David Ensor issued a blunt warning to BBG freedom media before leaving his post
BBG Watch Exclusive Commentary According to several Voice of America (VOA) journalists who attended a meeting last week…
Wilson Center Panel on Reform of BBG
BBG Watch The Woodrow Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy program sponsored a panel discussion on reforming U.S.…
Voice of America Director David Ensor stepping down
BBG Watch At today’s Town Hall meeting at the Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, DC, Director David…
GovExec.com and BBG Watch report on BBG, VOA and Andy Lack
Managers, employees and guests at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington, DC, February…
Digital Last at Voice of America with John Kerry – Good Enough for Government Work
BBG Watch Commentary This commentary describes how Voice of America was “Digital Last” in its handing of an…
Voice of America often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes promotes it
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes even…
David Ensor on Combating Propaganda in Ukraine with Voice of America programs
BBG Watch Commentary Even though the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to cover a gathering of…
Voice of America Director Ensor at Atlantic Council international event in Poland not covered by VOA
BBG Watch Commentary After a confrontation on Tuesday with Voice of America (VOA) editors who told him they…
Employees speak out on VOA’s management problems and Royce-Engel bill
BBG Watch Commentary Current and former Voice of America (VOA) employees have spoken up about management problems at…
Voice of America gives Obama – Poroshenko meeting announcement two sentences
BBG Watch Commentary Rudderless and floundering Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the…
Voice of America radio fails to carry Obama speech live, BBC radio does with commentary
BBG Watch Commentary A BBG Watch source in Asia told us that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Is Voice of America hobbling along? – Ariel Cohen, Blanquita Cullum, David Ensor, Dan Robinson respond
BBG Watch Commentary At the Heritage Foundation panel discussion today (April 21, 2014) on “Propaganda, Disinformation, and Dirty…
Voice of America English news site ignores Kerry and Stengel, equates Obama with Putin
BBG Watch Commentary We found it interesting that Voice of America (VOA) English news website ignored the swearing-in…
Obama speaks with Putin about Ukraine, no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary As of 7:00PM EST, VOA’s main English news website still has no separate report on…
VOA English News ignores Kerry talking about media freedom with Chinese bloggers
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) top executive David Ensor likes to brag that VOA “uses social…
Obama’s most extensive comments to date on Ukraine don’t get a separate report from VOA in more than 40 languages
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has failed to post a separate report online in…
Obama’s major foreign media interview on NSA ignored by Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded international media outlet Voice of America (VOA) failed to report on President Obama’s…
The State of America’s Voice: Good, According to VOA Director, But Audience Drops
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor posted an upbeat message about VOA on…
Voice of America Director David Ensor on Truth and Propaganda to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary We were greatly intrigued by this comment about Truth versus Propaganda from Voice of America…
Russian Accuses Voice Of America Of Fake Interview – NPR
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY NPR’s Michele Kelemen, a former employee of Voice of America, reported on the recent VOA…
Voice of America undermines anti-Putin opposition at US taxpayers' expense
BBG Watch Commentary Early last year, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which manages the…
New director seems unaware of BBG plans for VOA
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY In a NPR interview, new VOA director David Ensor seemed unaware that in addition to…