Chinese lash out on Twitter at Voice of America bosses
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Comments from Chinese users of social media are full of strong condemnation for the…
His exposé cut short by VOA, whistleblower Guo Wengui still thanks America for freedom
BBG Watch Commentary Even though his exposé of corruption among China’s communist leaders and their attempts to buy…
House passes Royce-Thornberry amendment to reform Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch The House of Representatives voted to include in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act an amendment,…
Voice of America Russian reporter with Obama in Cuba found an admirer of Vladimir Putin
BBG Commentary A reporter with the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service who was in Cuba…
Facebook comments on poor quality of Voice of America video from Cuba
BBG Watch Take a look at this Voice of America (VOA) video, and the comment(s) in Spanish criticizing…
BBG digital storage not upgraded in five years – who’s fault is it?
BBG Watch Commentary Digital storage equipment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which serves the needs of…
Voice of America or Voice of Castro?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America or Voice of Castro? While surfing the web, we recently came across…
Is this Russian RT, SPUTNIK or something else?
BBG Watch Commentary Was this Facebook item posted by Russian propaganda channel RT, Russian disinformation news agency SPUTNIK…
Are Voice of America news reports VOA Charter compliant and balanced?
BBG Watch Just Asking After Sohrab Ahmari, an editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal Europe published a commentary…
H.R. 2323 BBG reform report language clarifies Voice of America mission EXCLUSIVE
BBG WATCH EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has seen the H.R. 2323, the United States International Communications Reform Act of…
Voice of America blames famine in North Korea on ‘mismanagement’
BBG Watch Commentary According to U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) VOA (English) News, “floods, droughts and mismanagement…
Voice of America explains Putin
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Reporter Tries to Clarify Putin’s Remark on NATO’s Role in Ukraine …
Why foreign media are better at reporting interesting U.S. news than Voice of America?
BBG Watch Media Commentary “Obama could be final jumbo jet customer” is the most popular (most read) news…
Voice of America promotes N. Korean press release-like VOA news report as exclusive
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) and its parent U.S. federal agency the Broadcasting Board…
Questions from a Voice of America Journalist
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Will Voice of America management violate VOA Charter and U.S. law in a deal with communist Vietnam?
VOA Charter Commentary Steve Peacock reported in an article on the WND website that “the Obama administration is…
Were we channelling à la the Twilight Zone? – JANE DOE Op-Ed
Guest Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the International…
IBB – BBG Debacles – Facts and Fiction about H.R. 4490
BBG Watch Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the…
Are comments on Voice of America websites subject to pro-Kremlin trolling? — They are.
BBG Watch Commentary Are comments on Voice of America (VOA) websites subject to pro-Kremlin trolling? There is absolutely…
Is VOA hobbling?
BBG Watch Commentary The latest example of VOA’s hobbled state was observed on Sunday, April 20, 2014. VOA’s…
Major cuts to programs and programming positions in U.S. international media outreach
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today released its detailed Fiscal Year 2015 budget request…
Voice of America Uncle Sam Zombie Video for Pakistan
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has obtained a copy of a video produced with U.S. taxpayers’ money under…
Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM on Crimea referendum day?
BBG Watch Just Asking Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM…
Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia posted reports on VP Biden’s Ukraine related trip to Poland and Lithuania — why not Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary Both Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia had posted on their websites full-length reports on…
As Russian occupation of Ukraine expands — Voice of America Ukrainian Service lacks resources to update Twitter and Facebook
BBG Watch Commentary A check done by BBG Watch at 11:00 PM EST Monday, March 3, shows that…
BBC, others report on U.S. reaction to expulsion of U.S. diplomat from Delhi, where is VOA?
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: VOA eventually updated its earlier report by inserting toward the end of it two…
BBC, other media report death of U.S. singer Phil Everly – Where is VOA?
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: As of 11:15 AM ET, Sat. The BBC report on the death of…
RT (Russia Today) and RIA Novosti carry White House statement on Khodorkovsky, hours later Voice of America English News still does not
As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing about the White House…
Even Russia Today posted George Clooney video in support of Ukrainian protesters – will Voice of America English news do the same?
BBG Watch Commentary Even Russia’s state international media outlet, Russia Today, posted on its English news website a…
What is more important for Voice of America – Americans in Russian jail or beauty pageant in Moscow?
BBG Watch Just Asking What do you think U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America news organization considers to be…
Why did VOA English website fail to report on Obama’s meeting with Cuban dissidents?
BBG Watch Just Asking Why did a short news item posted on the VOA English website fail to…
Why VOA English website does not have an interview with Ambassador Crocker about nuclear negotiations with Iran in Geneva?
BBG Watch Just Asking We are wondering why the Voice of America (VOA) English news website does not…
How long before VOA does a news story on American Greenpeace activists in Russian jail?
BBG Watch Commentary – Just Asking Public Radio International (PRI) has a news story (in English) about Dimitri…
Voice of America English news ignores Nobel Peace laureates appeal to free Liu Xiaobo, posts news on finishing schools in Switzerland and British royal christening
BBG Watch Commentary While posting a Reuters report on finishing schools in Switzerland and five reports on the…
Why Secretary Kerry has not yet designated anyone to represent him at BBG meetings?
BBG Watch Commentary As far as we know, Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet designated anyone…
Are IBB officials trying to settle illegal RIF suit or will employee hardships continue?
BBG Watch Commentary We are wondering whether International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials–IBB Director Richard Lobo, IBB Deputy Director…
Does naming of Leslie Hyland as CFO violate By-Laws of Broadcasting Board of Governors ?
BBG Watch Commentary Questions are being raised as to whether the naming of Leslie Hyland to serve as…
Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…
BBG FM rebroadcasting in Mauritania, but where is human rights reporting by Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary We are not saying that local rebroadcasts are always a bad idea, far from it,…
Can the BBG's IBB bureaucrats get any lower?
Can the BBG’s IBB bureaucrats get any lower? by Jane Doe So, I haven’t written for a while…
Employees angry with IBB Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary Jane Smith is one of our occasional anonymous contributors to BBG Watch from within the…
Is unexplained absence of Broadcasting Board of Governors interim chair due to alleged conflict of interest?
BBG Watch Commentary While the remaining members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have been working hard…
Will IBB make exploited and powerless VOA contract employees pay the price of sequestration?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last week, Governor Michael Meehan announced that…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART III
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues its series…
A staff run amok
Jane Doe, one of our occasional commentators, sent us her thoughts on the latest OIG report on the…
Steven Korn condemns media critics of his soon-to-end tenure as RFE/RL president
BBG Watch Commentary The outgoing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president and CEO Steven Korn, whose resignation becomes…
Russian Service is not the only victim of management actions at RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary A commentary sent to BBG Watch by a journalist whose articles have been published on…
Who will inspect the inspectors? – Flawed OIG inspections at RFE/RL and BBG miss serious problems
BBG Watch Commentary The January 2013 Office of Inspector General’s report “Inspection of the Broadcasting Board of Governors”…
Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…
Limousines, yachts, business class travel at RFE/RL hopefully to be reviewed by Audit Committee
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board Chairman and…