Clean House
OPINION COVID-19 Reaches the Agency By The Federalist The COVID-19 virus outbreak has been felt inside the hallways…
Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Who Called BBG ‘Most Worthless’ Dead At 72
Tom Coburn, former Republican U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a medical doctor who in a…
Trump Nominates USAGM Board Chair Ken Weinstein To Be Ambassador to Japan
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY President Trump announced his intent to nominate Kenneth R. Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to…
Voice of America Follows IRE Example on COVID-19 Privacy
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY The senior management of the Voice of America (VOA) in the U.S. Agency for Global…
VOA Director’s Internal Emails Reveal First Confirmed Coronavirus Staff Illness
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY USAGM Watch has learned that Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett informed VOA staff…
Second NICAR20 attendee tests presumptively positive for coronavirus
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped by now all non-essential travel to…
Voice of America Service Apologizes for False VOA Serbian Coronavirus Death News After Criticism by President Vučić
BGG – USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY As of early afternoon March 13, 2020, Voice of America VOA English News…
NICAR20 Conference Attendee Tested Positive for COVID-19
Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped all non-essential travel to prevent exposure to the COVID-19…
Voice of America Director Denied Pressure from China Led to Shortening of Whistleblower Interview
Voice of America (VOA) Director Amanda Bennett on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, denied there was pressure from the…
Trump Re-Nominates Michael Pack to be CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly BBG
BBG – USAGM Watch According to a White House announcement on February 25, 2020, President Trump has re-nominated…
Former top advisor to former U.S. media agency head reports to prison
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Haroon Ullah, former top official in the U.S. Agency for Global Media…
Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti
USAGM WATCH MEDIA COMMENTARY Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti, RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS, November 1,…
WP: Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports
Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports, By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, December…
EX-STATE DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO SERVE 3 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Haroon Ullah, a former federal government official and counter-terrorism expert who worked with…
NPR chief’s former USAGM top aide to be sentenced for felony theft
BBG – USAGM Commentary Lax supervision by former government executive John F. Lansing, who now runs NPR, allowed…
Trump speaks about VOA
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary A report posted online by the Voice of America (VOA) implied that President…