VOA English late in reporting Khodorkovsky’s arrival in Switzerland, VOA Russian still not reportingJanuary 6, 2014 Global Media Analyst VOA English website was a few hours behind BBC, RT, and DW in reporting on…
VOA English and Russian not reporting on first major 2014 Ukraine rallyJanuary 6, 2014 Global Media Analyst As of 7PM ET, Sunday, Jan. 5, Voice of America (VOA) English website is not…
Read More 20 minute read Voice of America did not report WIN / Gallup Int. poll finding US is a threat to peaceJanuary 5, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said in a recent media interview that the…
Read More 15 minute read Voice of America English News has no report on California law license granted to undocumented immigrant, Russia’s RT doesJanuary 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary As incredible as it may sound, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) charged by Congress…
Read More 6 minute read BBC, other media report death of U.S. singer Phil Everly – Where is VOA?January 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: As of 11:15 AM ET, Sat. The BBC report on the death of…
Read More 3 minute read Ukraine — Voice of America News Problems Analyzed — Lenin, Biden, McCain, Quincy JonesJanuary 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service has done an exceptional job of covering…
Read More 3 minute read CUSIB Advisory Board Member Tim Shamble Defends BBG Employees – CUSIB Press ReleaseJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch is reposting a press release which appeared on the CUSIB website. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2,…
Read More 4 minute read Chinese Communist leaders welcoming New Year get attention from VOA News, but not thousands of demonstrators celebrating in Ukraine and TurkeyJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary This is a perfect example of how bland Voice of America (VOA) English News has…
Read More 12 minute read New Year’s Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Demonstration in Turkey — But Nothing From Voice of AmericaJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Eve Demonstration in Turkey — But…
Read More 10 minute read The Russian Front – The FederalistJanuary 1, 2014 International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
Read More 3 minute read Response to New York Daily News Writer – Tim Shamble, President AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee UnionJanuary 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is re-posting a letter from Tim Shamble, President AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee…
Read More 3 minute read Another Year, Hope Springs Eternal – Message from AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee UnionJanuary 1, 2014 BBG Watch is happy to publish his New Year Message from the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE…
Read More 5 minute read VOA Director David Ensor described as inspirational by public diplomacy expertJanuary 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Jonathan Henick, a career diplomat with over 20 years of experience in the U.S. Foreign…
Read More 30 minute read United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 – 2014January 1, 2014 US International Broadcasting Act 15. International Broadcasting a. United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 Title III of…
Read More 1 minute read VOA Charter 1976-2014January 1, 2014 VOA CHARTER To protect the integrity of VOA programming and define the organization’s mission, the VOA Charter was…
Read More 11 minute read Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’December 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America British royal feast, VOA director now claims lack of resourcesDecember 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch researchers have discovered that the Voice of America (VOA), an international media outlet…
Read More 4 minute read British Royal Feast on Voice of America – U.S. Taxpayers Should Check This OutDecember 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayers paid for these programs by the Voice of America (VOA) while many human…
Read More 15 minute read Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal WeddingDecember 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
Read More 7 minute read BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation – BBG Press ReleaseDecember 30, 2013 BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation DECEMBER 30, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In…
Read More 4 minute read VOA Russian Service reports on White House – NSC statement on terror attacks in Russia – VOA English does notDecember 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 3:00PM ET, Dec. 30: A brief reference to the NSC – White House statement…
Read More 3 minute read RFE/RL Radio Svoboda, RT, and BBC report on second terrorist attack in Volgograd, VOA News does notDecember 30, 2013 UPDATE 1:00AM ET – VOA English News posts a short report at about 1:00AM ET on the second…
Read More 27 minute read Memo for BBG Board – Evaluate VOA Coverage of Terror Attacks in RussiaDecember 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The way the Voice of America mishandled Sunday’s and Monday’s news coverage (Dec. 29 and…
Read More 20 minute read VOA English News reported hours late on Ambassador McFaul’s statement on terror attack in RussiaDecember 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary FINAL UPDATE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013, 11:30PM ET As of 11:30PM ET, the report…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America English News not updating disputed information on terror attack in RussiaDecember 30, 2013 UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about 5PM ET somewhere…
Read More 8 minute read 10 hours later, VOA English News still ignores Ambassador McFaul’s condolencesDecember 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Read More 16 minute read Voice of America English News still not reporting on State Department’s condemnation of terror attack in RussiaDecember 29, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Read More 16 minute read RT first to report U.S. State Department statement on terrorist attack in Russia, VOA English fails to update news of attackDecember 29, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Read More 16 minute read Voice of America English News not updating on terror attack in Russia, not reporting on U.S. Ambassador’s statementDecember 29, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Read More 18 minute read Continuing and extensive RFE/RL Russian Service coverage of Volgograd terror attack – VOA English News late with updatesDecember 29, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Read More 4 minute read VOA Reporting About North Korea Needs to Change – RFA’s Korean Service Provides Insight On Execution Of Kim Jong Un’s UncleDecember 29, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Well-managed on a small budget, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been doing an excellent job…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain Peter Willcox to U.S. soilDecember 28, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website posted yesterday (Dec. 27, 2013) two different but…
Read More 5 minute read VOA News not reporting on American Greenpeace activists leaving RussiaDecember 27, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary For an update see: Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain…
Read More 7 minute read RT beats VOA on breaking U.S. news – U.S. judge rules NSA phone spying is legalDecember 27, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: Sometime between 4PM and 5:15PM, the Reuters story on the NSA court ruling…
Read More 5 minute read RFA and RFE/RL highlight their journalistic accomplishments in 2013December 27, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Both Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have posted…
Read More 7 minute read Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The FederalistDecember 27, 2013 International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
Read More 12 minute read Day later, Voice of America English website still has no updates on beating of Ukrainian journalistDecember 26, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Despite many new details emerging, as well as videos, photos and protests from U.S. officials,…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America not updating news on brutal beating of Ukrainian journalistDecember 26, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch UPDATE: As of 12:45AM ET, December 26, the VOA English website still has…
Read More 1 minute read U.S. Ambassador to Russia tweets VOA Russian report on White House reaction to Putin’s pardonsDecember 24, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted an exclusive Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL’s Russian Service interviews released Pussy Riot member Nadezhda TolokonnikovaDecember 24, 2013 BBG Watch In an interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the members of the Russian…
Read More 3 minute read BBC and RFE/RL offer best Pussy Riot prison release coverage, RT downplays the storyDecember 24, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In terms of audience engagement through social media and the number of Facebook “Likes” for…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL Video – Khodorkovsky thanks free media for making his release possibleDecember 23, 2013 See: “Khodorkovsky ‘Will Help’ Political Prisoners,” Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), December 22, 2013. “My release…
Read More 4 minute read BBG Watch ‘influential and independent’ — James Warren in New York Daily NewsDecember 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary James Warren wrote in an op-ed for New York Daily News, “The uncertain Voice of…
Read More 9 minute read Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full textDecember 23, 2013 BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
Read More 6 minute read Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell should be applauded for arranging a visit…
Read More 5 minute read How and why Voice of America news reporting failed on Khodorkovsky and the White HouseDecember 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the failure of the Central English Newsroom at the Voice…
Read More 2 minute read RT (Russia Today) and RIA Novosti carry White House statement on Khodorkovsky, hours later Voice of America English News still does notDecember 20, 2013 As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing about the White House…
Read More 5 minute read Exclusive Voice of America Russian Service report on White House welcoming Khodorkovsky’s releaseDecember 20, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 20, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
Read More 7 minute read BBG Governor Matt Armstrong presses Voice of America Director David Ensor on problems with VOA news – VIDEODecember 19, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which supervises the work of U.S.…