Read More 2 minute read Tuning in to BQ Cullum — the Voice of AmericaNovember 13, 2018 BBG Watch Media Report and Commentary A local American newspaper has posted a profile of radio and television…
Read More 4 minute read How VOA explained not sending reporters to Pompeo press conference on Iran sanctionsNovember 12, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its parent federal agency, United States Agency for Global…
Read More 1 minute read Federal USAGM Interference Blocks Watchdog Website NameNovember 9, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary An act of interference with domestic press by Federal U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM),…
Read More 10 minute read USAGM outlets VOA and RFE/RL Radio Farda absent at Pompeo news conference on Iran sanctionsNovember 6, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary According to Iranian-American Mahtab Farid, neither the U.S. tax-funded and Federally-managed Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 7 minute read No Mention on Tax-funded VOA News Website of Possible BlexitNovember 5, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary No Mention on Tax-funded VOA News Website of Possible Blexit Plenty of One-Sided Left-Wing…
Read More 2 minute read Who leaked an embarrassing video for RFE/RL – Voice of America Russian TV?November 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary A leaked rehearsal video for the Russian-language Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)-Voice of…
Read More 2 minute read One of VOA Mandarin Five Journalists Remembers Champion of Freedom Marie CilibertiOctober 31, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary By Huchen Zhang Valentine’s Day (February 14), 2011 was the darkest day in the…
Read More 11 minute read USAGM Holdover CEO Was Warned in 2017 About Anti-Semitism in His Agency’s ProgramsOctober 31, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Obama Administration holdover CEO John F. Lansing took…
Read More 6 minute read Marie CilibertiOctober 23, 2018 BBG Watch A Tribute to Marie Ciliberti By Ted Lipien I am sad to report that former Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Cold War Lessons for Voice of America in China — Plight of VOA Mandarin FiveOctober 21, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This article is reposted from the Cold War Radio Museum – coldwarradiomuseum.com – website.…
Read More 4 minute read VOA Fires or Proposes Removal of 15 Hausa Service Employees for ‘Improper Conduct’October 4, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has been warning about similar potential problems of foreign influence in other Voice…
Read More 3 minute read BBC, DW, RT went Facebook Live with Blasey Ford; VOA did notSeptember 27, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) and Russia’s RT all had Facebook LIVE transmissions of the…
Read More 2 minute read USAGM Misappropriated ‘Watch’ Domains to Stifle Criticism by US MediaSeptember 25, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary In an unprecedented and stunning betrayal of public trust and its mission, the newly-renamed United…
Read More 10 minute read USAGM The Rebranded Tower of BabelSeptember 23, 2018 OPINION U-SAG-M! The Rebranded Tower of Babel Old Is New, New Is Old By The Federalist …
Read More 9 minute read QUESTIONS NOT WANTED BY USAGMSeptember 17, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part three of a commentary on the newly named United States Agency…
FACT AND FANTASY AT USAGM (FORMERLY BBG): A FAMILIAR WASHINGTON GAMESeptember 16, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part two of a multipart commentary on the newly named United States…
Read More 4 minute read RE-BRANDED USAGM LIMITS MEDIA COVERAGE OF WASHINGTON PR EVENT: NO QUESTIONS WANTEDSeptember 14, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part one of a multipart commentary on the newly named United…
Read More 16 minute read Pro-Stalin Voice of America Propaganda Revealed in 1984 VOA Interview with Józef Czapski – Cold War Radio MuseumSeptember 4, 2018 BBG Watch History A Cold War Radio Museum article points out official bias and censorship in Voice of…
Read More 2 minute read Washinton Post fails to note Khadija Ismayilova’s fight with RFE/RL ( BBG – USAGM ) managementSeptember 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post article, published September 1, 2018, says that award-winning Azeri investigative journalist Khadija…
Read More 3 minute read Fear of the Chinese Government Continues Among Some at VOAAugust 29, 2018 Guest Commentary Fear of the Chinese Government and Caving in to Its Pressure Continue Among Some at…
Read More 8 minute read U-SAG-M! – U.S. Agency for Global MediaAugust 28, 2018 OPINION “U-SAG-M!” – United States Agency for Global Media US Government International Media Information War Lost By…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett with a USAGM UmbrellaAugust 26, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM A picture that’s worth a thousand words. The photo, sent to BBG Watch…
Read More 2 minute read BBG’s – now USAGM – systemic failure on Iran coverageAugust 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM “Additionally, in the aggregate, reportage on bilateral relations between the U.S.…
Read More 3 minute read Government media agency chief John Lansing calls for a closed meeting on USAGM at National Press ClubAugust 20, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM Apparently not disturbed by knowledge of public diplomacy or experience to know what…
Read More 5 minute read Lacking Broader Context on Iran – 2017 AFPC Study of BBG, now USAGMAugust 20, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM “More broadly, however, coverage of the JCPOA on both the Voice of America…
Read More 8 minute read Same As It Ever Was – Agency for Global Media USAGM or Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG Under John LansingAugust 17, 2018 OPINION Same As It Ever Was Agency for Global Media USAGM or Broadcasting Board of Governors BBG Under…
Read More 8 minute read Tom Kent leaving RFE/RLAugust 7, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Having published a letter to the New York Times editor in defense of his stewardship…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America headline with a new country: SonaliaJuly 28, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary It is not that such a mistake could not have happened at a news organization,…
Read More 4 minute read RFE/RL targeted Americans with a pro-Kremlin Facebook ad EXCLUSIVE NEW EVIDENCE SUPPORTING NYT REPORTJuly 19, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has obtained screenshots showing that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
Read More 5 minute read Strzok-like behavior rewarded at Voice of AmericaJuly 16, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Some of the U.S. federal employees who are news reporters for the Voice of America…
Read More 9 minute read “Weaponization?” What Congress wants are effective BBG programs to IranJuly 12, 2018 OPINION “Weaponization?” US Government International Media Information War: Lost By The Federalist A recent article…
Read More 4 minute read Questions BBG employees want CEO Lansing to answer but are afraid to askJuly 11, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received a number of questions from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees…
Read More 1 minute read HISTORY Voice of America 1990July 11, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The Cold War Radio Museum has published audio, video and photos depicting the Voice of…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America English Fails to Report on White House Crimea PolicyJuly 4, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) overseen and managed by the ailing Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America links killings at a newspaper to TrumpJune 29, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary In an Associated Press (AP) report posted on the Voice of America (VOA) news website,…
Read More 10 minute read The Summit and Beyond: The Big PictureJune 27, 2018 OPINION The Summit and Beyond: The Big Picture Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By…
Read More 5 minute read Why no Koreans in VOA Greta with Trump photo?June 21, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary .@realDonaldTrump with VOA after interview in Singapore pic.twitter.com/ohO2JvVnHZ — Greta Van Susteren (@greta) June…
Read More 1 minute read Failure of leadership at BBG and VOA on North KoreaJune 19, 2018 BBG Watch Media Washington Examiner OPINION Obama holdovers at VOA failed to broadcast the Singapore summit into North…
A Different Time at Voice of AmericaJune 18, 2018 BBG Watch History The Cold War Radio Museum website has posted a short article with a 2012 Voice…
Read More 6 minute read Greta Van Susteren interviews Trump for VOAJune 12, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary It took Greta Van Susteren, a former television news anchor for CNN, Fox News, and…
Read More 5 minute read Heather Nauert stresses collaboration, firewall with BBG, praises RFA Uyghur ServiceJune 8, 2018 BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Kenneth Weinstein opened the BBG board meeting on June 6,…
Read More 6 minute read ‘Arc of success’ BBG manager Jeff Trimble is retiringJune 8, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary “Board Chairman Kenneth Weinstein thanked outgoing Deputy Director Jeff Trimble for his 21…
Read More 1 minute read Tomás Regalado selected as director for Radio and TV Martí | Miami HeraldJune 7, 2018 BBG Watch Media Tomás Regalado selected as director for Radio and TV Martí | Miami Herald …
Read More 1 minute read Time for Trump’s Choice, Not Obama’s, to Run Our Global BroadcastingJune 7, 2018 BBG Watch Media “For close to a decade now, diplomacy has been used to promote liberal causes and…
Read More 5 minute read Chinese audience upset by VOA giving a platform to Beijing’s propaganda think tankJune 6, 2018 BBG Watch Guest Commentary This report was submitted by a Voice of America (VOA) journalist who wants to…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB Marks Tiananmen Square Massacre AnniversaryJune 3, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Amid upheaval and controversy caused by the Voice of America (VOA) senior management’s treatment of…
Read More 2 minute read Iranian woman has hopes for management change at BBG, VOA Persian, Radio FardaJune 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Sheema Kalbasi, who tweets as @IranianWoman, is a U.S.-based Iranian poet, filmmaker, rights activist who…
Read More 1 minute read Trump intends to nominate Michael Pack as CEO of Broadcasting Board of Governors EXCLUSIVEJune 2, 2018 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Michael Pack to be the Chief…
Read More 6 minute read Iran scholars criticize BBG, VOA, and Radio Farda managementJune 1, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary With increasing frequency and frustration, anti-regime Iran scholars based in the West, as well as…
Read More 4 minute read BBG Digital Meltdown: The Perfect StormJune 1, 2018 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Digital Meltdown: The Perfect Storm US Government International Media Information War: Lost…