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Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’
BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
Voice of America British royal feast, VOA director now claims lack of resources
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch researchers have discovered that the Voice of America (VOA), an international media outlet…
British Royal Feast on Voice of America – U.S. Taxpayers Should Check This Out
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayers paid for these programs by the Voice of America (VOA) while many human…
Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal Wedding
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation DECEMBER 30, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In…
VOA Russian Service reports on White House – NSC statement on terror attacks in Russia – VOA English does not
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 3:00PM ET, Dec. 30: A brief reference to the NSC – White House statement…
RFE/RL Radio Svoboda, RT, and BBC report on second terrorist attack in Volgograd, VOA News does not
UPDATE 1:00AM ET – VOA English News posts a short report at about 1:00AM ET on the second…
Memo for BBG Board – Evaluate VOA Coverage of Terror Attacks in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The way the Voice of America mishandled Sunday’s and Monday’s news coverage (Dec. 29 and…
VOA English News reported hours late on Ambassador McFaul’s statement on terror attack in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary FINAL UPDATE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013, 11:30PM ET As of 11:30PM ET, the report…
Voice of America English News not updating disputed information on terror attack in Russia
UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about 5PM ET somewhere…
10 hours later, VOA English News still ignores Ambassador McFaul’s condolences
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America English News still not reporting on State Department’s condemnation of terror attack in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
RT first to report U.S. State Department statement on terrorist attack in Russia, VOA English fails to update news of attack
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America English News not updating on terror attack in Russia, not reporting on U.S. Ambassador’s statement
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Continuing and extensive RFE/RL Russian Service coverage of Volgograd terror attack – VOA English News late with updates
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
VOA Reporting About North Korea Needs to Change – RFA’s Korean Service Provides Insight On Execution Of Kim Jong Un’s Uncle
BBG Watch Commentary Well-managed on a small budget, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been doing an excellent job…
Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain Peter Willcox to U.S. soil
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website posted yesterday (Dec. 27, 2013) two different but…
VOA News not reporting on American Greenpeace activists leaving Russia
BBG Watch Commentary For an update see: Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain…
RT beats VOA on breaking U.S. news – U.S. judge rules NSA phone spying is legal
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: Sometime between 4PM and 5:15PM, the Reuters story on the NSA court ruling…
RFA and RFE/RL highlight their journalistic accomplishments in 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Both Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have posted…
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…
Day later, Voice of America English website still has no updates on beating of Ukrainian journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Despite many new details emerging, as well as videos, photos and protests from U.S. officials,…
Voice of America not updating news on brutal beating of Ukrainian journalist
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch UPDATE: As of 12:45AM ET, December 26, the VOA English website still has…
U.S. Ambassador to Russia tweets VOA Russian report on White House reaction to Putin’s pardons
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted an exclusive Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service…
RFE/RL’s Russian Service interviews released Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
BBG Watch In an interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, one of the members of the Russian…
BBC and RFE/RL offer best Pussy Riot prison release coverage, RT downplays the story
BBG Watch Commentary In terms of audience engagement through social media and the number of Facebook “Likes” for…
RFE/RL Video – Khodorkovsky thanks free media for making his release possible
See: “Khodorkovsky ‘Will Help’ Political Prisoners,” Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), December 22, 2013. “My release…
BBG Watch ‘influential and independent’ — James Warren in New York Daily News
BBG Watch Commentary James Warren wrote in an op-ed for New York Daily News, “The uncertain Voice of…
Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full text
BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell should be applauded for arranging a visit…
How and why Voice of America news reporting failed on Khodorkovsky and the White House
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the failure of the Central English Newsroom at the Voice…
Exclusive Voice of America Russian Service report on White House welcoming Khodorkovsky’s release
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
BBG Governor Matt Armstrong presses Voice of America Director David Ensor on problems with VOA news – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which supervises the work of U.S.…
IBB Acting Director Jeff Trimble to Move to Journalistic Role Amid Management Shakeup – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington,…
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…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell announces interim IBB management until future CEO takes over – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At a December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in…
BBG announced new IBB interim management – Jeff Trimble to move to journalistic role
BBG Watch Commentary At today’s open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) its chairman Jeff Shell…
Voice of America ignored bipartisan statements on Ukraine from Biden and McCain
BBG Watch Commentary These days, the work of the Voice of America (VOA) in reporting to the world…
U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regions
BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…
Voice of America English News fails to report on Senator McCain’s and Senator Murphy’s meeting with Ukraine’s President Yanukovych
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English News fails to provide fast, accurate, comprehensive and balanced news reporting…
McCain’s tweet on remarks in Kyiv links to RFE/RL video
BBG Watch Commentary Senator John McCain’s tweet about his remarks Sunday to pro-Europe protesters in Kyiv Sunday linked…
World media report on explosives search at Harvard, still no report from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary BBC, RT (Russia Today) and other world media are reporting that Harvard University has evacuated…
Voice of America English news not reporting on McCain’s meetings with Yanukovych and Tymoshenko’s daughter
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded international media outlet RT (Russia Today), The Wall Street Journal, Radio Free Europe…
VOA English website not updating news from Ukraine Sunday morning
BBG Watch Commentary Judging by un-updated website, it appears that no one is working at the Voice of…
Voice of America English news website still shows wrong news about Sen. McCain in Ukraine, news not being updated
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Shortly after we posted this account, VOA English News has finally corrected its mistake…
RFE/RL and other media report Senator McCain is already in Ukraine, Voice of America reports he will be there Sunday
BBG Watch Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has it right; the Voice of America (VOA) English…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell: Nurturing Internet freedom in China
BBG Watch Commentary In a well-written Letter to the Editor, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell…
Russia Today and Voice of Russia report on Senator McCain’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America does not
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state media outlet RT – Russia Today and media in Europe are reporting on…