Read More 10 minute read USAGM: Why the Latest OIG Report MattersOctober 15, 2022 Commentary By Dan Robinson Inspector General reports likely don’t rank high on anyone’s list of favorite reading material,…
Read More 6 minute read Mismanagement Charges Against USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda BennettJune 6, 2022 Former Voice of America director Amanda Bennett, a nominee for U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO position,…
Read More 3 minute read DAN ROBINSON: Some of the worst dysfunctions at Voice of America happened under former VOA Director Amanda Bennett March 27, 2022 USAGM Watch Commentary Dan Robinson, who retired in 2014 after 34 years with the Voice of America, responded…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America and UkraineMarch 3, 2022 Voice of America and Ukraine: As Putin Threatens, VOA Misses Opportunity to Carry Live Blinken Message to Russian…
Read More 2 minute read Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGMMarch 1, 2022 On Ukraine, former Voice of America reporter Dan Robinson writes, “Yet again, not a single mention of USAGM…
Read More 4 minute read Breaking News Failures at VOA Still Not in the PastDecember 5, 2021 A commentary on breaking news failures at VOA by Dan Robinson. One of the huge problems at Voice…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Fails to Post Story on Phishing Attack Against VOA Employees and Private CitizensMay 5, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary The story of a December 2020 phishing attack on the U.S. Agency for Global Media…
Read More 9 minute read U.S. Agency for Global Media Notified Employees of Personal Information Security Breach Four Months After It OccurredMay 2, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary Former Voice of America senior White House correspondent Dan Robinson who has written occasional commentaries…
Read More 30 minute read USAGM CEO Michael Pack, His Critics, Analyses by Former and Current VOA JournalistsDecember 8, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary Michael Pack, Trump-appointed and U.S. Senate confirmed CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media…
Read More 10 minute read 2016 Report Confirmed Problem of Political Bias At Voice of AmericaDecember 6, 2020 OPINION Trump USAGM CEO Michael Pack Was Attacked For Attempts to Focus on Problem by Dan Robinson It…
Read More 1 minute read ROBINSON and ELLIOTT on Reforming USAGM in Charge of Voice of America, Other USG MediaNovember 20, 2020 USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Biden Choice on USAGM: Business as Usual, or Major Change. By Dan Robinson,…
Read More 3 minute read EXCLUSIVE SIDEBAR: VOA Broadcast Managers Had Access to Classified State Department MaterialSeptember 1, 2020 OPINION By Dan Robinson For many years, Voice of America broadcast managers had access to classified State Department…
Read More 8 minute read Questions About 14 Voice of America Journalists Who Protest Against PackSeptember 1, 2020 OPINION By Dan Robinson Murky History of Access to Classified Information by VOA Managers, Reporters A protest now…
Read More 2 minute read Media Expose Hidden Voice of America and USAGM ScandalsAugust 25, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary Mainstream U.S. media, for now mostly conservative outlets, reporters and commentators, are beginning to focus…
Read More 8 minute read Some VOA Newsroom Employees Complain About USAGM Release of OPM Report on Security BreachesAugust 19, 2020 OPINION By Dan Robinson Report Detailed Violations in Background Investigation Procedures That USAGM CEO Michael Pack Says Placed…
Read More 14 minute read USAGM: Past Agency Leaders Ignored National Security Procedures, Failed to Adequately Vet StaffAugust 4, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary By Dan Robinson OPM Report Details Serious Deficiencies That New USAGM CEO Says Placed U.S.…
Read More 8 minute read Need for Better Monitoring and Review of Reporting, Social Media PART FIVEJuly 14, 2020 Need for Better Monitoring and Review of Reporting, Social Media by Dan Robinson Sources have pointed BBG/USAGM Watch…
Read More 6 minute read Social Media Violations Continue, With Anti-Trump Narratives PART FOURJuly 10, 2020 Social Media Violations Continue, With Anti-Trump Narratives PART FOUR by Dan Robinson Since 2016, agency sources have been…
Read More 7 minute read VOA Managers Sudden Focus on Balance Coincides With Pack Arrival PART THREEJuly 9, 2020 OPINION VOA Managers Sudden Focus on Balance Coincides With Pack Arrival PART THREE by Dan Robinson There was…
Read More 11 minute read USAGM Deep State Goes Full Tilt Targeting Pack, Trump PART TWOJune 29, 2020 OPINION USAGM Deep State Goes Full Tilt Targeting Pack, Trump by Dan Robinson Part Two: Full Tilt It’s…
Read More 8 minute read Is There a “Deep State” Supporting USAGM and VOA? PART ONEJune 26, 2020 OPINION Is There a “Deep State” Supporting USAGM and VOA? PART ONE by Dan Robinson Part One: …
Read More 10 minute read MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART THREEApril 13, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART THREE NUMBERS GAME, TAXPAYERS AS CHUMPS,…
Read More 6 minute read MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART TWOApril 11, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART TWO NUMBERS GAME, TAXPAYERS AS CHUMPS,…
Read More 7 minute read Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp IncreasesMarch 27, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp Increases By…
Read More 2 minute read Dan Robinson comments on NPR report about VOADecember 5, 2018 Voice Of America Vows Independence, As Trump Calls For ‘Worldwide Network’ Dan Robinson comments on NPR report…
Read More 6 minute read Amanda Bennett WP op-ed is a “biased and fake opinion piece,” Iranian-born American journalist saidNovember 29, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Journalists formerly linked with the Voice of America (VOA) have criticized a Washington Post op-ed…
Read More 10 minute read USAGM The Rebranded Tower of BabelSeptember 23, 2018 OPINION U-SAG-M! The Rebranded Tower of Babel Old Is New, New Is Old By The Federalist …
Read More 9 minute read QUESTIONS NOT WANTED BY USAGMSeptember 17, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part three of a commentary on the newly named United States Agency…
FACT AND FANTASY AT USAGM (FORMERLY BBG): A FAMILIAR WASHINGTON GAMESeptember 16, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part two of a multipart commentary on the newly named United States…
Read More 4 minute read RE-BRANDED USAGM LIMITS MEDIA COVERAGE OF WASHINGTON PR EVENT: NO QUESTIONS WANTEDSeptember 14, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part one of a multipart commentary on the newly named United…
Read More 2 minute read BBG Watch guest commentator Dan Robinson was one of the most read on USC Center on Public Diplomacy BlogDecember 26, 2017 BBG Watch One of BBG Watch’s guest commentators, former senior Voice of America (VOA) correspondent Dan Robinson, is…
Read More 2 minute read ROBINSON: Toxic Atmosphere at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsNovember 21, 2017 BBG Watch Media In a two-part article published in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former…
Read More 2 minute read ‘Quagmire at the BBG’ still awaits Trump reforms, former VOA correspondent explains whyNovember 17, 2017 BBG Watch Media In a new article published in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former…
Read More 10 minute read Reporter who gave anti-Iran regime demonstrators the finger moderates Voice of America programJuly 22, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary This is @barbaraslavin1 showing her fingers 2us. How professional!! @AP @AFP @Reuters @CNN…
Read More 10 minute read Time to Revisit Status of VOAJune 7, 2017 OPINION Time to Revisit Status of VOA, Other Government Media, in Washington Press Galleries By Dan Robinson…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America has never been independentMarch 30, 2017 BBG Watch Media Dan Robinson who had a nearly 35 year career at Voice of America (VOA) argues…
Read More 4 minute read Equal Time For Pirates on Voice of AmericaMarch 19, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary People in the United States and abroad who have signed up for the Voice of…
Read More 7 minute read VOA reporter says journalists complain of being fed ‘manure’ by the White HouseMarch 16, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Steve Herman, who was recently named White House bureau chief for the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224…
Read More 7 minute read ROBINSON: US government-funded media mismanaged for decadesJanuary 30, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Editor’s Note: A critique of misleading media reports about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 4 minute read WP defends defunct BBG Board, fails to mention VOA chiefs’ former links to the paperDecember 10, 2016 BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees have been rating their agency in Office of Personnel…
Read More 11 minute read DAN ROBINSON: At the BBG — A World of Alternate UniversesDecember 5, 2016 Commentary This is a guest commentary for BBG Watch written by former senior Voice of America White House…
Read More 2 minute read Former Voice of America senior journalist exposes cronyism, low morale, bogus audience claimsNovember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Media Former senior White House correspondent for the taxpayer-funded ($224M in FY 2017) Voice of America…
Read More 2 minute read Turkey Coup: VOA posts quick updates to Facebook following earlier criticismJuly 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Following the earlier BBG Watch criticism that “Voice of America was not updating Facebook news…
Read More 5 minute read ROBINSON: Not Unfair…Or Outsized…Or ErroneousJuly 11, 2016 OPINION Former senior White House correspondent for the Voice of America Dan Robinson has responded to the BBG…
Read More 4 minute read BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II)July 8, 2016 BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II) by Dan Robinson In a commentary published…
Read More 5 minute read VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of CriticismsJune 21, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of Criticisms By BBG Watch Reporters …
Read More 7 minute read ROBINSON OP-ED: Questions About Conflicts of Interest at the Voice of AmericaJune 15, 2016 OPINION Questions About Conflicts of Interest at the Voice of America By Dan Robinson By…
Read More 6 minute read BBC’s Live Program Dominance Over Voice of AmericaJune 9, 2016 OPINION On Any Given Day: BBC Continues Its Live Program Dominance Over the Voice of America By Dan…
Read More 1 minute read DAN ROBINSON Voice of America needs honest self-examination, not ‘whitewash’June 7, 2016 BBG Watch Media Writing in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 4 minute read When Exclusive is not Exclusive at Voice of AmericaApril 30, 2016 BBG Watch OPINION When Exclusive is not Exclusive By Dan Robinson A headline on a…