Cubans desperately need a strong Radio Television Martí, says former OCB director Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
USAGM Watch Commentary Former director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) Jeffrey Scott Shapiro published an op-ed…
HISTORY WWII Voice of America Communist Propaganda to Yugoslavia
Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum Thanks to several lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, the U.S. Congress…
Hit With $24M Cut, BBG Not Even Mentioned in FY 2019 White House Budget Summary
BBG Watch Commentary The mismanaged and ailing Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and its mission are not even…
Bureaucratic Darwinism at Broadcasting Board of Governors – BBG
OPINION Bureaucratic Darwinism at Broadcasting Board of Governors – BBG US Government International Media Information War Lost …
Brace Yourselves – A Commentary on Broadcasting Board of Governors
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – Brace Yourselves By The Federalist …
$777.8 million BBG FY2017 budget request with mixed evidence of impact
For a different perspective on the glowing BBG FY 2017 Budget request document SEE Photo: Gallup Research –…
BBG FY 2013 – FY 2015 Budgets and Positions
BBG Watch NOTE: The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) budget was split between IBB and the Office of Technology,…
Administration FY 2016 budget request for Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Obama Administration FY 2016 budget document for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) talks about “supporting…
BBG FY2015 Budget Request – IBB bureaucracy gets 34% of $721 million – programmers will absorb most of $12 million cut
BBG Watch Commentary “Excellence in journalism remains our most important objective.” — BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell “What IBB…
BBG Summary of Appropriations FY 2012 – FY 2014
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) requests $731.08 million for FY 2014: $722.58 million for International Broadcasting Operations…
BBG Press Release: BBG Budget Request Reflects Strategic Priorities And Global Media Environment
BBG Watch is reposting a BBG Press Release on FY 2014 BBG Budget Request. It is worth noting…
BBG's Governor Ashe visits Asia where BBG plans major cuts in Voice of America broadcasts
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior Republican member Ambassador Victor Ashe is visiting Asia where the BBG…
Obama, Clinton, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi congratulate VOA on 70th anniversary amid severe cuts
As the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to eliminate and reduce numerous Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting…
Human rights groups appeal to Congress to save broadcasts to China, Tibet and other nations without free media
This announcement was first published by the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB). Link Open Letter to Members…
Demoralized Voice of America — Georgian Service
“The Georgian Service of the Voice of America is demoralized,” a VOA staffer wrote to BBG Watch. It…
Quieting the Voice of America – Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
“More than 30 years have passed since Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the “Soft Voice of America” in an…