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Julia Ragona

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Two vice presidents departed Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

  • April 4, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Dale Cohen, Vice President of Administration at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since…

As Russian authorities raid human rights NGOs, RFE/RL websites were out of commission, offered minimal coverage

  • March 23, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Big changes may soon be announced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), but for now…

60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda

  • March 4, 2013
Commentary by Leon   60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda   By Leon…
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Radio Liberty is joined by Lyudmila Alexeeva to celebrate 60 years of defending free speech

  • March 2, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has posted videos of the Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event…
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Human rights supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists Lyudmila Alexeeva visits RFE/RL

  • March 2, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary One of the strongest supporters of fired Radio Liberty journalists, Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…

Supporters of fired Radio Liberty journalists, Alexeeva and Satter, to speak at anniversary event in DC

  • February 27, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) new acting president Kevin Klose has invited Lyudmila Alexeeva and…
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RFE/RL president invites famous supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists to anniversary event

  • February 27, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Lyudmila Alexeeva’s participation in Radio Liberty anniversary events in Washington and in Moscow may lead…

Kevin Klose meets with Russian human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • February 20, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary During a highly emotional meeting in Moscow on Tuesday that lasted nearly five hours, newly-appointed…

RFE/RL president Kevin Klose to meet in Moscow with human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty staffers

  • February 14, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty acting president Kevin Klose is…
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Lyudmila Alexeeva, staunch ally of fired Radio Liberty journalists, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

  • February 6, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Dr. Paul Goble on his scholarly Window on Eurasia blog focusing on…
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Huffington Post reports on Radio Liberty, quotes Klose, Gedmin, O'Sullivan, and BBG Watch

  • February 6, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary The Huffington Post, ranked #1 on the 15 Most Popular Political Sites list in the…

Kevin Klose offers vision of journalism that empowers, remains silent on plans to reform RFE/RL

  • February 5, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary “Fact-based, quality, reliable, independent, verifiable journalism — that’s what we’re about,” recently appointed Radio Free…

Russian human rights leader Lyudmila Alexeeva wants two RFE/RL managers to resign, asks for return of fired Radio Liberty journalists

  • February 4, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary In a letter to the newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president Kevin Klose,…

RFE/RL coverage of Holocaust video project raises questions

  • February 1, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) coverage of the Holocaust video project by award-winning filmmaker Mumin…

Images and videos that changed Broadcasting Board of Governors' position on RFE/RL

  • January 26, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary “On the day Kevin Klose assumes his duties as Acting President and CEO or Radio…

RFE/RL news services failed to cover Radio Liberty crisis and Steven Korn's controversial reign

  • January 25, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary A comment left on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website points out that this…

Steven Korn condemns media critics of his soon-to-end tenure as RFE/RL president

  • January 24, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary The outgoing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president and CEO Steven Korn, whose resignation becomes…

Russian Service is not the only victim of management actions at RFE/RL

  • January 23, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary A commentary sent to BBG Watch by a journalist whose articles have been published on…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement

  • January 22, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement, Russian Service employees…

Korn continues to defy BBG committee on financial questions

  • January 20, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn continues to refuse providing financial information to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…

Announcement on new RFE/RL president expected soon

  • January 14, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will soon make an…

One of Ukraine's most famous journalists welcomes resignation of RFE/RL president

  • January 12, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary One of Ukraine’s most famous independent journalists Vitali Portnikov welcomed the resignation of Radio Free…

Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?

  • January 11, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…

IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union says

  • January 10, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…

BBG employee union takes note of Andrei Babitsky's protest at Radio Liberty

  • January 10, 2013
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its website a number…

Korn’s Crash Landing, BBG Left to Pick Up the Pieces, BBG employee union comments

  • January 10, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…

Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBG

  • January 9, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…

National Endowment for Democracy blog reports on Radio Liberty crisis

  • January 8, 2013
Democracy Digest, a blog published by the National Endowment for Democracy, is reporting on the current crisis and…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

  • January 7, 2013
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by The Federalist…
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Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist tells Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • January 6, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist Sophia Kornienko tells Broadcasting Board of…

Did Steve Korn resign from CNN and RFE/RL or was he canned both times?

  • January 5, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn, the outgoing president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), insists that…
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  • 4 minute read

European public interest journalism expert calls for Ragona and Gessen to leave, return of fired Radio Liberty staff

  • January 5, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary European public interest journalism expert Zygmunt Dzieciolowski has called on the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
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Limousines, yachts, business class travel at RFE/RL hopefully to be reviewed by Audit Committee

  • January 4, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board Chairman and…

Steven Korn continues to defame Radio Liberty journalists in Washington Post interview

  • January 3, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary In an interview with The Washington Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO…
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  • 7 minute read

Open letter of Radio Liberty Chechnya war reporter Andrei Babitsky to RFE/RL president Steven Korn

  • January 3, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary In an open letter to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn,…
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Business class plane travel and housing allowances for Korn's favorites at RFE/RL raise questions

  • January 3, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two of the resigning Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President…

Steven Korn's Disastrous Tenure at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: A Postmortem by Judy Bachrach

  • December 31, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…

U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia

  • December 31, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia by Mario Corti and…

"Turmoil Over America's Radio Voice in Russia," former RFE/RL executive editor writes in Wall Street Journal

  • December 31, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary John O’Sullivan, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty executive editor (2008-11) and vice president (2011), the…
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  • 7 minute read

Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protest

  • December 29, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…

BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists

  • December 27, 2012
BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists BBG Watch Commentary In a new sign of disputing actions…

Gessen and Ragona say Russian media reports of Korn's departure from RFE/RL are nothing but rumors, insiders disagree

  • December 26, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Liberty Dismissed for Destroying Editorial Office – Russia Today, Dec. 25, 2012   Radio…
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  • 7 minute read

Freedom House President refutes statements from RFE/RL officials

  • December 24, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary “Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at…

Fired Radio Liberty Internet team and its young reporter Elena Vlasenko receive Sakharov journalism prize

  • December 20, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty Internet team fired last September by American executives of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed

  • December 20, 2012
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed  by The Federalist  (Special to BBG Watch to mark…

Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverage

  • December 20, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…

BBG member counters Masha Gessen's spin on Radio Liberty in Russian media

  • December 19, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary It used to be the job of the director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service to…

Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources say

  • December 16, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…

What future holds for RFE/RL President Korn and his team and for Radio Liberty?

  • December 15, 2012
BBG Watch Commentary It’s hard to imagine that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn…

Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RL

  • December 14, 2012
Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
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