Read More 1 minute read Voice of America says ‘the question still remains whether the Russians are helping the separatists’ in UkraineAugust 31, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America says ‘the question still remains whether the Russians are helping…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America TOP STORY Headline: PUTIN ASKS RUSSIA TO STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS IN UKRAINEAugust 29, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary PUTIN ASKS RUSSIA TO STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS IN UKRAINE TOP STORIES…
Read More 4 minute read Russia’s RT has more on Obama statement on Ukraine than Voice of AmericaAugust 29, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) devoted only 138 words on its English news website…
Read More 5 minute read No update of VOA homepage, no separate report on Obama Ukraine statementAugust 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America has not updated its main English news…
Read More 3 minute read VOA leads Russian troops in Ukraine story with a typo, fails to updateAugust 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A typo in the lead sentence in Voice of America’s lead news story,…
Read More 5 minute read Russian RT paid more attention to American Jim Foley than Voice of America, obliterated VOA in social mediaAugust 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The Kremlin’s external media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) once again beat U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America obliterated by Russia’s RT on Ferguson coverage, social media outreachAugust 27, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was not only late in reporting online on the killing of…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America does not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley, RT of Russia doesAugust 25, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) did not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley;…
Read More 13 minute read Voice of America ignores U.S. observances of Hitler – Stalin Pact anniversaryAugust 25, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America management ignores U.S. statements on Hitler – Stalin Pact 75th anniversary and…
Read More 10 minute read JOE BRUNS The Voice of America: A Worthy Mission for the 21st CenturyAugust 22, 2014 Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Joe Bruns who was named Deputy…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America uses Reuters news report on major U.S. foreign policy storyAugust 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary With many of its senior executives taking August vacations and many reporters allowed by senior…
Read More 3 minute read Ransom demand for Foley: Voice of America not reporting, hours behind BBC, NYT, other mediaAugust 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary As of 1:45 PM EDT, Thursday, August 21, the Voice of America (VOA) English News…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America late and behind BBC report on Obama on Jim Foley, no mention of Bashar FahmiAugust 20, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Business as usual: Voice of America was late and behind BBC in posting a report…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America finally on the scene in Ferguson – No CommentAugust 20, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary After more than ten days of reporting on the Ferguson protests from Washington, without any…
Read More 13 minute read Different perspectives on U.S. help for Yazidi refugees in Iraq, Voice of America roleAugust 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary NBC News and Fox News provided remarkably different perspectives of the American Yazidi community views…
Read More 1 minute read World holding its breath for VOA story on digital drive-in movies, Ferguson can waitAugust 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that while Voice of America (VOA) executives still haven’t managed to…
Read More 5 minute read On Ferguson, Voice of America top brass shows Rick Stengel why Russia’s RT is betterAugust 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on August 13 in Washington,…
Read More 3 minute read Russia’s RT reports: Obama to send Holder to Ferguson, Voice of America was lateAugust 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary As of 5:00 PM EDT, August 18, 2014 – UPDATE: At about 5:45PM…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America bosses and staff on vacation, no VOA reporter in Ferguson, MissouriAugust 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The same management of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which provided on-the-scene coverage of…
Read More 3 minute read NBC interviews Voice of America journalist and Yazidi activist – BBG Media Highlights – August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Media Highlights are compiled, posted and sent out to subscribers by the staff of…
Read More 4 minute read Were we channelling à la the Twilight Zone? – JANE DOE Op-EdAugust 15, 2014 Guest Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the International…
Read More 8 minute read BBG End of Summer 2014 ConundrumsAugust 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: BBG End of Summer 2014 Conundrums By…
Read More 9 minute read BBC, VOA: Mid-Summer Reflections on Things That Need FixingAugust 15, 2014 Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Dan Robinson, former Voice of America…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB’s ANN NOONAN: management meltdown at the Voice of AmericaAugust 15, 2014 Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent NGO, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), speaking…
Read More 4 minute read JIM MALONE: Taking direction from the CIA and the Pentagon would undermine credibilityAugust 15, 2014 STATEMENT OF VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST JIM MALONE TO THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AUGUST 13, 2014 Members…
Read More 19 minute read Voice of America snubs White House aide Ben Rhodes speaking on VOA’s future, Russia’s RT had a reportAugust 15, 2014 BBG Commentary Whether it was a deliberate snub or yet another example of management and news reporting meltdown…
Read More 12 minute read BBG hears from the White House, CUSIBAugust 14, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In remarks to the Board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Assistant to the…
Read More 9 minute read Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez takes issue with BBG decision to close down Voice of America Greek ServiceAugust 14, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) wastes millions of taxpayers dollars on its overblown…
Read More 11 minute read Inaccurate reporting from Voice of America offers support for Kremlin propagandaAugust 12, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A report posted Monday on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), “As Kyiv’s Maidan…
Read More 7 minute read An Untenable Position With ConsequencesAugust 11, 2014 Voice of America – Information War Lost: An Untenable Position With Consequences By The Federalist Sonja Pace…
Read More 4 minute read ‘Death Knell in Fine Print for Voice of America’ BELIDA and PACEAugust 11, 2014 Alex Belida and Sonja Pace, former senior news executives and foreign correspondents with the Voice of America, believe…
Read More 15 minute read Voice of America Kurdish Service has no homepage story on Obama hours after statement on Kurdish refugees in IraqAugust 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Nearly three hours after President Obama made a statement on Iraq, in which spoke about…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Kurdish Service Did Not Post New Tweets for 10 Hours Despite Humanitarian Tragedy in IraqAugust 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Despite a tremendous humanitarian tragedy in Iraq involving tens of thousands of Kurds and Kurdish-speaking…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Kurdish Service Facebook Page Not Updated for 11 HoursAugust 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Despite a tremendous humanitarian tragedy in Iraq involving tens of thousands of Kurds and Kurdish-speaking…
Read More 5 minute read White House meeting with Yazidi leaders gets one sentence on Voice of America English websiteAugust 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A White House meeting with Yazidi leaders got one sentence on the Voice of America…
Read More 5 minute read AFGE Local 1812 union defends H.R. 4490 reforms for Voice of AmericaAugust 8, 2014 BBG Watch American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, a union representing federal employees at the Broadcasting…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverageAugust 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America interrupts live radio transmission to Africa of Obama speech about AfricaAugust 6, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Not too long ago Voice of America (VOA) top executives would not think of carrying…
Read More 3 minute read Former BBG member Susan McCue writes about fighting poverty in AfricaAugust 6, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Susan McCue was known for her concern for…
Read More 6 minute read Criticizing Hillary Clinton In Relation To Decline of Voice of America Is An Unnecessary MisstepAugust 5, 2014 Commentary US Government International Broadcasting – Information War Lost: An Unnecessary Misstep By The Federalist We read with…
Read More 7 minute read Has The Voice of America Outlived Its Usefulness?August 5, 2014 Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This commentary is from an anonymous journalist who works at…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America – A Process Moving Forward, And One That Is Dead-On-ArrivalAugust 5, 2014 Commentary Voice of America – Information War Lost: A Process Moving Forward, And One That Is Dead-On-Arrival By…
Read More 6 minute read Radio World reports on BBG Shortwave Committee report and rebuttal from CUSIBAugust 5, 2014 Radio World has two articles on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) report on the future of shortwave…
Read More 2 minute read Washington Times quotes BBG Watch, former BBG Governor Ashe on Hillary Clinton and decline of Voice of AmericaAugust 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Times reporter Jim McElhatton has an article about former Secretary of State Hillary…
Read More 24 minute read Voice of America news failures on Syria, other stories extend to VOA language servicesAugust 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary No Voice of America language service was found to have posted news from Congress, State…
Read More 17 minute read Voice of America ignores Syria war crimes news from Congress and White HouseAugust 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary This week, Voice of America (VOA) English News failed to cover online riveting testimony in…
Read More 12 minute read DYAR and ROBINSON: What went wrong with Voice of America website and news?August 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America correspondent David Dyar commented on a recent post by another former…
Read More 5 minute read CUSIB Condemns BBG Shortwave Committee Report for Targeting Vulnerable Radio Audiences for Cuts Rather Than Cutting Waste — PRESS RELEASEAugust 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) issued a press…
Read More 5 minute read Execs with worst communication skills in charge of U.S. world media outreach at BBGAugust 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A just released study by the Partnership for Public Service found that the Broadcasting Board…
Read More 16 minute read Hillary Clinton bemoans decline of U.S. outreach abroad through Voice of AmericaJuly 31, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In a recent interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and in her latest book, Hard…