Read More 8 minute read From ‘Dysfunctional’ and ‘Defunct’ to ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Disgrace’April 27, 2020 COMMENTARY By The Federalist US Government International Broadcasting – US Agency for Global Media – Voice of America…
Read More 11 minute read Ed Royce on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook AdsJanuary 30, 2019 OPINION Issues in the News: Royce Report on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook Ads U.S. International Media:…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America Russian Service’s illegal targeting of Americans with Facebook ads exposed by Rep. RoyceDecember 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The review by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
Read More 3 minute read Congress exposes repeated violations of Smith-Mundt Act in USAGM agency’s Facebook ads targeting AmericansDecember 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The review by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
Read More 6 minute read USAGM CEO John Lansing ignored early warnings of ads targeting AmericansDecember 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO John Lansing, who had been appointed in 2015 during…
Read More 3 minute read Royce calls for new BBG CEO and VOA reformMarch 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce (R-CA) has called for new CEO…
Read More 3 minute read Revitalized U.S. international broadcasting critically needed, says HFAC Chairman Ed RoyceDecember 18, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary In a strong rebuke of the current Obama era management in charge of the Broadcasting…
Read More 7 minute read Members of Congress request OIG investigation of VOA and BBG handling of Guo Wengui interview EXCLUSIVESeptember 30, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Four members of the U.S. Congress who serve on committees in the U.S. Senate…
Read More 4 minute read HFAC Chair Ed Royce welcomes elimination of BBG boardDecember 2, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) welcomed the House passage of the National Defense…
Read More 3 minute read Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce on urgent need to reform BBGJanuary 11, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) continues to argue for splitting different elements…
Read More 1 minute read Money before reform or vice versa: BBG’s Shell v. Royce in WTJanuary 5, 2016 BBG Watch Media Should the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency in charge of U.S. information outreach…
Read More 4 minute read Russia propaganda machine gains on U.S. | Washington TimesDecember 28, 2015 BBG Watch Media In an interview with The Washington Times, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.…
Read More 8 minute read Foreign Affairs Committee passes legislation to reform Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Thursday, May 21, 2015, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to reform…
Read More 12 minute read Policy heavyweights support Royce-Engel U.S. media reform billMay 20, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary According to a new report released by the Aspen Institute, at the third annual Aspen…
Read More 12 minute read Ed Royce – ‘U.S.-broadcasters are laboring under a flawed bureaucracy’ – Rep. Engel says reform is comingApril 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
Read More 10 minute read Ed Royce in WSJ on countering Putin’s information weapons of warApril 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the…
Read More 6 minute read Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing Wednesday at 10 a.m. on Russia’s ‘Weaponization’ of InformationApril 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is reposting reminders about Wednesday’s events in Washington, DC focused on U.S. international…
Read More 19 minute read Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK report on Andy Lack, NBC, BBG, VOA, RFE-RL, Royce, Nuland, Kerry – but not Voice of AmericaMarch 7, 2015 BBG Watch Media U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is showing a remarkable lack of journalistic curiosity in…
Read More 4 minute read Assistant Secretary Nuland praises BBG Russia broadcasts, agrees with Chairman Royce on need for BBG reformMarch 6, 2015 BBG Watch Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Bureau of European and Eurasian…
Read More 2 minute read Chairman Ed Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting Executive Andy LackMarch 6, 2015 House Committee On Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce Chairman Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting…
Read More 1 minute read Rep. Royce, Rep. Engel, Amb. Nuland on reforming Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMarch 5, 2015 BBG Watch Media Statements and comments on the need for reform of the Broadcasting Board of Governors made…
Read More 7 minute read Rep. Ed Royce asks Administration to back reform at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsFebruary 25, 2015 BBG Watch U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on…
Read More 7 minute read Kerry tells Royce he’s 100 percent with him on BBG reform, asks for more moneyFebruary 25, 2015 BBG Watch Secretary of State John Kerry testifed before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the fiscal year…
Read More 26 minute read House vote, Royce, Engel on Russia too trivial for Voice of America, but not tighty whitiesDecember 6, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English news service website completely ignored the House of…
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 10 minute read House Passes Bill To Overhaul US International Broadcasting — Voice of America take lacks balanceJuly 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary It took Voice of America a few hours to post a report, which includes quotes…
Read More 18 minute read House Passes U.S. International Broadcasting Reform BillJuly 28, 2014 BBG Report and Commentary Saying the United States is “losing the information battle” with Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Read More 1 minute read House Foreign Affairs Chairman: Overhaul Pro-Freedom BroadcastingJuly 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Newsmax reported that “House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce has called for a complete…
Read More 2 minute read Rep. Ed Royce: The danger to Voice of America is maintaining the status quoJune 11, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has published a Letter…
Read More 16 minute read BBG Governor Armstrong Rebukes Members of Congress for Criticism in Bipartisan BillMay 22, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Governor Matt Armstrong about H.R. 4490 Bipartisan Reform Bill: “So, yes, I think, I…
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 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 8 minute read Voice of America English, Ukrainian and Russian services ignored Chairman Royce’s CNN interview from Kyiv urging use of energy leverage against PutinApril 24, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report on the interview Rep. Ed Royce…
Read More 4 minute read Chairman Royce Speaks on Expansion of RFE/RL and VOA Broadcasts to Ukraine and RussiaApril 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary According to a news report in Politico, “Congress sends Ukraine package to Obama,” a separate…
Read More 5 minute read Governor Victor Ashe welcomes House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Broadcasting Board of GovernorsJune 27, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
Read More 4 minute read BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape by BBG Governor Michael MeehanJune 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In a Radio World article, BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape, Michael Meehan, one of the…
Read More 4 minute read House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing – Broadcasting Board of Governors: An Agency “Defunct”June 20, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a…