QUESTIONS NOT WANTED BY USAGM
BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part three of a commentary on the newly named United States Agency…
RE-BRANDED USAGM LIMITS MEDIA COVERAGE OF WASHINGTON PR EVENT: NO QUESTIONS WANTED
BBG Watch Guest Commentary This is part one of a multipart commentary on the newly named United…
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett with a USAGM Umbrella
BBG Watch Commentary on USAGM A picture that’s worth a thousand words. The photo, sent to BBG Watch…
Iranian woman has hopes for management change at BBG, VOA Persian, Radio Farda
BBG Watch Commentary Sheema Kalbasi, who tweets as @IranianWoman, is a U.S.-based Iranian poet, filmmaker, rights activist who…
Trump intends to nominate Michael Pack as CEO of Broadcasting Board of Governors EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Michael Pack to be the Chief…
Bennett Denies There was Chinese Pressure on Guo Wengui VOA Interview
BBG Watch Commentary Bennett Denies There was Chinese Pressure on Guo Wengui VOA Interview …
What good can speaking Chinese do for boss of Voice of America to China, VOA Director asks
BBG Watch Commentary Remarks to the Chinese American staff made this week by Voice of America (VOA) director…
Erotica Twitter Feed Had VOA Director, Her Deputy As Followers
BBG Watch Commentary An erotica Twitter feed linked to a Voice of America (VOA) broadcaster had VOA director…
Just The Facts?!? on BBG
OPINION Just The Facts?!? US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist The…
Royce calls for new BBG CEO and VOA reform
BBG Watch Commentary Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce (R-CA) has called for new CEO…
Voice of America helps Iranian regime stay in power, Pahlavi warns
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary Reza Pahlavi, the older son of the late Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,…
VOA reporter makes fun of Trump with Kim Jong-un hair photo
BBG Watch Commentary A U.S. federal government employee who works as a reporter for taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Watch Voice of America video of American Communist Angela Davis
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) produced and posted online a video of Angela Davis…
Renowned newswoman Khadija Ismayilova blasts RFE/RL bosses after quitting
BBG Watch Commentary After quitting in frustration her freelancer position with U.S. tax-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio…
‘The Greatest Scam’ in Washington are salaries of failed BBG executives
OPINION The Greatest Scam in Washington Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By The Federalist…
Revitalized U.S. international broadcasting critically needed, says HFAC Chairman Ed Royce
BBG Watch Commentary In a strong rebuke of the current Obama era management in charge of the Broadcasting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors declared worst place to work
BBG Watch Commentary The Partnership for Public Service has released its 2017 Best Places to Work in the…
Steve Goldstein sworn-in today as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy will sit in for Tillerson on BBG Board
BBG Watch Commentary Irwin Steven (Steve) Goldstein was sworn in today, December 4, 2017, as Under Secretary for…
Journalists Call Voice of America NYC Shooting Coverage ‘Pitiful’
BBG Watch Commentary The incident in New York City on Tuesday afternoon provided another example of how the Voice…
Voice of America censors a report on Guo Wengui
BBG Watch Commentary In a news report without much substantive information, written in a style similar to Soviet…
Members of Congress request OIG investigation of VOA and BBG handling of Guo Wengui interview EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Four members of the U.S. Congress who serve on committees in the U.S. Senate…
Video critical of Voice of America director gets thousands of views in China
BBG Watch Commentary Changqing Cao, a U.S. based independent Chinese journalist and political commentator who has a wide…
No let-up in obscenities about Trump in Voice America Newsroom
BBG Watch Commentary An inside source told BBG Watch that there has been no let-up in frequent and…
Former USIA Worldnet director Michael Pack mentioned as a candidate for BBG CEO position
BBG Watch Commentary If the Trump White House nominates someone to head the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
Don’t Kick VOA When It’s Down, But BBG and VOA Senior Leaders Should Resign
BBG Watch Commentary, Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien has posted a comment in…
BBG management followed, legitimized fake VOA Iran Twitter feed for years
BBG Watch Commentary In a stunning display of chaos, mismanagement and lack of oversight, key management units within…
The Russians Are Coming!
OPINION The Russians Are Coming! US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist …
After sexist slurs against Mrs. Trump at Voice of America party, VOA posts a story on anti-Obama slur
BBG Watch Commentary A comment was sent to us by one of our readers, a former VOA foreign…
Obama signs off on reducing status of Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary President Barack Obama has signed into law S. 2943, the “National Defense Authorization Act for…
HFAC Chair Ed Royce welcomes elimination of BBG board
BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) welcomed the House passage of the National Defense…
No Change of Leadership at Broadcasting Board of Governors, CEO John Lansing assures employees
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) ($777 million in FY 2017) CEO and Director John F.…
Tax-funded Voice of America showed more anti-Trump bias than NYT
Voice of America (VOA) Was More Biased And More Vicious Against Trump At U.S. Taxpayers’ Expense Than The…
Voice of America workers complain about more ‘ungrammatical dumb videos’
BBG Watch Commentary Many Voice of America (VOA) journalists are beside themselves with a growing number of VOA…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO
Commentary ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Long Lost The…
Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee morale
BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
Your tax-funded Voice of America: NYC terrorist ‘friendly’; Minnesota terrorist ‘smart and reliable’
BBG Watch Commentary Lacking experienced leadership, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has fallen into the trap of…
Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff Shell
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not Salesmanship
OPINION This is a guest commentary. Other opinions are welcome. Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not…
BBG CEO John Lansing warned OIG not to reveal details of BBG massive cyber security lapses
BBG Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing warned the Office of Inspector General…
BBG bureaucracy successful in covering up its bungling of Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia, conflict of interest issues
BBG Watch Commentary The failing bureaucracy of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has been largely successful so…
Clueless U.S. agency invites Putin’s officials to RFE/RL party, they boot their chairman out of Russia instead
BBG Watch Commentary How clueless and mismanaged can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) be? According to an…
Voice of America English News takes nearly 4 hours to report on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch According to the time stamp on the Voice of America (VOA News) English report posted online…
Did Voice of America go too far in calling Raul Castro Obama’s ‘Ally of New Era of US-Cuba Ties’
BBG Watch Just Asking Commentary Did U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) not only engaged in some unfortunate…
Unusual plea to BBG from scholar on RFE/RL leadership
BBG Watch In a highly unusual plea to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), scholar and writer Martha…
SPEAK UP VOA – BBG Cyber Mess Makes It To Politico – More BBG Bad News
BBG Watch Media POLITICO‘s “Morning Cybersecurity,” a daily briefing on politics and cybersecurity, has a
FedSmith, FEDweek list Broadcasting Board of Governors as one of the worst federal agencies for employees
BBG Watch Media FedSmith.com In a December 8, 2015 article, “What Are the Worst Agencies to Work for…
Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
Wimbush and Portale respond to Thomas on BBG reform
BBG Watch On April 30, 2015, BBG Watch published an opinion article by a former Voice of America…
OPINION – ROBINSON – Andy Lack’s Friday the 13th Note: Why aren’t journalists asking the questions?
Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. ANDY LACK’S FRIDAY THE 13TH NOTE: WHY AREN’T JOURNALISTS…
Chairman Ed Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting Executive Andy Lack
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce Chairman Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting…