NOONAN, PRESUTTI, HEIL — mismanagement, independence, future of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Link to Video At the open board meeting in Washington Thursday, Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Voice of America Director Ensor mocked a watch dog website comparing it to Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor, who is a high-level U.S. federal government official…
Voice of America Information War Lost: David Ensor In His Own Words
Voice of America Information War Lost: David Ensor In His Own Words By The Federalist On Tuesday, December…
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE NOW? by Gary Thomas
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Gary Thomas. He spent 27…
A Broken Voice of America – Wall Street Journal Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is posting a short excerpt and a link to a recent Wall Street…
Voice of America skips live coverage of Alan Gross statement…extraordinary
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America skips live coverage of Alan Gross statement…extraordinary.” A Comment from a former…
Where is Voice of America on Cuba?
BBG Watch Commentary As of mid-morning EST, BBC coverage of the major news on Cuba consisted of no…
VOA Director David Ensor Takes Shots at Ambassador, Former VOA Reporters, and NGO Media Watch Dog
BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA DIRECTOR DAVID ENSOR, DEC. 16, 2014: ” . . . [in response…
‘RUSSIA’S WAR ON INFORMATION’ — Analysis by BBG Governor Matt Armstrong
BBG Watch Commentary Matt Armstrong, who serves as a Governor on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) since…
Crude RT Kremlin propaganda virus infects Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty English news site
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported how Voice of America English news website was picking up RT…
U.S. International Broadcasting in the Omnibus – Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
BBG Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has written a commentary…
Illegally dismissed Radio and TV Marti journalists still in a limbo after five years
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a Radio and TV Marti illegally…
Voice of America fails to broadcast CIA Director’s news conference live online
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to provide live audio, video or…
Wall Street Journal Opinion: Voice of America is a Voice of Anti-Americanism
BBG Watch Commentary Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Writer Sohrab Ahmari was interviewed for a WSJ Opinion Journal…
Voice of America Information War Lost December Briefs – Literally
Voice of America Information War Lost December Briefs – Literally By The Federalist Not much happens in the…
Voice of America Facebook still shows President Obama with a turkey 12 days after Thanksgiving
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America news, Facebook posts and Tweets are not the only ones…
NYT reports on arrest of RFE/RL journalist in Azerbaijan, VOA English News starts coverage
BBG Watch Commentary In a latest clampdown on free media, a court in Azerbaijan has ordered a Radio…
House vote, Royce, Engel on Russia too trivial for Voice of America, but not tighty whities
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English news service website completely ignored the House of…
Is Hollywood Reporter making subtle fun of VOA and BBG?
BBG Watch Commentary Sony Hack: North Korean Diplomat Reportedly Denies Country’s Involvement, by Erik Hayden, Hollywood Reporter, Dec.…
Russia’s SPUTNIK and RT, WP, BBC, others have McCain – Bell – Hungary story – still waiting for Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary This is a follow-up to our commentary: No Voice of America report on controversy over…
No Voice of America report on controversy over confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. media have reported widely on the controversy over President Obama’s nomination and U.S. Senate…
World Leaders get their news from the New York Times, Reuters, CNN and the Economist | Twiplomacy
Post by Twiplomacy. World Leaders get their news from the New York Times, Reuters, CNN and the Economist…
Voice of America Information War Lost: From Malfeasance To Perdition
BBG Watch Commentary International and U.S. media do not frequently comment on U.S. international media agency, the Broadcasting…
Federal Dysfunction: Voice of America and Department of Homeland Security
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
A Time to Give Thanks
BBG Watch Commentary Happy Thanksgiving to all BBG Watch readers and contributors. We repost today a commentary by…
Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
Washington Post expanded column offers new details on Voice of America contracting scandal
BBG Watch Commentary We alerted BBG Watch readers to Joe Davidson‘s column in The Washington Post about the…
Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
Obama to visit India — Russia’s SPUTNIK and other world media report, Voice of America is silent
BBG Watch Commentary The White House sent out this announcement to the media at about 10 AM ET.…
Voice of America needed leaders and an editor for Obama immigration story
BBG Watch Commentary On such an important news story as President Obama’s speech Thursday evening on immigration…
CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers
BBG Watch Commentary The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the news…
Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On Fire
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On Fire By The Federalist We…
Voice of America report on Putin at G20 shows only pro-Putin readers’ comments
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is either completely ineffective in audience engagement…
Voice of America homepage shows 6 hours old news Tweet alerts
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch looked at the Voice of America (VOA) English news homepage and discovered that…
Voice of America – Information War Lost: Beyond Dysfunctional and Defunct
BBG Watch Commentary A new commentary from our regular contributor The Federalist deals with the Voice of America…
Voice of America union discusses THE SILENCE OF THE VOICE on U.S. elections night
BBG Watch Commentary International audiences listening to Voice of America English radio news online and on shortwave, including…
RADIO PRAGUE: US Senator Roger Wicker to get Defender of Freedom Award for supporting RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary The Prague Freedom Foundation will present US Senator Roger Wicker with its first Defender of…
Sputnik, Putnik, Another RT
BBG Watch Commentary The name — SPUTNIK — for a news agency and international radio may sound silly…
Does Shortwave Radio Have a Future?
BBG Watch Guest Article This article by Thomas Whitherspoon, Director and Founder at Ears To Our World, originally…
25th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution and Legacy of Václav Havel Commemoration in DC
BBG Watch Public Announcement The Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Prague Freedom Foundation will host the…
GOBLE: Putin’s Moves to Kill Ekho Moskvy Demand a US Response
BBG Watch reposts this analysis by Prof. Paul Goble as public service. The original article can be read…
Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributions
BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…
Former correspondents bemoan Voice of America 2014 election coverage
BBG Watch Commentary To see comments about Voice of America’s English News election coverage, some of them from…
Illegally RIFed Radio & TV Marti journalists look to another disappointing Christmas
BBG Watch Commentary Despite repeated promises from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board members that the agency is…
Voice of America shows its dysfunctional side on U.S. election night 2014
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from former VOA Chief White…
RT and VOA U.S. elections social media outreach: Facebook RT 4.2K – VOA 208
BBG Watch Commentary RT and VOA social U.S. elections social media outreach: Facebook RT 4.2K – VOA 208…
Voice of America Twitter not updated with U.S. election Tweets for 4 hours
BBG Watch Commentary As of 4:00 AM ET Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Voice of America (VOA) English News…
Non-stop music on Voice of America online radio after U.S. elections
BBG Watch Commentary As of 3:20 AM ET, Wednesday morning, November 5, 2014, VOA’s online “NOW PLAYING: Live…
BBC and VOA U.S. elections coverage compared in images and sounds
BBG Watch Commentary “Needless to observe, but BBC is wiping VOA in the dirt with wall to wall…
Deutsche Welle analyzes Republican victory – Voice of America not yet
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was not only late in reporting on U.S. election results, not…