BBG
BBG Watch Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Once again the entrenched bureaucracy of the Broadcasting…
North Korea and Eritrea – Voice of America and BBC news reporting from closed societies
BBG Watch Media North Korea and Eritrea – Comparison of Voice of America and BBC news reporting from…
Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty Journalists in Russia VIDEO
BBG Watch – In Memoriam, Boris Nemtsov (1959 – 2015) Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty…
OPINION Voice of America looking for a leader and a public servant
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
U.S. media agency BBG leagues behind BBC and RT in web traffic
BBG Watch Commentary The troubled U.S. media agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), released Tuesday its detailed…
Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Voice of America news often not updated for more than 24 hours
BBG Watch Commentary As of 12:15 PM ET, Monday, March 9, 2015, the news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded…
On International Women’s Day women do not fare well at some Broadcasting Board of Governors media entities
BBG Watch Commentary March 8 was celebrated in some parts of the world as International Women’s Day. According…
HEINLEIN, SHELL, WEINSTEIN on Voice of America Charter, BBG reform bill and news reporting
BBG Watch Last Updated Mar. 09, 2015, 12:25 AM ET During a meeting with Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Good news for free journalism in Cuba – some illegally fired Radio and TV Marti staffers to be reinstated by BBG – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a development that reflects well on the current Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) broad,…
Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK report on Andy Lack, NBC, BBG, VOA, RFE-RL, Royce, Nuland, Kerry – but not Voice of America
BBG Watch Media U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is showing a remarkable lack of journalistic curiosity in…
Assistant Secretary Nuland praises BBG Russia broadcasts, agrees with Chairman Royce on need for BBG reform
BBG Watch Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Bureau of European and Eurasian…
OPINION Andy Lack, We Hardly Knew Ye
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Chairman Ed Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting Executive Andy Lack
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce Chairman Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting…
Rep. Royce, Rep. Engel, Amb. Nuland on reforming Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Media Statements and comments on the need for reform of the Broadcasting Board of Governors made…
CUSIB disappointed in Andy Lack’s departure, expresses support for BBG and Chairman Shell
BBG Watch At least one anonymous critic has called for Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell…
The New York Times – Andrew Lack Leaves Broadcasting Board of Governors After 6 Weeks
BBG Watch Media “Employees and former employees of the board, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said staff…
OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Recommendations Redux: Has Anything Been Done?
Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and…
OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Out of the Breaking News Business? And…some questions
Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and…
OPINION – THE FEDERALIST – Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct and Broken
Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell and Governor Ken Weinstein Q and A with Employees Part I I AUDIO
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced today that CEO and Director Andrew…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell and Governor Ken Weinstein Q and A with Employees Part I AUDIO
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced today that CEO and Director Andrew…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell to name André Mendes as interim agency CEO – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell is expected…