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 Closed meeting of the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a closed meeting notice to meet the…
Read More 8 minute read ‘Wholesale racism’ in Israel: RFE/RL Facebook message paid by U.S. taxesMarch 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has included a message in the…
Read More 23 minute read David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leadersFebruary 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
Read More 7 minute read Pro-status quo BBG Washington insider criticized for resisting BBG reformFebruary 13, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) journalists criticized Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member,…
Read More 13 minute read New BBG CEO John Lansing is having a positive impact, but is it enough?January 29, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary There are clear signs that new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing is…
Read More 7 minute read John Lansing will encounter entrenched pro-status quo BBG bureaucracy, Congressional sources warnAugust 17, 2015 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE “Tackling these problems and ‘righting the ship’ will be a truly herculean effort, perhaps only…
Read More 9 minute read BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years agoJuly 12, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
Read More 14 minute read Sen. Wicker, Rep. Shock question BBG strategy as do BBG chair and members, but change seems still elusiveApril 26, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In an opinion article published Friday (April 25, 2014) on FoxNews.com, “America must not retreat…
Read More 7 minute read Blame the IBB, not the BBG Board, for making U.S. media outreach dysfunctional, says former VOA and IBB executiveApril 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Journalist, writer and former Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive, Ted…
Read More 1 minute read Ambassador Crocker leads discussion on perceptions of America in Middle East — VIDEOFebruary 26, 2014 Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, Ambassador Ryan Crocker moderated a discussion at the headquarters of the Middle…
Read More 15 minute read VOA English News ignores Kerry talking about media freedom with Chinese bloggersFebruary 17, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) top executive David Ensor likes to brag that VOA “uses social…
Read More 5 minute read VOA Director David Ensor described as inspirational by public diplomacy expertJanuary 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Jonathan Henick, a career diplomat with over 20 years of experience in the U.S. Foreign…
Read More 11 minute read Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’December 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
Read More 8 minute read BBG announced new IBB interim management – Jeff Trimble to move to journalistic roleDecember 18, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At today’s open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) its chairman Jeff Shell…
Read More 1 minute read Why VOA English website does not have an interview with Ambassador Crocker about nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva?November 9, 2013 BBG Watch Just Asking We are wondering why the Voice of America (VOA) English news website does not…