Sloppy VOA helps Boko Haram charge reported by Nigerian media
BBG Watch Media Nigerian media is reporting that Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has…
Open letter from Nigeria to President Obama accuses Voice of America Hausa Service of helping Boko Haram terrorists with unprofessional reporting
BBG Watch Media Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust published an open letter to President Obama in which a reader…
Nigerian Government accuses Voice of America of helping Boko Haram terrorists with biased reporting
BBG Watch Media It could not have been much worse for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). BBG…
A Fantasy of Success at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary “‘It’s a whirlwind of positive change.’ Summing up the recent (February 26 [2016]) bimonthly public…
Marginally better Voice of America still beaten on Nancy Reagan by BBC, DW, RFI, RT
BBG Watch Commentary Image: BBC Breaking News Headline on Nancy Reagan U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is…
MBN’s ‘Raise Your Voice’ Digital Initiative To Expand from Iraq to Egypt
BBG Watch Commentary Brian Conniff, president of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), spoke at the February 26,…
Will RFE/RL Defeat Putin Propaganda With Plan Based On Catching ‘Anger Energy’?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on February 26, 2016, Radio…
BBG digital storage not upgraded in five years – who’s fault is it?
BBG Watch Commentary Digital storage equipment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which serves the needs of…
Is VOA Charter reporting by Voice of America returning?
BBG Watch Commentary Over the last several years, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) strayed far away from…
CUSIB urges BBG not to abandon most vulnerable citizens in China and Tibet, not to reduce RFA budgets
BBG Watch Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – CUSIB.org), appealed to…
Excellent and unique reporting from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
BBG Watch Media We highly recommend this report from RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. It was produced by Radio Liberty’s…
Voice of America’s ‘First Live Facebook Report’ on Super Tuesday
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) did what was presented as VOA’s “First Live Facebook Report.”…
HELLE DALE Broadcasting Reform At BBG Is Urgently Needed To Fight ISIS
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has called for urgent…
Smart Soft Power Needs Flexibility and Diversification
Smart Soft Power Diversified Diversified Outreach of U.S. Media and Public Diplomacy During the Cold War – American…
Consolidation-driven decline of U.S. BBG media and State public diplomacy outreach predicted in 1995
BBG Watch The decline of both U.S. international broadcasting and U.S. public diplomacy as a result of the…
Unusual plea to BBG from scholar on RFE/RL leadership
BBG Watch In a highly unusual plea to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), scholar and writer Martha…
President Obama fails to mention Broadcasting Board of Governors in his countering-ISIL propaganda statement
BBG Watch Commentary If during the Cold War, the President of the United States conspicuously failed to mention…
BBG is also rotten far below its head, former employee says
BBG Watch Commentary A former Voice of America (VOA) journalist took issue with some of the observations in…
Some in Congress fuming over BBG lobbying for status quo EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Some members of Congress are angry at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), its board…
Congress to BBG: You are a ‘Broken Agency’
BBG Watch This press release was posted today on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs website. This…
BBG’s Chairman and CEO treated to more VOA technical problems on important news and staff meeting day
BBG Watch We have attached three screen videos showing Voice of America (VOA) problems with live President Obama…
Brace Yourselves – A Commentary on Broadcasting Board of Governors
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – Brace Yourselves By The Federalist …
McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice of America manager
BBG Watch History McKinney Russell (1929-2016). Family courtesy photo. McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice…
‘Russia And Me’ — Lessons From Those Who Know Russia Best – RFE/RL Press Release
BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has conducted exclusive interviews with leaders who…
‘A phony John Paul II love story distorted his real persona’ op-ed includes a rare VOA interview
BBG Watch Commentary A Digital Journal op-ed “A phony John Paul II love story distorted his real persona,”…
Amanda Bennett considered for Voice of America director EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned that journalist, author and former newspaper editor Amanda Bennett (@abennett; Facebook)…
Hand Me A Shovel, Part II
BBG Watch OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: Hand Me A Shovel, Part Two…
David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
BBG Watch gets BBG love poems for Valentine’s Day
BBG Watch Commentary In the category of weird government management news, here is one from the dysfunctional Broadcasting…
Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy
BBG Watch Guest Commentary Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy By Ted Lipien John…
Pro-status quo BBG Washington insider criticized for resisting BBG reform
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) journalists criticized Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member,…
Themis PLLC offers update on $400M contractors class action lawsuit against BBG
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE The Washington, D.C. law firm, Themis PLLC, has released additional information on its $400 million…
ROBINSON and BELIDA on reforming Voice of America, more news failures
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) foreign correspondents posted articles on what to…
Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia
EXCLUSIVE OPINION for BBG Watch Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia By Zygmunt…
VOA and BBG report on the same event, whom do you believe?
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Deputy Director Jeff Trimble listening to…
Obama Administration wants to de-federalize Office of Cuba Broadcasting Radio and TV Marti
BBG Watch According to the FY 2017 Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) budget request, the Obama Administration is…
$777.8 million BBG FY2017 budget request with mixed evidence of impact
For a different perspective on the glowing BBG FY 2017 Budget request document SEE Photo: Gallup Research –…
New CEO tries to get BBG executives to do their jobs
BBG Watch Commentary During his few short months on the job, new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO…
Voice of America host and CAMERA spare over UN’s Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on terror stabbings of Israeli civilians
BBG Watch Commentary CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, accused the host of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Hand Me A Shovel
Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Losing The Information War: Hand Me A Shovel By The Federalist…
Broadcasting Board of Governors has negative impact in former Soviet republics, Gallup says
BBG Watch Commentary With IBB Deputy Director Jeff Trimble, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ longtime executive providing…
BBG CEO and media executives disavow BBG analyst’s view of impact
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) new CEO John Lansing and his senior media executives…
Voice of America and Radio Free Europe in ‘Closer to the Moon’ movie
History Voice of America and Radio Free Europe in ‘Closer to the Moon’ movie By Ted Lipien…
BBG WATCH SENATOR CORKER PUTIN CORRUPTION VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT BASED ON VOA INTERVIEW
BBG Watch ALSO SEE: VOA News ignored Senator Corker on Putin corruption, BBG Watch, February 2, 2016 …
VOA News ignored Senator Corker on Putin corruption
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (English) News Omits Senator Corker’s Comments on Putin Corruption Voice of…
VOA talks with astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko – a missed opportunity
BBG Watch For some reason, Voice of America (VOA) Central English Newsroom did not produce a separate news…
New BBG CEO John Lansing is having a positive impact, but is it enough?
BBG Watch Commentary There are clear signs that new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing is…
RFE/RL’s Brian Whitmore counters Kremlin propaganda, management plays it safe
BBG Watch Commentary Judging by often poor quality re-writes of wire service Russia news on Radio Free Europe…
Voice of America English News fails to report online White House spokesman confirming ‘Putin is corrupt’
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s VOA Central English Newsroom failed to report on its main…
Is Voice of America talking down to foreign audiences?
BBG Watch Commentary Compared to BBC, Deutsche Welle (DW), Radio France Internationale (RFI) and even Russia’s RT and…