Voice of America casts doubts Russia was behind Democrats’ emails leak
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has issued a confusing news report in English to…
Many Voice of America reporters continue to uphold VOA Charter and do a good job
BBG Watch Commentary Quite a few Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs these days violate the VOA…
Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RT
BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
VOA live convention views less than 0.0001% in China, 0.006% in Russia, 0.03% in Iran
BBG Watch Commentary According to Voice of America Director Ms.Amanda Bennett’s figures, less than 0.0001% Mandarin speakers, 0.0004% English speakers, 0.002% Spanish speakers, 0.006% Russian speakers,…
Misleading Voice of America terror in Germany headline
BBG Watch Commentary The headline on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English News website read: “Syrian…
Hillary Clinton on BBG and Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary With the 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 25-28) getting underway Monday to nominate the former…
Voice of America News asleep on Munich story for over 3 hours, 4 hours on Facebook and Twitter
BBG Watch Commentary As of early Saturday, July 23, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not been…
Police identified Munich gunman as German-Iranian, VOA has no news updates for more than 2 hours
BBG Watch Commentary At 00:38 GMT, or 8:38 PM Friday Eastern Time (ET), Russia’s RT reported the German…
BBG bureaucracy successful in covering up its bungling of Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia, conflict of interest issues
BBG Watch Commentary The failing bureaucracy of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has been largely successful so…
‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union says
BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Voice of America digitally unprepared for Republican Convention
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ($224.4 million in FY 2017) did quite poorly in…
Voice of America Director Bennett Hails One-Sided Anti-Trump VOA Report While Supporting VOA Charter
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) implies that Donald Trump is an embodiment of “hate and…
The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet Plane
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet Plane …
Clueless U.S. agency invites Putin’s officials to RFE/RL party, they boot their chairman out of Russia instead
BBG Watch Commentary How clueless and mismanaged can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) be? According to an…
RT before VOA with Obama on Baton Rouge, posts full text, VOA has 3 sentences
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT was well ahead in reporting on President Obama’s statement on the shooting of…
BBC, RT, SPUTNIK, others report on policemen shot in Baton Rouge, nothing yet from Voice of America at 11:11 AM ET
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) was minutes behind BBC, Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK and other…
Turkey Coup: VOA posts quick updates to Facebook following earlier criticism
BBG Watch Commentary Following the earlier BBG Watch criticism that “Voice of America was not updating Facebook news…
State and White House more honest, less deceptive on Jeff Shell than BBG bureaucracy and VOA
BBG Watch Commentary For the federal agency claiming to uphold the highest journalistic standards abroad, the latest Broadcasting…
Reform Needed: BBG Members Must Be Prohibited From Doing Private Business in Russia or China
BBG Watch Commentary Congressional Reform Needed: BBG Members Must Be Prohibited From Doing Private Business in Russia or…
“Слабость Запада” : Why Americans Fall for Kremlin Propaganda
BBG Watch Guest Commentary Because of some of their unique national traits, quite a few Americans, including younger…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell’s expulsion from Russia points to US bureaucratic failure
BBG Watch Commentary While all the facts are not yet in, one thing is certain: bureaucrats of the…
EXCLUSIVE Congressional sources call for abolishing the BBG after its bureaucracy bungled BBG Chair’s trip to Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Senior congressional staffers told BBG Watch that the expulsion of Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell detained and expelled from Russia
BBG Watch Last night BBG Watch reported that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell, BBG CEO…
BBG in Moscow: Russia needs a new and reformed Radio Liberty, a journalist says
OPINION Introduction by BBG Watch According to unconfirmed reports, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell, BBG…
VOA goes live online with Obama Dallas speech but BBC does better
BBG Watch Commentary “Think of it! Voice of America trying to. . . . compete! The nerve of…
RFE/RL moves from goats playing ball to serious journalism under new president
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) employees are telling BBG Watch of improvements in…
ROBINSON: Not Unfair…Or Outsized…Or Erroneous
OPINION Former senior White House correspondent for the Voice of America Dan Robinson has responded to the BBG…
JACKSON: The Voice of America is Not a Wire Service, And It Shouldn’t be Expected to Act Like One
OPINION Former Voice of America director David S. Jackson argues in an op-ed for BBG Watch that VOA’s…
Grim Realities
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Grim Realities By The Federalist We…
Canadian broadcaster sees VOA Dallas coverage as inferior
OPINION Keith Perron, a Canadian broadcaster based in Taiwan found Voice of America (VOA) coverage of the Dallas…
VOA journalist wants director to do a debrief on Dallas coverage
BBG Watch Commentary In an email provided to BBG Watch, an anonymous Voice of America (VOA) journalist is…
Mismanaged Voice of America adds to America’s bad image and racial tensions with wrong information
BBG Watch Commentary Instead of anticipating President Obama’s eventual call for racial solidarity in the wake of the…
BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II)
BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II) by Dan Robinson In a commentary published…
Voice of America misidentifies police officer who killed an African American man as white
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) in its late and inadequate reporting on the shootings…
To Congress: Shut ‘Em Down (Broadcasting Board of Governors), Create Something That Works
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Shut ‘Em Down By The Federalist So much…
Voice of America was not updating Facebook news page during key hours of Dallas crisis
BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), part of the $777 million Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Voice of America improves police shootings coverage after director intervenes but still lags behind other media
BBG Watch BBG Watch has learned Thursday evening from Voice of America (VOA) journalists that director Amanda Bennett…
Voice of America English News takes nearly 4 hours to report on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch According to the time stamp on the Voice of America (VOA News) English report posted online…
A confusing Voice of America report adds to poor terror coverage
BBG Watch Commentary News reports, commentaries and press releases put out by U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
VOA story with little balance: Taliban Chief Warns Jihad Against US-led ‘Occupation’
BBG Watch Commentary Here is a perfect example of a U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) news report,…
RFE/RL interviews Lech Walesa on Russia, NATO, EU, and threats to democracy
BBG Watch RFE/RL has posted online a report on its exclusive interview with former Solidarity labor union leader…
7 million hits for BBG Watch – Happy 4th of July!
BBG Watch A few days ago our BBG Watch website has registered more than 7 million hits since…
Voice of America endangers lives with sanitized reporting on terror, but one report bucks the trend
BBG Watch Commentary While some recent U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) news reports endangered Americans and non-Americans,…
Natan Sharansky mentions Voice of America in a 4th of July Story
BBG Watch History A Fourth of July Story Independence Day is doubly special for the legendary refusenik…
BBC, DW, RT report on Elie Wiesel’s death, but not Voice of America as of 5PM ET
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT has Elie Wiesel’s death as its top news story since 4:46 PM ET.…
Voice of America v. Saudi TV host on terrorism
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), a federal government entity of the U.S. Broadcasting…
Voice of America quotes: a Muslim terrorist ‘all over the media’ – a terror attack by a Westerner doesn’t have the same [media] impact
BBG Watch Commentary A press release from the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) about the VOA-hosted panel…