Government Executive on Lack and RT
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive: Head of American Overseas Media Picked a Fight With Russian State TV Repeating…
SPUTNIK goes after Lack, misses the point
BBG Watch Commentary SPUTNIK: State Dept. Says RT Not in Same Category of US Concerns as Terrorist Groups…
RT milking it
‘Not acceptable’: Nabeel Rajab slams US media head for listing RT with terror groups Lack did not actually…
State chickens out on Andy Lack and RT
RT: State Dept disagrees with head of US state media over equation of RT with ISIS When the…
RT looking for attention, attacking BBG’s Andy Lack
Russia’s RT looking for attention. RT: Head of US state media put RT on same challenge list as…
If we are behind Russia and China, that will change, BBG director Andy Lack tells NYT
BBG Watch In an interview with New York Times reporter Ron Nixon, newly sworn-in Chief Executive Officer and…
History – Radio Liberty’s First Director Francis (Ronny) S. Ronalds
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is restarting its series on the history of U.S. international broadcasting, which despite…
Speaking to the Russophones is ‘sad and dull’ on TV from Europe and America
BBG Watch “The story of European and American news organisations trying to connect with the Russian-speaking audience is…
Voice of America Information War Lost: Andrew Lack And Mission Impossible?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Andrew Lack And Mission Impossible? By The Federalist On…
Op-Ed: U.S. must protest lack of Cuban visas for VOA and Marti reporters
BBG Watch The Obama Administration is silent on Voice of America (VOA) and Radio and TV Marti reporters…
‘No Lack of Challenges Ahead for New BBG CEO’ says anonymous VOA journalist
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Andy Lack Swearing In Today – BBG Chair Shell
Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce that respected journalist and media executive Andrew Lack will…
Broadcasting Board of Governors has the worst-rated senior leaders in federal government
BBG Watch Commentary Something to consider for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) new director, Andy Lack, who…
Voice of America Information War Lost – Words And Their Meanings
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost – Words And Their Meanings By The Federalist …
Matt Armstrong’s MountainRunner Reboots
BBG Watch News “Matt Armstrong’s blog on public diplomacy, international journalism, and the struggle against propaganda” will resume…
Some senior Voice of America correspondents have less than 100 Twitter Followers, one VOA reporter has 10
BBG Watch Commentary Most reporters who regularly tweet news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) main…
Jeff Shell to swear in Andy Lack next week as BBG Director – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Jeff Shell will swear in next week…
Voice of America Turkish Service ignored ban on showing Charlie Hebdo cover
BBG Watch Commentary In a display of independence and journalistic courage, the Turkish Service of the Voice of…
Voice of America bashing Israel and Netanyahu
BBG Watch Editorial Voice of America bashing Israel and Netanyahu A column on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
Good journalism is always good public diplomacy
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Views expressed here are only those of the…
Cuba and Paris – Radio and TV Marti, VOA, U.S. public diplomacy doing great or limping?
BBG Watch Commentary No well-meaning journalist who cares about bringing news to people living under government censorship and…
Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference? By The…
Change – Andy Lack to be sworn in as Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the appointment of Andy Lack as Broadcasting…
HEIL: VOA’s pursuit of truth continues
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) deputy director Alan Heil, who is listed as a member…
Don’t hold your breath for Voice of America to correct its news mistake
BBG Watch Commentary No, the United States did not veto a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on…
Voice of America Only Partly Corrects: U.S. Didn’t Veto Palestinian Statehood Bid
BBG Watch Commentary A protest from the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America had some…
Russian-Language TV Program Expands To Latvia
BBG Watch reposts Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) press release about the launching in Latvia of…
Voice of America Boston terror trial report sends confusing, wrong message abroad
BBG Watch Commentary Even when U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) manages to produce more than a perfunctory…
One Voice of America service got U.S. UN Palestine vote right as VOA Central News issued misleading report
BBG Watch Commentary While the Central News service of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) issued a misleading…
Voice of America and RT wrongly call US UN ‘no’ vote on Palestinian state a veto
BBG Watch Commentary Both U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) and Russia’s propaganda outlet RT wrongly described as…
Leadership Change Needed at Voice of America
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Voice of America Information War Lost – December Shorts (Continued)
BBG Watch Commentary This is the last column for 2014 from The Federalist, BBG Watch’s most read commentator.…
Some of most popular BBG Watch posts of 2014
1. Bureaucrats gave listeners little time to learn about shortwave cuts by VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL In deciding…
As BBG protests censorship in Baku, U.S. journalist renews accusations against Voice of America executives
BBG Watch Commentary Independent U.S. journalist Matthew Russell Lee has renewed his accusations against executives in charge of…
Jolyon Naegele, VOA – A voice of the West for many Czechs in the 1980s
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Prague (Radio Praha) recorded an interview with Jolyon Naegele, a Voice of America (VOA)…
BBG Condemns Raid Of RFE/RL Baku Office
BBG Watch reposts the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) press release on the raid and closure of Radio…
Voice of America seeks help with finding positive news
BBG Watch Commentary Link to VOA Talk to America Video on YouTube U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Rep. Sherman right on more funding but Congress must check Voice of America North Korea reporting
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), the second Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
A Letter to Voice of America Director and Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Critiquing David Ensor In His Own Words – The Expanded Edition
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Critiquing David Ensor In His Own Words The Expanded…
Voice of America forgot its exclusive North Korea denial and Michael Lynton’s former BBG role
BBG Watch Commentary VOA News Report, Dec. 4, 2014 VOA News Report, Dec. 19, 2014 In reporting Friday…
NOONAN, PRESUTTI, HEIL — mismanagement, independence, future of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Link to Video At the open board meeting in Washington Thursday, Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Voice of America Director Ensor mocked a watch dog website comparing it to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor, who is a high-level U.S. federal government official…
Voice of America Information War Lost: David Ensor In His Own Words
Voice of America Information War Lost: David Ensor In His Own Words By The Federalist On Tuesday, December…
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE NOW? by Gary Thomas
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Gary Thomas. He spent 27…
A Broken Voice of America – Wall Street Journal Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is posting a short excerpt and a link to a recent Wall Street…
Voice of America skips live coverage of Alan Gross statement…extraordinary
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America skips live coverage of Alan Gross statement…extraordinary.” A Comment from a former…
Where is Voice of America on Cuba?
BBG Watch Commentary As of mid-morning EST, BBC coverage of the major news on Cuba consisted of no…
VOA Director David Ensor Takes Shots at Ambassador, Former VOA Reporters, and NGO Media Watch Dog
BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA DIRECTOR DAVID ENSOR, DEC. 16, 2014: ” . . . [in response…
‘RUSSIA’S WAR ON INFORMATION’ — Analysis by BBG Governor Matt Armstrong
BBG Watch Commentary Matt Armstrong, who serves as a Governor on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) since…