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    New CEO tries to get BBG executives to do their jobs

    • February 8, 2016
    BBG Watch Commentary During his few short months on the job, new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO…
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      Broadcasting Board of Governors recognizes labor rights victory of Voice of America U.S. citizen journalists

      • April 20, 2015
      BBG Watch Commentary In November 2012, in a message to Agency employees, former International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director…
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        Union comments on improper contracting by BBG – IBB – VOA – OCB officials

        • October 17, 2014
        BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch reposts a commentary by AFGE Local 1812. It deals with employment of private…
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          Federal court issues another rebuke to IBB officials accused of mistreating journalists

          • May 19, 2014
          BBG Watch Commentary In yet another pointed rebuke to senior International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials, top executives and…
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            OIG alleges massive Anti-Deficiency Act violations by IBB officials

            • February 10, 2014
            BBG Watch Commentary The Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that International Broadcasting Bureau…
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              OIG uncovers alleged massive unauthorized use of personal services contracts by IBB officials

              • February 3, 2014
              BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) has…
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                International Broadcasting Bureau – IBB – positions grew by 37% between FY07-FY14

                • February 2, 2014
                Growth International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Positions Between FY2007-FY2014 [ws_table id=”11″] VIEW PNG IMAGE VIEW PDF IMAGE
                Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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                  Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The Federalist

                  • December 27, 2013
                  International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
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                    Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full text

                    • December 23, 2013
                    BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
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                      IBB Acting Director Jeff Trimble to Move to Journalistic Role Amid Management Shakeup – VIDEO

                      • December 19, 2013
                      BBG Watch Commentary At December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington,…
                      At Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting, December 18, 2013, in Washington, DC, BBG Chairman Jeff Shell announces new interim International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) management team.
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                        BBG Chairman Jeff Shell announces interim IBB management until future CEO takes over – VIDEO

                        • December 19, 2013
                        BBG Watch Commentary At a December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in…
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                          Voice of Russia name gone? – Putin goes for highly successful Russia Today brand-name in reorganization of state-run media

                          • December 9, 2013
                          BBG Watch Commentary President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the…
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                            Voice of America English website ignores Biden’s media freedom remarks in China

                            • December 8, 2013
                            BBG Watch Commentary With the kind of news coverage the Voice of America provides these days, Lech Wałęsa…
                            September 13, 2012. BBG Presiding Governor Michael Lynton led the Board’s delegation to the State Department, which included Governors Victor Ashe, Dennis Mulhaupt, Susan McCue, and Michael Meehan, as well as Richard M. Lobo, Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau. Under Secretary of State Tara Sonenshine, the Secretary’s representative to the BBG, took a leading role in framing the discussion.
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                              If Richard Lobo did not make his agency ‘defunct’ – who did? Hillary Clinton?

                              • December 6, 2013
                              BBG Watch Commentary As reported on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, at an agency-wide staff meeting on…
                              Former Senator Christopher Dodd, President Lech Walesa, Senator Barbara Mikulski, Ambassador Ryszard Schnepf. Credit: Polish Embassy.
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                                Photos from Lech Wałęsa December 2013 visit to Capitol Hill — news event ignored by Voice of America

                                • December 6, 2013
                                BBG Watch Commentary When Solidarity leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Poland returned to the…
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                                  Voice of America repeats Russian politician’s attack on Greenpeace without retort, misleads world on U.S. law

                                  • November 4, 2013
                                  BBG Watch Commentary “Greenpeace’s actions were just to create a political scandal and draw more attention to Greenpeace.…
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