Freedom House President refutes statements from RFE/RL officials
BBG Watch Commentary “Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at…
Korn gets to leave with honor, Radio Liberty in Exile photo
BBG Watch Commentary In the world of U.S. international broadcasting, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and Radio…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 20, 2012
RFE/RL President Steven Korn assured BBG members last September that the controversy over his mass firing of Radio…
Fired Radio Liberty Internet team and its young reporter Elena Vlasenko receive Sakharov journalism prize
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty Internet team fired last September by American executives of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…
BBG member counters Masha Gessen's spin on Radio Liberty in Russian media
BBG Watch Commentary It used to be the job of the director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service to…
RFE/RL executives claim strong BBG support, ignore reports of Steven Korn's imminent departure
BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe challenges claims by Masha Gessen about Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Ambassador Victor Ashe, the U.S. federal agency…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan asking BBG to protect Radio Liberty journalists
In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Masha Gessen denies Radio Liberty Russian Service will be inspected, calls it review of the situation in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary “The strategy of the development of the Russian Service was perceived very positively.” “There was…
Risky business – BBG employees in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty colleagues
The following commentary was posted on the AFGE Local 1812 website of the union representing BBG employees: Risky…
Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources say
BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…
What future holds for RFE/RL President Korn and his team and for Radio Liberty?
BBG Watch Commentary It’s hard to imagine that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists
In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
BBG to initiate review of Radio Liberty Moscow events
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton announced Friday at the open BBG meeting…
How to Save Radio Liberty by Ariel Cohen and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation
How to Save Radio Liberty By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation December 13,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – worst place to work in U.S. federal government
BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Federal News Radio, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the worst…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 13, 2012
Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG members
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…
Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RL
Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
Anynomous Czech employee responds to RFE/RL Vice President Dale Cohen
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that in his communications with members of the…
Former Radio Liberty reporter Elena Vlasenko to receive Sakharov journalism prize
Elena Vlasenko, a young journalist who resigned in protest from the Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda)…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 12, 2012
Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
RFE/RL management's strained relations with Czech employees
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a number of Czech employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Called for Solidarity with Tibetans, Defended Voice of America Radio Broadcasts to Tibet
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) sponsored a forum at Tibet…
Radio Liberty disappears from most cited radios list in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Just two months after Masha Gessen took over as the new director of Radio Liberty’s…
IBB executives travel abroad, pay no attention as RFE/RL crisis deepens and audiences decline
BBG Watch Commentary Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva and former President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently care more about…
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina Gorelik
Reposted from the CUSIB – www.cusib.org – website. December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki…
Sex and drugs trump human rights on new Russian home page of Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary On the International Human Rights Day, December 10, Masha Gessen’s Radio Liberty, also known in…
Fired Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik receives Moscow Helsinki Group Journalism Prize
BBG Watch Commentary Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), fired last September by American taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Ashe, Liu and Ensor met Burmese President Thein Sein
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu, and Voice of…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is starting to look more like Playboy and National Enquirer
BBG Watch Commentary Sexually suggestive videos and racy photos — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is changing its…
Never use a gadget that's smarter than you – RFE/RL President Korn embarrassed by his email
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffers are having a big laugh over their president and…
BBG members meet with Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma
Archive Photo, September 18, 2012. Visiting Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members Susan McCue, Michael Meehan and Victor…
Open Letter to RFE/RL President Korn Urging Fair Treatment of Employees with Disabilities
Fired Radio Liberty journalists, some who are currently working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well as those…
Radio Liberty Russian website stops showing number of visitors to hide precipitous decline
UPDATE After the publication of this BBG Watch article, the Radio Liberty Russian website resumed showing number of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – No Progress Since 2008
BBG – No Progress in Gaining Audiences Since 2008* Despite Budget Increases During the same period of no…
Radio Liberty offers young Kazakh Muslims American-style videos with sexual content, causes outrage
BBG Watch Commentary “I don’t understand why RFE/RL produced these obscene videos using American taxpayers’ money.” — Kazakh…
Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalists
Terry Willey was Director of the News and Current Affairs Division at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In…
Bureaucratic torment of BBG employees continues even after retirement
FROM: A FORMER EMPLOYEE To Whom It May Concern: According to the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,…
Dr. Igor Sutyagin, former political prisoner in Putin's Russia, explains why serious news seekers stopped using Radio Liberty Russian website
BBG Watch Commentary After the American management of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) headed by President and CEO…
Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon to retire
Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon will be retiring from the Voice of America (VOA) the Broadcasting…
Is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an Equal Opportunity Employer?
BBG Watch Commentary We went through the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website but could not find any…
OIG investigation of RFE/RL President and CEO urged
BBG Watch Commentary A former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcaster and senior commentator Lev Roitman has requested…
New court filings against BBG's 50-million-dollar contractor
BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBB) 50-million-dollar contract with the Gallup Organization is not…
Breaking News – Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Board plans to hear directly from fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors…
Radio Free Asia Tibetan Service covers extensively protests in Tibet and China despite recent dismissal of its director
BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Asia (RFA) Tibetan Service leads all international broadcasters in quick, extensive and…
Media on Radio Liberty Update, Nov. 26, 2012
Russian and international media reports on the Radio Liberty crisis, Radio Liberty in Exile and its new website,…
From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road Map
BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…
Former editor Lyudmila Telen pained by catastrophic audience drop for Radio Liberty's Russian website
BBG Watch Commentary Ludmila Telen (Телень, Людмила Олеговна – Russian Wikipedia), an award-winning Russian journalist who was fired…