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BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just LOVE Our Jobs While Employees May Be Losing Theirs – Information…
Voice of America reporter talks to pro-Russia activists calling Kyiv government ‘fascist’, does not ask basic questions
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) has posted on its English-language news website a video report from…
March Madness, Kind Of
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – Proudly Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: March Madness, Kind…
A view from abroad — Voice of America breaking news coverage and analysis almost destroyed
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received comments about the current state of Voice of America news reporting…
Zombies at IBB – VOA Federal Agency
Commentary Executives running the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and the Voice of America (VOA) federal agency are a…
Losing Egypt and the Rest of the Arab and Muslim World
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) failed to send a correspondent with Vice President Biden to Central…
Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
Mario Corti on continued importance and uniqueness of Radio Liberty in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty — A Unique Medium By Mario Corti Radio Liberty is a unique phenomenon…
In response to criticism, more coverage of Russian intervention in Ukraine from Voice of America in Washington
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still misses or is late in reporting from Washington…
The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014 – Part Two
International Broadcasting Bureau – Vigorously Branding Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014 –…
BBG FY2015 Budget Request – IBB bureaucracy gets 34% of $721 million – programmers will absorb most of $12 million cut
BBG Watch Commentary “Excellence in journalism remains our most important objective.” — BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell “What IBB…
The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014
This morning’s BBG Watch headline, “Voice of America gives Kerry 69 words on Ukraine and Russia, Voice of…
Voice of America has two sentences on Russia’s move today in Ukraine, Voice of Russia and RT have multiple new reports and commentaries
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has only two sentences on the VOA English website…
Ambassador Crocker leads discussion on perceptions of America in Middle East — VIDEO
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, Ambassador Ryan Crocker moderated a discussion at the headquarters of the Middle…
Between The Lines
International Broadcasting Bureau – Dysfunctional and Defunct Are Our Best Brands – Information War Lost: Between The Lines By The Federalist…
Brian Conniff gives persuasive presentation on Radio Sawa and Alhurra TV
The Broadcasting Board of Governors met at the Springfield, VA, headquarters of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on…
VOA journalists: ‘BBG, Please Save Voice of America’ – ALL RECOMMENDATIONS I THRU VII
See RECOMMENDATIONS I America journalists propose replacing gimmicks with real reforms – RECOMMENDATIONS I A group of Voice…
VOA journalists: ‘Increase Visibility of VOA News Reporting’ — RECOMMENDATIONS VII
We continue posting morale improving recommendations sent to BBG Watch by a group of Voice of America reporters…
VOA journalists to management: ‘Fix Digital Infrastructure’ — RECOMMENDATIONS VI
We continue posting morale improving recommendations sent to BBG Watch by a group of Voice of America reporters…
VOA journalists to management: ‘Stop Damaging Personnel Tactics’ — RECOMMENDATIONS V
We continue posting morale improving recommendations sent to BBG Watch by a group of Voice of America reporters…
VOA journalists: Disavow Executives Who Disavow Breaking News Coverage — RECOMMENDATIONS IV
We continue posting morale improving recommendations sent to BBG Watch by a group of Voice of America reporters…
VOA journalists: ‘Talk to us about failures of Voice of America website’ — RECOMMENDATIONS III
We continue posting morale improving recommendations sent to BBG Watch by a group of Voice of America reporters…
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA
The Voice of America (VOA) failed to report yesterday on a phone call between U.S. Vice President Joe…
World Radio Day shows more listening, RFI
BBG Watch Commentary Radio France Internationale (RFI) has a special report on the World Radio Day noting unexpected…
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted By The Federalist All governments,…
Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part One
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part One…
Ukraine — Voice of America News Problems Analyzed — Lenin, Biden, McCain, Quincy Jones
BBG Watch Commentary While the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service has done an exceptional job of covering…
Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
The New Black: Recent IBB Audience Surveys
This commentary by The Federalist was written mostly before the BBG Board announced Wednesday, December 18, 2013, major…
CUSIB member Robert Reilly on How to Win the War of Ideas
Republished by BBG Watch from CUSIB – cusib.org. Robert Reilly, member of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting…
Freedom of Speech Abridged – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard For Dysfunctional and Defunct in the US Government – Information War Lost: Freedom of…
IBB’s Kim Andrew Elliott is wrong on USIA’s record at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary This commentary was provided by Ted Lipien, director of the independent Committee for U.S. International…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: VOA and U.S. Public Diplomacy Failed on Obama-Malala Meeting
Voice of America (VOA) and U.S. public diplomacy failed to take full advantage of President Obama’s meeting Friday…
When America embraced U.S. government broadcasts for freedom
When America Embraced U.S. Government Broadcasts for Freedom Commentary by Ted Lipien Former Director of Security at Radio…
‘LET THEM EAT ICE CREAM’ on 4th of July – media freedom journalists suffer injustice, humiliation and hardships under IBB
BBG Watch Commentary “While in Miami the lives of many honest, hardworking people are utterly destroyed, here in…
Voice of America English lost most of its ability to originate news coverage on radio and for the web
BBG Watch Commentary A UK resident who has been relying on Voice of America English news since at…
Crocker and Ashe: both needed at Broadcasting Board of Governors
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Chess Moves by The…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable -The FY2014 Budget – Part Three: David Ensor Does Q and A With The VOA Newsroom Staff
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable -The FY2014 Budget Part Three: David Ensor Does…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game by The Federalist…
Hushing America’s message in terrorism’s redoubt, Washington Times op-ed
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, former Voice of America manager Ted Lipien warns that bureaucratic infighting…
U.S. officials promoting media freedom abroad censor information for American public
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. government’s International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)–the administrative arm of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Russia Talking to Itself – journalists discuss media landscape and Radio Liberty
Kremlin control of the Russian media may not be absolute, though it comes pretty close, and the few…
Sequestration Prompts Attempt to Silence U.S. Radio Broadcasting
“Again, the BBG has demonstrated why it is a broken institution, unfit to handle the U.S. government’s most…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was By The…
BBG Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton is not confirming participation in April board meeting
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael…
Unilateral Disarmament: How the West Has Destroyed its Broadcasting to Russia
A significant and well-researched analysis of Western broadcasting in Russia, written by British-Russian journalist, translator, writer and former…
US stands to lose ability to connect with citizens in closed societies if bureaucrats have their way
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington bureaucrats in charge of U.S. international broadcasting (USIB) have not increased their audience…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone by The Federalist The behavior of senior…
Unique Role of U.S.-Funded Surrogate Broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary Unique Role of U.S.-Funded Surrogate Broadcasters by Ted Lipien U.S. Government-funded surrogate broadcasting, which started…
Public Diplomacy and Online Platforms: Radio Liberty’s Case, analysis by American Security Project blogger
BBG Watch Commentary Lívia Pontes Fialho, a policy researcher intern at the American Security Project, analyzes in the…