Read More 6 minute read JANE DOE: BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must give it more powerNovember 30, 2015 From Joan and Jane Doe BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must…
Read More 2 minute read Digital Journal Op-Ed: Reform and adult supervision for Broadcasting Board of GovernorsNovember 30, 2015 BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors and Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC. In an…
Read More 7 minute read OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying LostNovember 29, 2015 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost By The Federalist …
Read More 6 minute read OPINION Former Voice of America Director: U.S. International Media Needs Only One CEO, Other Experts DisagreeNovember 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media “The debate over how to reform America’s government-supported media operations has begun to zero in…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America: Americans think on Thanksgiving of buffet restaurants, hookah bars, tattoos, beauty salons, doughnutsNovember 25, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has posted a rather curious portrayal of Americans and…
Read More 10 minute read RFE/RL claims vigorous response to Russia, former BBG member, others say it is feebleNovember 23, 2015 BBG Watch Observers of U.S. international broadcasting outreach managed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency…
Read More 6 minute read Misleading audience claims from US broadcasting agency officialsNovember 23, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Officials running US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), U.S. government’s overseas media outreach federal agency,…
Read More 9 minute read Business versus Policy Experience: Thoughts on Reform of U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 19, 2015 BBG Watch Remember Charlotte Beers. She is a highly successful American businesswoman. She was the first female vice-president…
Read More 7 minute read Former RFE/RL President Kevin Klose Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kevin Klose, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President,…
Read More 13 minute read Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
Read More 13 minute read BBG Member Kenneth Weinstein Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kenneth Weinstein, member of the Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 8 minute read BBG Chairman Jeff Shell Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Jeff Shell, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 9 minute read BBG CEO John Lansing Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of John Lansing, CEO and Director of the Broadcasting…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America manager argues for keeping ‘hateful’ Facebook comments on U.S., France, and gaysNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Facebook pages get a dismally low number of comments from readers…
Read More 2 minute read Public Diplomacy Council says BBG CEO John Lansing opposes legislative reform of U.S. international mediaNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary It is not clear whether the Public Diplomacy Council’s (PDC) headline, “BBG CEO opposes plan…
Read More 2 minute read Radio Liberty broadcaster describes his firing by Russian Service managementNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary A Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcaster in Russia, Vladimir Abarbanel, described in…
Read More 10 minute read OPINION We’ve Lost For The French and Western CivilizationNovember 17, 2015 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: We’ve Lost For The French and Western Civilization By The Federalist…
Read More 6 minute read Comment: Ashamed of My Voice of America Job After 15 YearsNovember 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary This comment by an anonymous writer who self-identifies as a Voice of America journalist was…
Read More 6 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors claims a record audience despite dismal VOA social media statsNovember 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary There is no shortage of good news from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) despite…
Read More 6 minute read Snubbed by Radio Liberty management, Paris-based journalist interviewed by Russian independent Rain TV (Dozhd)November 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After the terror attacks in Paris, a Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Russian…
Read More 1 minute read Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 16, 2015 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Time: 02:30…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America with minimal Paris terror coverage had dismal social media engagement compared to BBC, DW, and RTNovember 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) offered this weekend its international audiences minimal coverage…
Read More 4 minute read Radio Liberty bans Paris terror report from its former Russian correspondentNovember 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary A former Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffer and investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko…
Read More 6 minute read Barbarians in the Headquarters of Voice of America? – Cal State Professor condemns ‘secret visit’ to VOA of Ethiopian regime officialsNovember 14, 2015 BBG Watch Media An unprecedented late evening and apparently secret meeting of high-level officials representing the highly repressive…
Read More 11 minute read OPINION: Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War?November 10, 2015 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War? What Information War? The Agency Is Dead – Unprecedented Irrelevance…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America ignores White House statement on Holodomor genocide in 1930s Ukraine, as does RFE/RLNovember 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Someone worked at the White House this Saturday, November 7, but not at the U.S.…
Read More 15 minute read Called ‘traitors’ and ‘Jews’ by Putin supporters, Radio Liberty journalists complain of mistreatment by U.S.-hired managementNovember 6, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary WARNING: This post contains a letter by an anonymous Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Read More 4 minute read VOA Charter ignored, says former Voice of America directorNovember 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary We would like to offer this commentary from BBG Watch as an introduction to highlighting…