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U.S. Congress on U.S. international broadcasting issues.

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BBG Chairman Jeff Shell Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting

  • November 17, 2015
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Jeff Shell, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
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BBG CEO John Lansing Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting

  • November 17, 2015
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of John Lansing, CEO and Director of the Broadcasting…
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Voice of America manager argues for keeping ‘hateful’ Facebook comments on U.S., France, and gays

  • November 17, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Facebook pages get a dismally low number of comments from readers…
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Public Diplomacy Council says BBG CEO John Lansing opposes legislative reform of U.S. international media

  • November 17, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary It is not clear whether the Public Diplomacy Council’s (PDC) headline, “BBG CEO opposes plan…
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting

  • November 16, 2015
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Time: 02:30…
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VOA Charter ignored, says former Voice of America director

  • November 2, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary We would like to offer this commentary from BBG Watch as an introduction to highlighting…

Voice of America late and short on Boehner

  • September 26, 2015
BBG Watch Analysis By A Former Voice of America Correspondent BBC World beat VOA on the Boehner resignation,…
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NYT: John Lansing hopes to carry out reforms at BBG

  • August 17, 2015
BBG Watch Media In an interview, Mr. Lansing said he hoped to begin carrying out a number of…
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John Lansing will encounter entrenched pro-status quo BBG bureaucracy, Congressional sources warn

  • August 17, 2015
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE “Tackling these problems and ‘righting the ship’ will be a truly herculean effort, perhaps only…
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Reactions vary to John Lansing as contender to lead U.S. BBG media outreach

  • August 12, 2015
BBG Watch Opinions BBG Watch has received a number of reactions to its exclusive report that U.S. cable…
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Digital Journal op-ed: Voice of America in intellectual twilight zone against Putin

  • August 12, 2015
BBG Watch Media Commentary An
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John F. Lansing is leading contender for U.S. broadcasting BBG CEO post EXCLUSIVE

  • August 11, 2015
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned from reliable high-level sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
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U.S. Media Outreach to Russia Between Optimism and Despair

  • August 10, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Two recent articles touched upon a little noticed debate over U.S. response to Vladimir Putin’s…
Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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OPINION Voice of America Information War Lost: A Day For Stifling Debate

  • August 6, 2015
Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
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Senator Ted Cruz wants BBG to counteract ISIS propaganda, some Voice of America English news staffers don’t

  • August 4, 2015
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
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U.S. taxpayers can’t afford Voice of America correspondent’s proposal

  • July 18, 2015
PHOTO: The power of Russia’s information machine is shown in a Voice of America map in which Crimea…
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BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years ago

  • July 12, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
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The Katyn Massacre Lie and U.S. International Broadcasting

  • July 2, 2015
  BBG Watch Guest Commentary   The Katyń Lie and U.S. International Broadcasting Why did the Voice of…
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OPINION Jeffrey Gedmin: Congress and Obama administration dither over reform of US international broadcasting

  • June 27, 2015
BBG Watch Media In an opinion article posted on the Atlantic Council website, former Radio Free Europe /…

Messages of success from BBG Interim CEO & Director André Mendes

  • June 26, 2015
BBG Watch According to Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim CEO and Director André Mendes, the U.S. taxpayer-funded…
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Daily Beast article makes allegations against congressman behind BBG reform bill

  • June 16, 2015
BBG Watch Media “Rep. Ed Royce says it’s a misunderstanding. But government watchdogs are growling about his bill…
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‘Crimea overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia,’ Voice of America reported year ago citing faulty BBG poll

  • June 14, 2015
BBG Watch History U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is now under new interim leadership after the recent…
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WP: VOA chief threatens to ‘kill’ other U.S. broadcast stations if . . .

  • June 4, 2015
BBG Watch Media In his “In the Loop” Washington Post column, Al Kamen reports on former Voice of…
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David Ensor issued a blunt warning to BBG freedom media before leaving his post

  • June 3, 2015
BBG Watch Exclusive Commentary According to several Voice of America (VOA) journalists who attended a meeting last week…
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Union pleased with reform bill protecting ‘journalistic integrity’ of Voice of America news

  • May 29, 2015
BBG Watch A union representing federal employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) posted online a commentary…
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Some in Congress took note of Voice of America director’s ‘lobbying’ against reform legislation EXCLUSIVE

  • May 29, 2015
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Some members of Congress and congressional staffers took note of Voice of America director David…
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‘FAREWELL’ post from Voice of America director David Ensor

  • May 29, 2015
BBG Watch In a “FAREWELL” post on his official Voice of America blog, VOA director David Ensor tosses…
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Foreign Affairs Committee passes legislation to reform Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • May 22, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Thursday, May 21, 2015, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to reform…

Congressman Kevin Yoder concerned by BBG Iraq and Balkans cuts, bureaucratic waste EXCLUSIVE

  • May 21, 2015
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE U.S. Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-K) has written a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
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Policy heavyweights support Royce-Engel U.S. media reform bill

  • May 20, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary According to a new report released by the Aspen Institute, at the third annual Aspen…
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DAVID JACKSON How to Save the Voice of America

  • May 15, 2015
BBG Watch Media Former Voice of America (VOA) director David S. Jackson has published an opinion article on…
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Broadcasting Board of Governors reform bill reintroduced

  • May 14, 2015
BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors reform bill reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with greater protection…
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They Have ‘Propaganda,’ US Has ‘Public Diplomacy’–and a Servile Private Sector — FAIR

  • April 21, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary An analysis by FAIR of the New York Times article about the Voice of America…
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WAHL – POMERATSEV – DALE on Kremlin conspiracy theories propaganda

  • April 15, 2015
BBG Watch Media A congressional hearing, entitled “Confronting Russia’s Weaponization of Information,” was convened Wednesday in Washington by…
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Ed Royce – ‘U.S.-broadcasters are laboring under a flawed bureaucracy’ – Rep. Engel says reform is coming

  • April 15, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
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Ed Royce in WSJ on countering Putin’s information weapons of war

  • April 15, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the…
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Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing Wednesday at 10 a.m. on Russia’s ‘Weaponization’ of Information

  • April 15, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is reposting reminders about Wednesday’s events in Washington, DC focused on U.S. international…
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Obama and Castro Meet Face-to-Face – Voice of America downplays U.S. congressional criticism

  • April 11, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted a report on the face-to-face meeting between President…
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Voice of America Director David Ensor stepping down

  • April 7, 2015
BBG Watch At today’s Town Hall meeting at the Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, DC, Director David…
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Assistant Secretary Nuland praises BBG Russia broadcasts, agrees with Chairman Royce on need for BBG reform

  • March 6, 2015
BBG Watch Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Bureau of European and Eurasian…
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Rep. Royce, Rep. Engel, Amb. Nuland on reforming Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • March 5, 2015
BBG Watch Media Statements and comments on the need for reform of the Broadcasting Board of Governors made…
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U.S. reactions to Nemtsov’s murder covered by RT and SPUTNIK, U.S. media, not Voice of America

  • February 28, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) was late with the Boris Nemtsov murder story, offered…
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Rep. Ed Royce asks Administration to back reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • February 25, 2015
BBG Watch U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on…
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Kerry tells Royce he’s 100 percent with him on BBG reform, asks for more money

  • February 25, 2015
BBG Watch Secretary of State John Kerry testifed before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the fiscal year…
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House vote, Royce, Engel on Russia too trivial for Voice of America, but not tighty whities

  • December 6, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English news service website completely ignored the House of…
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Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress

  • November 24, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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Voice of America – Information War Lost: Beyond Dysfunctional and Defunct

  • November 18, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary A new commentary from our regular contributor The Federalist deals with the Voice of America…
Senator Roger Wicker with former BBG Governors Blanquita Cullum and Victor Ashe and CUSIB Director Ted Lipien
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RADIO PRAGUE: US Senator Roger Wicker to get Defender of Freedom Award for supporting RFE/RL

  • November 14, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary The Prague Freedom Foundation will present US Senator Roger Wicker with its first Defender of…
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Voice of America promotes N. Korean press release-like VOA news report as exclusive

  • October 23, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) and its parent U.S. federal agency the Broadcasting Board…
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‘Congress Calls for Investigation into VOA for Pro-Iran Corruption,’ Washington Free Beacon Reports

  • October 18, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary “Congress is calling for an investigation into Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian language news service…

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