Read More 2 minute read Sausage attack: serious journalism at RFE/RL in decline under increasing government ownership by BBGMay 31, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Officials of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of…
Read More 1 minute read Former BBG Governor Blanquita Cullum given 2016 Champion of Media – Radio awardMay 27, 2016 BBG Watch Congratulations to radio broadcaster and former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Blanquita Cullum…
Read More 4 minute read Proposed privatization of Voice of America widely opposedMay 26, 2016 BBG Watch BBG Watch has learned that a proposed privatization of the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 4 minute read Closed meeting of the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a closed meeting notice to meet the…
Read More 3 minute read Who is Rep. Mac Thornberry who wants to de-federalize Voice of America?May 23, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), who recently has introduced an amendment to FY2017 National Defense Authorization…
Read More 3 minute read NYT: How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISISMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch Media New York Times article, “How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS“ by Carlotta…
Read More 9 minute read The Keogh Memorandum – Voice of America and U.S. PolicyMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch History Documents & Quotes Series BBG Watch begins today publishing historical documents, some of…
Read More 15 minute read Hidden history: U.S. Congress exposes Soviet propaganda at Voice of AmericaMay 22, 2016 BBG Watch Historical Documents & Quotes Series BBG Watch begins today publishing historical documents, some of…
Read More 3 minute read Thornberry Amendment to Reform Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The House of Representatives voted to include in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act an…
Read More 3 minute read House passes Royce-Thornberry amendment to reform Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 19, 2016 BBG Watch The House of Representatives voted to include in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act an amendment,…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalist embarrassed by failure of VOA News to cover Ben Rhodes scandalMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In a move that it likely to seriously damage the reputation of new Voice of…
Read More 2 minute read Why is Voice of America News ignoring Ben Rhodes story as newsMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Why has U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s VOA News voanews.com English language website ignored as…
Read More 9 minute read Reality CheckMay 17, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Reality Check By The Federalist There are some…
Read More 5 minute read NYT overlooked Voice of America executive’s early attempt to deprive journalist of U.N. press credentialsMay 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A New York Times May 13, 2016 article, “After Frustrating Officials, a Longtime U.N. Blogger…
Read More 8 minute read North Korean Photo Propaganda from U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyMay 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Someone at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), whose salary is paid for by…
Read More 3 minute read Top News headlines from Voice of America – Friday, the 13thMay 13, 2016 BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) mobile website offers an intriguing choice of top news headlines…
Read More 5 minute read Crimea Realities Chief Says Ban Won’t Stop Website, BBG announcedMay 13, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a press release with a headline announcing…
Read More 20 minute read Ben Rhodes and the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 11, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Ben Rhodes, Assistant to President President Obama and his Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic…
Read More 18 minute read Zofia Korbońska – a Voice of America heroMay 10, 2016 History On the 101 anniversary of the birth of legendary Voice of America Polish Service journalist and broadcaster…
Read More 1 minute read Op-Ed: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty can’t cope with Putin propagandaMay 9, 2016 BBG Watch Media Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum and British journalist Edward Lucas assert in a Washington Post…
Read More 17 minute read Panic News from Voice of America – Late – Not Quite RightMay 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Everybody who checks and compares international news online knows by now that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 2 minute read Mapping the New Battlespace of Information – A May 9 Washington, DC discussionMay 4, 2016 BBG Watch Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a non-profit policy institute focusing on Central and Eastern Europe,…
Read More 3 minute read It’s Time for Absolute Honesty, It’s Survey TimeMay 3, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Worse Than Lost It’s Time for Absolute Honesty, It’s Survey Time!…
Read More 9 minute read Employee morale commitment letter from BBG CEOMay 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is distributing links for federal employees to participate…
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors asked court to dismiss $400M contract employees’ class action suitMay 1, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In the $400 million class action lawsuit against the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) for…
Read More 17 minute read Discarding imperial hubris could help some VOA and RFE/RL journalistsMay 1, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed tendency among some Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe…