Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt Act challenged by former Voice of America journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Foreign Policy magazine published in its online National Security section an article written by Prof.…
RT 14,189 – VOA 44 – Social media disaster for Voice of America news continues against Russia Today, others
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website continues to show disastrously poor social media…
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) government officials achieved what KGB couldn’t, made Americans believe Voice of America is a propaganda outfit
BBG Watch Commentary Initiated by government bureaucracy, the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act is ruining Voice of America’s reputation for…
Op-Ed: US propaganda ban overturned with help of government propaganda
Commentary Former Voice of America(VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien argues in an op-ed in Digital Journal that…
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is still not an Equal Opportunity Employer
Commentary RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY IS STILL NOT AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER by Mario Corti It…
Broadcasting Board of Governor member Victor Ashe apologizes for Voice of America refusing to answer a press inquiry
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from several sources that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor…
I’m Not Afraid of Voice of America News in the U.S., But . . .
I’m Not Afraid of Voice of America News in the U.S., But . . . a commentary by…
Russia Today reported on Obama statement on Zimmerman verdict before Voice of America, put VOA story coverage to shame
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded multimedia news and opinion outlet Russia Today reported on President Obama’s statement on…
No post-Zimmerman verdict coverage on Voice of America English website, extensive coverage by Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary As of 2PM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website offers…
On Zimmerman verdict – foreign audiences turn for news to BBC, Russia Today, Al Jazeera – scant coverage from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Starved for staff and resources and badly managed, U.S. international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA)…
Does naming of Leslie Hyland as CFO violate By-Laws of Broadcasting Board of Governors ?
BBG Watch Commentary Questions are being raised as to whether the naming of Leslie Hyland to serve as…
Snowden – Voice of America’s Reuters story, no video, 4 Facebook Likes – Russia Today, videos, 3,200 Facebook Likes
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of Saturday morning (Washington, DC), July 13, the Russia Today English news report…
Disastrous social media engagement results for Voice of America English news website
BBG Watch Commentary Facebook “Likes” for Seven Top News Stories on English Websites, July 11, PM, Washington, DC…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – employee concerns with VOA English news and website ignored by Director and OIG
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
BBG Watch website passes 1 million 700,000 hits mark
BBG Watch thanks our readers and congratulates our contributors. We have passed 1 million 700,000 hits mark on…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – Ted Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting Associate Director in charge of VOA…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Governor Susan McCue and Governor Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Agency sources have shared with us summaries of some of the comments Broadcasting Board of…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – the Union
This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…
Personnel news from inside BBG, IBB, VOA and RFE/RL as reported and commented on by sources
BBG Watch Commentary CFO BBG Watch has learned that Leslie Hyland has been hired as the new Chief…
Facebook Likes for Voice of America and Russia Today 7 Top News: 122 – 4,539 – July 9, AM – VOA vs. BBC: 122 – 10,357
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Facebook “Likes” (same…
Tweets for Voice of America and Al Jazeera 7 Top English News: 143 – 810, July 9, AM ET
BBG Watch Commentary, BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Tweets for top…
Voice of America English news on White House statement on Egypt comes from Reuters – 0 Facebook ‘Likes’
BBG Watch Commentary For many hours Monday, Voice of America English website could not post its own original…
New low for Voice of America – no original coverage of massacre in Egypt – leads with Reuters news – shows 0 Facebook ‘Likes’ – Al Jazeera already has 2,500
BBG Watch Commentary 42 protesters have been killed, including women and children in the overnight clashes in Egypt.…
IBB’s Kim Andrew Elliott renews private blogging with comments about Rep. Ed Royce and Radio Free Asia
BBG Watch Commentary After several months of absence from private blogging on international broadcasting, Kim Andrew Elliott an…
Former CNN executives at Voice of America had no video on San Francisco plane crash, Russia Today video got 33K views as of Sunday evening
BBG Watch Commentary Al Jazeera, Russia Today and BBC had thousands of Facebook “Likes” and Tweets for their…
Voice of America routed by Russia Today and Al Jazeera for top news on Facebook and Twitter
BBG Watch Commentary Whether a top news story is new or has been on the website for several…
China’s CCTV coverage of San Francisco plane crash puts Voice of America to shame
BBG Watch Commentary China’s international satellite television channel, CCTV, is providing full coverage of the South Korean airliner’s…
Voice of America and Russia Today Saturday Turkey Protests coverage compared: VOA Facebook “Likes” – 2, RT – 923 (Sun. 1PM DC)
BBG Watch Commentary 923 to 2 – Russia Today (RT) English beats Voice of America (VOA) English in…
China’s CCTV offers full coverage of San Francisco plane crash, no original coverage on VOA English website
BBG Commentary There was no original coverage Saturday on the Voice of America (VOA) English news website of…
When a plane crashes in US, web audiences abroad go to Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today – not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary When a South Korean airliner crash-landed at the San Francisco International Airport, Al Jazeera, BBC…
Egypt explodes, Voice of America English news nowhere to be seen on social media, VOA director goes on vacation
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members are having a difficult…
43 to 1 – Voice of America beaten by Al Jazeera on Morsi ouster news story in social media engagement on the web
BBG Watch Commentary English is America’s official language, but critics charge that news collection and reporting by the…
‘LET THEM EAT ICE CREAM’ on 4th of July – media freedom journalists suffer injustice, humiliation and hardships under IBB
BBG Watch Commentary “While in Miami the lives of many honest, hardworking people are utterly destroyed, here in…
American journalist still fuming over Voice of America official’s attempt to ban him from the UN is part of a much bigger problem for BBG
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S Government officials try to ban journalists, deprive them of work or defame them,…
A day late, BBG Media Highlights include a critical Columbia Journalism Review article on Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials included today in BBG Media Highlights a Columbia Journalism Review…
Radio World reports on House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on BBG and CUSIB statement
BBG Watch Commentary The online publication Radio World has been following rather closely developments in U.S. international broadcasting.…
Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…
Employee union of U.S. international broadcasters comments on a Congressional hearing, calls for trimming bureaucracy
The union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, commented on the June 26th hearing…
CUSIB calls for more Congressional hearings and reform of BBG, blames most problems on IBB bureaucracy
BBG Watch Commentary In a press release issued today, the independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting…
U.S. International Broadcasting “Defunct”—Congress Finally Steps In by Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
BBG Watch Commentary Helle Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, comments in the Heritage…
U.S. officials accused of practicing censorship are now in charge of distributing news to Americans
BBG Watch Commentary [aside] BBG Press Release BBG International Broadcasts Now Available Within The United States Domestic BBG…
Mission impossible: should Voice of America do news or public diplomacy?
BBG Watch Commentary Gary Thomas, a former Voice of America (VOA) journalist, published a significant analysis and opinion…
Aspen Ideas Festival kept VOA Director Ensor from dealing with crisis in Cambodia
BBG Watch Commentary An agency source told BBG Watch that Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor was…
Voice of America Director Ensor missing during broadcasting crisis in Cambodia
BBG Watch Commentary Several sources pointed out that Voice of America Director David Ensor was missing over the…
BBG Welcomes Lifting Of Foreign Media Ban In Cambodia, Urges Complete Media Freedom
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to statements and efforts by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom…
BBG FM rebroadcasting in Mauritania, but where is human rights reporting by Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary We are not saying that local rebroadcasts are always a bad idea, far from it,…
Tara Sonenshine – Broadcasting Board of Governors is in urgent need of reform
BBG Watch Commentary In an emailed farewell note, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs…
Congressional Panel Criticizes Management of US International Broadcasting, VOA reports
Congressional Panel Criticizes Management of US International Broadcasting Cindy Saine, Voice of America June 26, 2013 CAPITOL HILL…
Governor Victor Ashe welcomes House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee…