This page has links to statements by President Barack Obama, BBG Watch and USAGM Watch commentaries on the coverage of his presidency by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and later U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) entities, in this case mostly the Voice of America (VOA), as well as links to other views on the management and performance of VOA and the rest of the agency before, during and after his stay in the White House.
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ROBINSON: US government-funded media mismanaged for decades
BBG Watch Commentary Editor’s Note: A critique of misleading media reports about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Writer for Voice of America posts on social media on ‘American imperialism’ and Obama as ‘no friend’ of the Middle East and American people
BBG Watch Commentary A journalist who writes for the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) Persian…
Obama signs off on reducing status of Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary President Barack Obama has signed into law S. 2943, the “National Defense Authorization Act for…
Voice of America failed to report Ben Rhodes represented Obama at Castro funeral
BBG Watch Commentary Practically defunct (Hillary Clinton’s words), U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) failed…
Many Voice of America services late on Castro’s death, Trump calling him “brutal dictator,” VOA journalists complain
BBG Watch Commentary Journalists working for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) are complaining that because of poor…
Mismanaged by senior staff, Voice of America still has some excellent reporters
BBG Watch Commentary We have commented that some of “Voice of America [reporting on the] 2016 Vote” was…
Richard Stengel is Obama’s nominee for Chairman of Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch News and Commentary President Obama announced his intent to nominate Richard Stengel for Member and Chairman…
Obama ignores BBG media in remarks on ISIL propaganda, Voice of America ignores his remarks
BBG Watch Commentary Call it getting even by the Voice of America. In a wide-ranging news conference last…
Voice of America English News takes nearly 4 hours to report on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch According to the time stamp on the Voice of America (VOA News) English report posted online…
BBC, DW, RT report on Elie Wiesel’s death, but not Voice of America as of 5PM ET
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT has Elie Wiesel’s death as its top news story since 4:46 PM ET.…
Sloppy Voice of America on first name basis with President Obama
BBG Watch Commentary Sloppiness, lack of leadership and lack of editorial control have reached new levels at the…
Voice of America Russian reporter with Obama in Cuba found an admirer of Vladimir Putin
BBG Commentary A reporter with the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service who was in Cuba…
Travel journalism from VOA reporters in Cuba
BBG Watch Commentary With often shaky, poor quality video and mostly pedestrian observations, much of original reporting by…
Did Voice of America go too far in calling Raul Castro Obama’s ‘Ally of New Era of US-Cuba Ties’
BBG Watch Just Asking Commentary Did U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) not only engaged in some unfortunate…
Open letter from Nigeria to President Obama accuses Voice of America Hausa Service of helping Boko Haram terrorists with unprofessional reporting
BBG Watch Media Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust published an open letter to President Obama in which a reader…
Marginally better Voice of America still beaten on Nancy Reagan by BBC, DW, RFI, RT
BBG Watch Commentary Image: BBC Breaking News Headline on Nancy Reagan U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is…
Voice of America or Voice of Castro?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America or Voice of Castro? While surfing the web, we recently came across…
Obama and Castro Meet Face-to-Face – Voice of America downplays U.S. congressional criticism
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted a report on the face-to-face meeting between President…
Op-Ed: Chinese dissident criticizes Obama, praises Hillary Clinton
BBG Watch Media In an exclusive March 12, 2015 interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service,…
Voice of America misses Obama in its ‘Partisan US Response’ to Netanyahu victory report
BBG Watch Commentary In an example of an apparent lack of journalistic curiosity, duty to the VOA Charter…
Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributions
BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…
Hillary Clinton, Obama, Biden, Bicentennial of U.S. Anthem — All Ignored by Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) did not cover Hillary Clinton during…
Voice of America missed U.S. ties of Obama’s host in Estonia
BBG Commentary Hosting President Obama during his visit to Estonia was President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Russia’s RT has more on Obama statement on Ukraine than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) devoted only 138 words on its English news website…
Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverage
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…
Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting – PRESS RELEASE
Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting JUL 28, 2014 Washington, D.C. – Today,…
Chairman Royce Statement on Letter to President Obama Urging Support for Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting — PRESS RELEASE
Chairman Royce Statement on Letter to President Obama Urging Support for Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting JUL…
BBC beats Voice of America on capture of Benghazi attack suspect, Obama statement
BBG Watch Commentary This was a significant U.S. news development that came directly from U.S. government sources (first…
U.S. BBG pays for faulty, favoring Kremlin propaganda poll in Russia-annexed Crimea
BBG Watch Commentary Two top independent sociologists in Ukraine and Russia, as well as some American experts who…
VOA English News does not update Obama – Poland story for 11 hours, fails to cover Solidarity Prize for Crimean Tatar leader
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted its last VOA English News update on President…
Other than misspelled name of Poland’s President, finally a decent VOA report on Obama heading to Europe
BBG Watch Commentary While many U.S. and international media outlets were posting full length reports and news analyses…
Voice of America gives Obama – Poroshenko meeting announcement two sentences
BBG Watch Commentary Rudderless and floundering Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the…
Voice of America radio fails to carry Obama speech live, BBC radio does with commentary
BBG Watch Commentary A BBG Watch source in Asia told us that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Biden and Kerry on ‘Toward a Europe Whole and Free’ and Reuters reports from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to arrange for its own coverage of Secretary…
As effort to reform Voice of America starts in Congress, VOA uses Reuters to report on Obama Europe trip, is four hours late
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives were too busy today meeting behind closed doors to decide how…
Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reporting
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
Obama phones Merkel, Hollande, Cameron, Renzi, threatens more Russia sanctions – no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: We found two sentences about Obama’s phone calls inserted into a VOA report posted…
Voice of America English News website fails to report on Obama’s statement on Armenian Remembrance Day and Congressional visit to Armenia
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English News website and most of VOA’s language services failed to…
Voice of America English news site ignores Kerry and Stengel, equates Obama with Putin
BBG Watch Commentary We found it interesting that Voice of America (VOA) English news website ignored the swearing-in…
Kerry to accompany Obama to The Hague — Voice of America still not reporting
On March 24-28, @JohnKerry will accompany President Obama to The Hague, Rome, Vatican City, and Riyadh. http://t.co/NJCdXnIn1z —…
VOA manages to stream Obama live with some glitches, gets interview with Kerry
BBG Watch Commentary 03-20-14 10.50AM EDT, VOA Homepage. There is still no link or any mention of…
China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentence
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live online coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live…
Voice of Russia has four reports on today’s Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of America has none
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another embarrassing news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not…
Imperial arrogance: Voice of America executives pay little attention to foreign leaders Obama calls about Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary When something happens in Washington after business hours, there is a good chance mismanaged U.S.…
China’s CCTV offers two separate reports on Obama – Xi phone call, Voice of Russia one full report — Voice of America English news has two-sentence summary
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) continues to give late and perfunctory coverage of significant…
Voice of Russia reports on Obama’s calls to French President and Canadian PM about Ukraine, Voice of America does not
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of Russia has reported on President Obama’s calls Saturday about Ukraine with President Hollande…
Obama gets one sentence in Voice of America newscast after phone call with Putin on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama got only one sentence in the 7:00 PM EST Saturday online Voice of…
Obama speaks with Putin about Ukraine, no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary As of 7:00PM EST, VOA’s main English news website still has no separate report on…
Voice of America fails to report on Biden’s Friday phone call with Ukraine’s PM
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which is charged…