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 22 minute read McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice of America managerFebruary 22, 2016 BBG Watch History McKinney Russell (1929-2016). Family courtesy photo. McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice…
Read More 8 minute read Community leaders support reform of U.S. international broadcastingJuly 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: H.R. 4490, the bipartisan Royce – Engel United States International Communications Reform Act of…
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 5 minute read THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE VOICE OF AMERICAFebruary 21, 2014 The Voice of America (VOA) failed to report yesterday on a phone call between U.S. Vice President Joe…
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failureNovember 9, 2012 BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Commentary by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee…
Read More 2 minute read PARAZITSeptember 5, 2012 By Quo Vadis (Mari Ciliberti) The popular satirical Voice of America (VOA) television program to Iran PARAZIT has…
Read More 6 minute read ODDI Oddities – Broadcasting Board of Governors Job Guaranteed for Life?August 14, 2012 ODDI ODDITIES A BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS JOB GUARANTEED FOR LIFE? By Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Recently, a…
Read More 3 minute read JABBERWOCKY and Other Tales from the Federal Government CryptJune 4, 2012 JABBERWOCKY and Other Tales from the Federal Government Crypt by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Has the Jabberwocky Virus…
Read More 4 minute read Congress tries to thwart BBG attempts to shut down Voice of AmericaApril 7, 2012 THAT PESKY CONGRESS: THWARTING ATTEMPTS BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF TO SHUT DOWN…
Read More 5 minute read Purging of the Voice of America by the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsApril 3, 2012 RIF REDUX: PURGING OF THE VOICE OF AMERICA BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF by Quo…
Read More 2 minute read You can’t make this up: International Broadcasting Bureau runs cosmetic classesMarch 23, 2012 YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: TO PUT ITS BEST FACE FORWARD, THE IBB RUNS COSMETICS CLASSES by Quo Vadis…
Read More 5 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors – Forget Voice of America radio WHAM ( Winning Hearts and Minds )March 20, 2012 CACOPHONY AT COHEN CONTINUUM: Dance of the Comedians by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) In November 2011, at a…
Read More 1 minute read Confused IBB and BBG bureaucracy grows at the expense of strategy, national interests, and public diplomacyMarch 12, 2012 Who’s on first… By Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Of late, a lot of confusion at the BBG, IBB,…
Linguistic Peking Duck Soup at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMarch 1, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors has unveiled its budget proposal for FY2013 which calls for eliminating Voice of…
Read More 4 minute read A Thanksgiving Message to President Elect Barack Obama About the Voice of AmericaNovember 19, 2008 FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog QuoVadis (Marie Ciliberti) Commentary, November 19, 2008, San Francisco Free Media Online Blog…
Read More 4 minute read The Great Pumpkin — A Halloween Look At U.S. Public Diplomacy and International BroadcastingOctober 31, 2008 FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Commentary, October 31, 2008, San Francisco — Free Media Online Blog…