Read More 7 minute read ROBINSON: US government-funded media mismanaged for decadesJanuary 30, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Editor’s Note: A critique of misleading media reports about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 3 minute read Writer for Voice of America posts on social media on ‘American imperialism’ and Obama as ‘no friend’ of the Middle East and American peopleJanuary 12, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary A journalist who writes for the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) Persian…
Read More 10 minute read Obama signs off on reducing status of Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 23, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary President Barack Obama has signed into law S. 2943, the “National Defense Authorization Act for…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America failed to report Ben Rhodes represented Obama at Castro funeralDecember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Practically defunct (Hillary Clinton’s words), U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) failed…
Read More 3 minute read Many Voice of America services late on Castro’s death, Trump calling him “brutal dictator,” VOA journalists complainNovember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Journalists working for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) are complaining that because of poor…
Read More 4 minute read Mismanaged by senior staff, Voice of America still has some excellent reportersNovember 10, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary We have commented that some of “Voice of America [reporting on the] 2016 Vote” was…
Read More 4 minute read Richard Stengel is Obama’s nominee for Chairman of Broadcasting Board of GovernorsOctober 24, 2016 BBG Watch News and Commentary President Obama announced his intent to nominate Richard Stengel for Member and Chairman…
Read More 17 minute read Obama ignores BBG media in remarks on ISIL propaganda, Voice of America ignores his remarksAugust 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Call it getting even by the Voice of America. In a wide-ranging news conference last…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America English News takes nearly 4 hours to report on Obama-Putin phone callJuly 7, 2016 BBG Watch According to the time stamp on the Voice of America (VOA News) English report posted online…
Read More 9 minute read BBC, DW, RT report on Elie Wiesel’s death, but not Voice of America as of 5PM ETJuly 2, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT has Elie Wiesel’s death as its top news story since 4:46 PM ET.…
Read More 4 minute read Sloppy Voice of America on first name basis with President ObamaMarch 30, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Sloppiness, lack of leadership and lack of editorial control have reached new levels at the…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America Russian reporter with Obama in Cuba found an admirer of Vladimir PutinMarch 24, 2016 BBG Commentary A reporter with the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service who was in Cuba…
Read More 9 minute read Travel journalism from VOA reporters in CubaMarch 23, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With often shaky, poor quality video and mostly pedestrian observations, much of original reporting by…
Read More 3 minute read Did Voice of America go too far in calling Raul Castro Obama’s ‘Ally of New Era of US-Cuba Ties’March 21, 2016 BBG Watch Just Asking Commentary Did U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) not only engaged in some unfortunate…
Read More 7 minute read Open letter from Nigeria to President Obama accuses Voice of America Hausa Service of helping Boko Haram terrorists with unprofessional reportingMarch 8, 2016 BBG Watch Media Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust published an open letter to President Obama in which a reader…
Read More 7 minute read Marginally better Voice of America still beaten on Nancy Reagan by BBC, DW, RFI, RTMarch 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Image: BBC Breaking News Headline on Nancy Reagan U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America or Voice of Castro?December 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America or Voice of Castro? While surfing the web, we recently came across…
Read More 15 minute read Obama and Castro Meet Face-to-Face – Voice of America downplays U.S. congressional criticismApril 11, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted a report on the face-to-face meeting between President…
Read More 3 minute read Op-Ed: Chinese dissident criticizes Obama, praises Hillary ClintonMarch 22, 2015 BBG Watch Media In an exclusive March 12, 2015 interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service,…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America misses Obama in its ‘Partisan US Response’ to Netanyahu victory reportMarch 18, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In an example of an apparent lack of journalistic curiosity, duty to the VOA Charter…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributionsNovember 8, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…
Read More 6 minute read Hillary Clinton, Obama, Biden, Bicentennial of U.S. Anthem — All Ignored by Voice of AmericaSeptember 14, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) did not cover Hillary Clinton during…
Read More 39 minute read Voice of America missed U.S. ties of Obama’s host in EstoniaSeptember 4, 2014 BBG Commentary Hosting President Obama during his visit to Estonia was President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Russia’s RT has more on Obama statement on Ukraine than Voice of AmericaAugust 29, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) devoted only 138 words on its English news website…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverageAugust 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…
Read More 11 minute read Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting – PRESS RELEASEJuly 29, 2014 Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting JUL 28, 2014 Washington, D.C. – Today,…
Read More 9 minute read Chairman Royce Statement on Letter to President Obama Urging Support for Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting — PRESS RELEASEJuly 29, 2014 Chairman Royce Statement on Letter to President Obama Urging Support for Legislation to Reform U.S. International Broadcasting JUL…
Read More 7 minute read BBC beats Voice of America on capture of Benghazi attack suspect, Obama statementJune 17, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary This was a significant U.S. news development that came directly from U.S. government sources (first…
Read More 11 minute read U.S. BBG pays for faulty, favoring Kremlin propaganda poll in Russia-annexed CrimeaJune 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Two top independent sociologists in Ukraine and Russia, as well as some American experts who…
Read More 5 minute read VOA English News does not update Obama – Poland story for 11 hours, fails to cover Solidarity Prize for Crimean Tatar leaderJune 3, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted its last VOA English News update on President…
Read More 5 minute read Other than misspelled name of Poland’s President, finally a decent VOA report on Obama heading to EuropeJune 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While many U.S. and international media outlets were posting full length reports and news analyses…
Read More 32 minute read Voice of America gives Obama – Poroshenko meeting announcement two sentencesJune 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Rudderless and floundering Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America radio fails to carry Obama speech live, BBC radio does with commentaryMay 29, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A BBG Watch source in Asia told us that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 13 minute read Biden and Kerry on ‘Toward a Europe Whole and Free’ and Reuters reports from Voice of AmericaApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to arrange for its own coverage of Secretary…
Read More 9 minute read As effort to reform Voice of America starts in Congress, VOA uses Reuters to report on Obama Europe trip, is four hours lateApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives were too busy today meeting behind closed doors to decide how…
Read More 5 minute read Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reportingApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
Read More 3 minute read Obama phones Merkel, Hollande, Cameron, Renzi, threatens more Russia sanctions – no report yet from Voice of AmericaApril 25, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: We found two sentences about Obama’s phone calls inserted into a VOA report posted…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America English News website fails to report on Obama’s statement on Armenian Remembrance Day and Congressional visit to ArmeniaApril 25, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English News website and most of VOA’s language services failed to…
Read More 12 minute read Voice of America English news site ignores Kerry and Stengel, equates Obama with PutinApril 17, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary We found it interesting that Voice of America (VOA) English news website ignored the swearing-in…
Read More 1 minute read Kerry to accompany Obama to The Hague — Voice of America still not reportingMarch 22, 2014 On March 24-28, @JohnKerry will accompany President Obama to The Hague, Rome, Vatican City, and Riyadh. http://t.co/NJCdXnIn1z —…
Read More 5 minute read VOA manages to stream Obama live with some glitches, gets interview with KerryMarch 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary 03-20-14 10.50AM EDT, VOA Homepage. There is still no link or any mention of…
Read More 25 minute read China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentenceMarch 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Read More 6 minute read Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live online coverageMarch 17, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of Russia has four reports on today’s Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of America has noneMarch 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another embarrassing news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not…
Read More 12 minute read Imperial arrogance: Voice of America executives pay little attention to foreign leaders Obama calls about UkraineMarch 10, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary When something happens in Washington after business hours, there is a good chance mismanaged U.S.…
Read More 4 minute read China’s CCTV offers two separate reports on Obama – Xi phone call, Voice of Russia one full report — Voice of America English news has two-sentence summaryMarch 10, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) continues to give late and perfunctory coverage of significant…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of Russia reports on Obama’s calls to French President and Canadian PM about Ukraine, Voice of America does notMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of Russia has reported on President Obama’s calls Saturday about Ukraine with President Hollande…
Read More 5 minute read Obama gets one sentence in Voice of America newscast after phone call with Putin on UkraineMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary President Obama got only one sentence in the 7:00 PM EST Saturday online Voice of…
Read More 5 minute read Obama speaks with Putin about Ukraine, no report yet from Voice of AmericaMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary As of 7:00PM EST, VOA’s main English news website still has no separate report on…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America fails to report on Biden’s Friday phone call with Ukraine’s PMMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which is charged…