Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”
Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in…
As Terrorists Kill Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic Taliban-Focused News from Afghanistan – Example II
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
USAGM or US Agency for Global Mayhem
USAGM or US Agency for Global Mayhem: Cut, Run and Lost Credibility A Commentary By The Federalist “In…
Voice of America Polygraph.Info Posts Against Russia Fake News Have Near Zero Likes After 4 Years
USAGM Watch Commentary Despite being sold to members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. media as one of…
Cuban Refugee Journalist: Sloppy Voice of America Boosts Communist Propaganda
USAGM Watch Guest Commentary A Cuban refugee journalist in the United States has submitted to us an analysis…
Biden can combat foreign propaganda by reforming Voice of America
OPINION An op-ed in The Washington Examiner by a co-founder and supporter of USAGM Watch was written in…
False claim in Voice of America reporter’s tweet about a dead Kurdish girl
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Experts critical of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyib Erdoğan have raised…
What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL?
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL? • In…
Stunning BBG CEO John Lansing SPUTNIK interview: ‘US, Russia Not in State of Information War’
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John F. Lansing apparently gave an interview to Russia’s…
Voice of America revels in anti-U.S. ignorance abroad
BBG Watch Commentary We are sorry to report that with increasing frequency in recent months U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M…
Voice of America rewrites history on Mao’s murderous rule
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its taxpayer-funded parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Voice of America Turkey and EU headlines could have been written by RT
OPINION VOA Should Quote Experts, Not Mix News With Commentary By Ted Lipien Voice of America…
How the US is working to defeat ISIS online with no mention of the BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another media article on how the U.S. is trying to defeat ISIS online was…
Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignored
BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…
New VOA director should question BBG PR claims, employees say
BBG Watch Commentary Amanda Bennett has been named director of the government-owned broadcaster Voice of America (VOA), Ron…
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…
U.S. taxpayers can’t afford Voice of America correspondent’s proposal
PHOTO: The power of Russia’s information machine is shown in a Voice of America map in which Crimea…
BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years ago
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors reform bill reintroduced
BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors reform bill reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with greater protection…
Op-Ed: Voice of America disappoints
BBG Watch Media “U.S. taxpayer funded Voice of America (VOA) has problems offering timely analysis of Kremlin propaganda,…
They Have ‘Propaganda,’ US Has ‘Public Diplomacy’–and a Servile Private Sector — FAIR
BBG Watch Commentary An analysis by FAIR of the New York Times article about the Voice of America…
Ed Royce – ‘U.S.-broadcasters are laboring under a flawed bureaucracy’ – Rep. Engel says reform is coming
BBG Watch Commentary Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK report on Andy Lack, NBC, BBG, VOA, RFE-RL, Royce, Nuland, Kerry – but not Voice of America
BBG Watch Media U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is showing a remarkable lack of journalistic curiosity in…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell and Governor Ken Weinstein Q and A with Employees Part I I AUDIO
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced today that CEO and Director Andrew…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell and Governor Ken Weinstein Q and A with Employees Part I AUDIO
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced today that CEO and Director Andrew…
With Andy Lack leaving BBG for NBC, Voice of America continues to hobble
BBG Watch Commentary As news of the Andy Lack negotiations with NBC and his imminent departure as director…
VOA and RFE/RL Russia media outreach in Op-Ed: Murder of Polish priest may offer clues in Boris Nemtsov’s case
BBG Watch Media The importance of effective U.S. media outreach through the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio…
Voice of America gives full coverage to Kremlin investigation theories on Nemtsov murder, no questions asked
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) reposted a large part of a press release from…
RT disguises Kremlin propaganda as alternative to mainstream media
BBG Watch Media An analysis by Daniil Gorbatenko in Atlas Network is worth reading in light of RT…
‘RUSSIA’S WAR ON INFORMATION’ — Analysis by BBG Governor Matt Armstrong
BBG Watch Commentary Matt Armstrong, who serves as a Governor on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) since…
Sputnik, Putnik, Another RT
BBG Watch Commentary The name — SPUTNIK — for a news agency and international radio may sound silly…
U.S. expert: ‘Putin Cleverly Exploits Three Weaknesses of the West,’ including journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) senior executives could learn a lot from the most recent article…
Voice of America – Russian TV program used for attacks on U.S. appears to be over, for now
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch sources confirmed that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s (VOA) participation in a controversial…
White House on VOA-RFE/RL Russian TV, controversial VOA – Russia TV project not mentioned
BBG Watch Commentary In the “FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Ukraine,” the White House has announced a…
No invasion of Ukraine if U.S. had 24/7 Russian TV channel, Paul Goble says
BBG Watch Commentary In a lecture on the topic of Putin’s disinformation war, delivered at the Institute of…
DIGITAL JOURNAL Op-Ed: Propaganda war in which Voice of America helps Putin
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien, who is now director of…
Information war – Russia 2 : Voice of America 0, experts agree
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel observed recently…
JOE BRUNS The Voice of America: A Worthy Mission for the 21st Century
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Joe Bruns who was named Deputy…
Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez takes issue with BBG decision to close down Voice of America Greek Service
BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) wastes millions of taxpayers dollars on its overblown…
Keeping Radio Liberty Russian Service director in Moscow will make the job of Putin's secret police much easier
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has a new president and new senior managers, none of whom is a…