Why are 'old white guys' leaving RFE/RL?
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) top lawyer is the latest experienced executive to announce he is leaving the…
Editorial on RCI and international broadcasting by Keith Perron
In an interview with Ian Johnson for The New York Review of Books, blind Chinese human rights activist…
Solidarity – BBG Problems with Employees Not Limited to VOA
Solidarity among the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, who are managed by the worst-rated team of executives…
Chen Guangcheng – Foreign broadcasters are wrong to stop broadcasting in shortwave to China
In an interview with Ian Johnson for The New York Review of Books, blind Chinese human rights activist…
US and British media report on Voice of America attempt to ban investigative journalist from the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary “There is a disturbing new wrinkle in the troubling effort to oust Matthew Russell Lee…
Helle Dale – The BBG’s Culture of Secrecy
In a post on the Heritage Foundation blog The Foundry, the foundation’s senior public diplomacy analyst Helle Dale…
Rep. Rohrabacher – BBG strikes blows against government transparency and Congressional oversight
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) condemned the recently-passed BBG…
RFE/RL employee – present management worse than all previous
I have been working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. It is one of the most opressive places on…
Are BBG/IBB officials out of step with Obama on employee privacy?
The top lawyer for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) said, wrongly, that reporting wrongdoing to the media…
CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency
Republished from CUSIB. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency…
VOA moving away from its Charter
An inside view from Judy. Hey, does anyone remember TV series “WKRP in Cincinnati”? One of the star…
Letter to BBG about labor practices at RFE/RL
Article, “Helsinki Committee: Labor Practices of Radio Free Europe Are Immoral”, mentions BBG. Dear BBG members,…
Bad press for RFE/RL in Czech Republic
A former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service editor and commentator Lev Roitman has published an op-ed in…
Who's behind efforts to silence criticism, dissent and debate at BBG?
There is little doubt that some top level Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have launched a major…
BBG lawyer wrongly claimed employees disclosing wrongdoing to the press are not protected whistleblowers
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Deputy General Counsel Paul Kollmer-Dorsey made the following statement…
US President and Vice President don't travel abroad together, should IBB Director and Deputy Director be different?
BBG Watch Commentary and “Just Asking” Questions Most Americans know that the US President and the US Vice…
Why does BBG staff think they can clip the board's wings?
Love the new “just asking” column. Lots of questions need to be asked. Overheard a senior staffer in the…
CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn joined Annette Lantos to honor victims of communism
Reposted from the CUSIB website. The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org) Advisory Board member, president…
Provide effective protection to the women who suffered injustice – Czech Helsinki Committee on labor practices at RFE/RL
ČESKÝ HELSINSKÝ VÝBOR CZECH HELSINKI COMMITTEE organizace pro lidská práva Human Rights Organization _________________________________________________________________________ Employment of Foreigners at…
Can Morale Working Group improve morale at BBG faster than a change of leadership would?
Employee Survey. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) conducted the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey from April 9…
CUSIB supports drive to honor James L. Buckley
Reposted from the CUSIB website. The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) is proud to join the drive…
What stopped BBG's GC from including whistleblower protection language?
At their meeting last week in Prague, BBG members made it clear and voted to include whistleblower protection…
Rep. Zoe Lofgren – BBG plan to combine grantee broadcasters is contrary to Congressional intent
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton, Rep. Zoe Lofgren…
Staff omits whistleblower protection despite BBG vote
Despite a long discussion and a unanimous vote by the Broadcasting Board of Governors members that nothing in…
Why are BBG program employees leaving while managers remain?
Who will do the work at the Voice of America (VOA) if the current management practices continue at…
Why senior BBG executives take extended European vacations while important business on Capitol Hill needs attention?
Why are senior BBG executives taking extended European vacations while important agency business on Capitol Hill needs attention?…
Broadcasting Board of Governors threatens employees with punishment for revealing non-public information
In a controversial move for a U.S. government international broadcasting agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) published…
"BBG should not make efforts to carve out areas of secrecy" – Statement by Broadcasting Board of Governors member Victor Ashe
Described by a member of the United States Congress as “opaque in its decision making and incredibility tone…
Poor employee morale discussed at BBG meeting, OPM survey participation rate falls
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe disclosed that agency workforce participation in the latest Office of…
BBG staff continues costly appeal of labor law violation decision
BBG Watch Commentary On November 19, 2011, Federal Arbitrator, Suzanne Butler, found in favor of the Broadcasting Board…
Secretive BBG staff fails to carry out directives and advise the Board, helps draft gag resolution
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board meeting, held last week at the Radio…
CUSIB Congratulates Two Board Members Who Have Been Honored with the Visual Artists Guild Spirit of Tiananmen Awards
CUSIB Board Members, Jing Zhang and Jianglin Li at the Visual Artists Guild New York Chapter Tiananmen Square…
Bizarre Broadcasting Board of Governors resolution on what BBG members can say in public
BBG Watch Commentary How to explain the bizarre Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) resolution, adopted at a…
BBG's Ashe meets women fighting discrimination at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Czech Helsinki Committee described their treatment by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as “immoral.” The Croatian Times…
Broadcasting Board of Governors passes resolution to limit public access to information
In an attempt to limit disclosure of sensitive and embarrassing information and curtail public and Congressional scrutiny, the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors told they use communist law to discriminate against foreign employees
BBG Watch Commentary In emails to members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), who are meeting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors sends a late reply to Annette Lantos' letter
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton has sent a late response to Mrs.…
Broadcasting Board of Governors employee union accuses management of bad faith; BBG Governor Ashe voices concerns about poor employee morale
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton, Tim Shamble, president…
Czech Helsinki Committee decries immoral treatment of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty employees
On the eve of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting in Prague, the Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC)…
Radio Free Asia managers and employees, other BBG broadcasters, oppose merger plan
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plan to merge the grantee-surrogate broadcasters into one large…
A Report on the Current State of Voice of America Mandarin Broadcasts to China
BBG Watch Commentary In early 2011, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proposed to eliminate Voice of…
Noonan: CUSIB will continue to oppose cuts in Voice of America broadcasts to China and Tibet
In a speech delivered Sunday from the top of a tank at the Tiananmen Memorial observance in New…
The best defense is a good offense at Broadcasting Board of Governors
This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a former Voice of America broadcaster and journalist. Also read:…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood Agency
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood Agency A condescending letter sent by the…
Demand Progress petition to stop removal of Smith-Mundt Act restrictions on domestic government propaganda
While BBG Watch supports placing all Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) international broadcasts and other programs in the…
Students for a Free Tibet helped to save Voice of America Tibetan radio from BBG cuts
Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world that…
BBG Watch reaches 400,000 hits
The BBG Watch website — bbgwatch.com or usgbroadcasts.com — has reached 400,000 hits this week. We want to…
Deemphasizing of international experience led to Voice of America ignoring Obama's Polish gaffe
BBG Watch Commentary Layoffs of experienced journalists, closing down of foreign language services, recent hiring of former domestic…
International Campaign for Tibet issues press release on BBG's troubles in Congress
The International Committee for Tibet (ICT) has issued a press release on the setbacks in Congressional committees for…
Justin C. Yu, Chinese American community leader, joins CUSIB Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), which has been instrumental in helping to save Voice of America…