Misclassified: BBG faces $400mn lawsuit over contracting practices, report claims — RT USA reports
BBG Watch Commentary RT USA, the English language website of Russia’s overseas propaganda media outlet RT, is reporting…
BBG hit with $400M employee contractors suit
BBG Watch Commentary A $400 million class action lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal…
BBG employees ‘crippled’ by technical breakdowns ‘lose confidence’ in leaders
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received an urgent message from a Voice of America (VOA) journalist intended…
Bureaucratic appointments by new BBG CEO worry agency writer
OPINION A writer, who wants to remain anonymous, comments on recent personnel appointments made by new Broadcasting…
All About America or mostly What’s Wrong About America on VOA blog?
BBG Watch Commentary When someone in the Middle East discovers by reading the “All About America” Voice of…
Deeper propaganda analysis sometimes missing even from otherwise excellent RFE/RL reports
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists are capable of excellent reporting. “In Forgotten…
BBG CEO gives two longtime SES executives new duties
BBG Watch Commentary Some Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees are scratching their heads to explain a recent…
Is this Russian RT, SPUTNIK or something else?
BBG Watch Commentary Was this Facebook item posted by Russian propaganda channel RT, Russian disinformation news agency SPUTNIK…
Will Broadcasting Board of Governors Reform Itself?
EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Report With A Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge…
Former Voice of America broadcasters remember Evelyn Lieberman
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Evelyn Lieberman, who died on Saturday in Washington, is being remembered by former Voice of…
Former VOA director Evelyn Lieberman dies at 71
By Ted Lipien The New York Times chose to use a catchy headline, “Evelyn Lieberman, Aide Who Moved…
CUSIB, other experts disagree with David Ensor and one Superman CEO solution for BBG
BBG Watch Media The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a comment in Foreign Policy…
Martial law Poland – Kirk Douglas and Voice of America
By Ted Lipien A few Voice of America English newsroom correspondents and some VOA managers who…
How Frank Sinatra and Voice of America countered communist propaganda
By Ted Lipien Today, December 12, 2015, is Frank Sinatra’s birthday. He would have been…
How Kirk Douglas and Radio Free Europe countered Soviet propaganda
By Ted Lipien Despite gasps of indignation from the Kremlin and quite a few Western fellow travelers who…
Voice of America misleads world with Donald Trump headline, endangers Americans
BBG Watch Commentary After trying to convince the world last week that Americans were in a “State…
FedSmith, FEDweek list Broadcasting Board of Governors as one of the worst federal agencies for employees
BBG Watch Media FedSmith.com In a December 8, 2015 article, “What Are the Worst Agencies to Work for…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: We Lost – State of Fear – NOT!
OPINION “State of Fear” – a Voice of America (VOA) article published shortly after the terrorist attack in…
Maria González To Head Office Of Cuba Broadcasting, Carlos A. Garcia-Pérez not pushed out for suspicion of Castro regime
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned from a well-informed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) source that the…
Voice of America power and broadcasting outage UPDATE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE It took the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) massive administrative and technical support staff a…
Power outage disrupts Voice of America broadcasts
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A power outage today at the Washington, DC headquarters of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
VOICE OF AMERICA FRENCH or VOA Agence France Presse ?
BBG Watch Commentary Why is no one at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) apparently concerned that the…
Op-Ed: Voice of America falsely tells world U.S. is in a “State of Fear”
BBG Watch Media “Two days before President Obama’s Oval Office address on domestic terrorism, the Voice of America…
Another yesterday’s news tomorrow weekend at Voice of America – still no Carter story
BBG Watch Assume you are someone in Africa who likes and is interested in former U.S. President Jimmy…
Voice of America tells world U.S. is in a ‘State of Fear’
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) told its international audiences in a homepage headline and in an…
On the day of Obama’s terrorism address, Voice of America shows 21 hour old Tweet
BBG Watch On Saturday, President Obama made a radio address on domestic terrorism. The Voice of America had…
Voice of America news foul-ups — Point/Counterpoint
BBG Watch BBG Watch commentary: “Voice of America homepage link to California shooting did not work as story…
BBG and VOA managers too busy traveling and teaching journalism abroad to manage their own
BBG Watch Commentary Too much foreign travel not related to a core activity can make a government agency…
Voice of America homepage link to California shooting did not work as story developed
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another journalistic, digital and managerial embarrassment for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America opponents of ‘countering violent extremism’ not likely to be asked to do it
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English newsroom reporters, some of whom make more than $150,000 per…
Carter Administration opposed consolidation of U.S. government broadcasting and Voice of America privatization
Commentary By Ted Lipien Recently released U.S. government documents show that President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor (1977–1981)…
JANE DOE: BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must give it more power
From Joan and Jane Doe BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: Reform and adult supervision for Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors and Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC. In an…
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost By The Federalist …
OPINION Former Voice of America Director: U.S. International Media Needs Only One CEO, Other Experts Disagree
BBG Watch Media “The debate over how to reform America’s government-supported media operations has begun to zero in…
Voice of America: Americans think on Thanksgiving of buffet restaurants, hookah bars, tattoos, beauty salons, doughnuts
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has posted a rather curious portrayal of Americans and…
RFE/RL claims vigorous response to Russia, former BBG member, others say it is feeble
BBG Watch Observers of U.S. international broadcasting outreach managed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency…
Misleading audience claims from US broadcasting agency officials
BBG Watch Commentary Officials running US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), U.S. government’s overseas media outreach federal agency,…
Business versus Policy Experience: Thoughts on Reform of U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch Remember Charlotte Beers. She is a highly successful American businesswoman. She was the first female vice-president…
Former RFE/RL President Kevin Klose Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kevin Klose, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President,…
Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
BBG Member Kenneth Weinstein Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kenneth Weinstein, member of the Broadcasting Board of…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Jeff Shell, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
BBG CEO John Lansing Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of John Lansing, CEO and Director of the Broadcasting…
Voice of America manager argues for keeping ‘hateful’ Facebook comments on U.S., France, and gays
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Facebook pages get a dismally low number of comments from readers…
Public Diplomacy Council says BBG CEO John Lansing opposes legislative reform of U.S. international media
BBG Watch Commentary It is not clear whether the Public Diplomacy Council’s (PDC) headline, “BBG CEO opposes plan…
Radio Liberty broadcaster describes his firing by Russian Service management
BBG Watch Commentary A Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcaster in Russia, Vladimir Abarbanel, described in…
OPINION We’ve Lost For The French and Western Civilization
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: We’ve Lost For The French and Western Civilization By The Federalist…
Comment: Ashamed of My Voice of America Job After 15 Years
BBG Watch Commentary This comment by an anonymous writer who self-identifies as a Voice of America journalist was…
Broadcasting Board of Governors claims a record audience despite dismal VOA social media stats
BBG Watch Commentary There is no shortage of good news from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) despite…