CUSIB Marks International Human Rights Day
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a new press release about its activities in…
Alhurra TV Launches Season 2 Of “Rayheen Ala Fain?” – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE Alhurra TV Launches Season 2 Of “Rayheen Ala Fain?” DECEMBER 4, 2013 Alhurra Television announced…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB’s Executive Director Ann Noonan has called for a new vision and better management for…
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB normally does not comment on news content issues, but its Advisory Board members apparently…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in the October International Edition of Radio World magazine, Ann Noonan,…
New BBG Chairman Reportedly Told Top IBB and VOA Officials to Cancel Planned Trip to Paris
BBG Watch Commentary Well-placed sources told BBG Watch that the new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff…
Union alleges misuse of OIG by International Broadcasting Bureau executives, calls for investigation
The union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) alleges that officials in charge of the…
Sonenshine to leave public diplomacy post at State, sources told BBG Watch
BBG Watch Exclusive News Report and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Under Secretary of State for…
U.S. court rules a contract employee can bring claims of discrimination against Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another defeat for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) General Counsel (GC) Office,…
BBG union president says Voice of America and surrogate broadcasters have different missions
In a letter to The Washington Post, Tim Shamble, president of the AFGE Local 1812 union representing the…
Only good duplication between VOA and surrogate broadcasters, Secretary Sonenshine told
BBG Watch Commentary During the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last Friday, February 22, 2013, Under Secretary…
US stands to lose ability to connect with citizens in closed societies if bureaucrats have their way
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington bureaucrats in charge of U.S. international broadcasting (USIB) have not increased their audience…
Broadcasting Board Of Governors To Meet Today
According to an announcement on the BBG official website, an open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone by The Federalist The behavior of senior…
Single CEO for U.S. International Broadcasting expected in Obama's FY2014 budget proposal
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that President Obama’s FY2014 budget proposal is likely to call for…
Union accuses IBB bureaucracy of 'a great pretend game'
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812,…
Union criticizes executive staff attacks on BBG members
In a new article, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failure
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Commentary by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee…
Was damage to Radio Liberty intentional?
This BBG Watch Commentary was written by an anonymous employee. How long until the Governors at the Broadcasting…
Pelosi concerned about proposed merger of BBG's independent broadcasters
BBG Watch has learned that the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D…
Obama to nominate Jeffrey Shell as BBG Chairman
President Obama says he intends to nominate Jeffrey Shell as Member and Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
BBG's defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland
BBG Watch Commentary BBG’s defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland…
Rep. Rohrabacher – BBG strikes blows against government transparency and Congressional oversight
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) condemned the recently-passed BBG…
CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency
Republished from CUSIB. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency…
US President and Vice President don't travel abroad together, should IBB Director and Deputy Director be different?
BBG Watch Commentary and “Just Asking” Questions Most Americans know that the US President and the US Vice…
Rep. Zoe Lofgren – BBG plan to combine grantee broadcasters is contrary to Congressional intent
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton, Rep. Zoe Lofgren…
Radio Free Asia managers and employees, other BBG broadcasters, oppose merger plan
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plan to merge the grantee-surrogate broadcasters into one large…
Washington Examiner Op-Ed – Bureaucrats grasp for power at Broadcasting Board of Governors
When the U.S. officials in charge of persuading foreign audiences must themselves be persuaded by the Dalai Lama…
BBG's call for public comments does not eliminate need for Congressional hearings on plan to merge broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary Ordered by the nine-member Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the Broadcasting Board of Governors and…
Controversial BBG grantee merger plan report is available online
During its meeting at the headquarters of Radio and TV Martí in Miami on April 20, the Broadcasting…
Congress tries to thwart BBG attempts to shut down Voice of America
THAT PESKY CONGRESS: THWARTING ATTEMPTS BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF TO SHUT DOWN…
Something rotten in the state of the BBG
A guest commentary by Edite Lynch The continued flow of information from people in the know concerning the…
Morale at Broadcasting Board of Governors grantees at all-time low due to bureaucratic power-grab
This BBG Watch Commentary is based on several inside sources. Bureaucratic power-grab After making a good start on…
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests defines proposed program cuts at Voice of America The bureaucratic executive…