Independent journalist at U.N. renews accusations against top Voice of America executives
BBG Watch Commentary Referring to The New York Times report on the announcement of Voice of America (VOA)…
Times on resignation of Voice of America director David Ensor
BBG Watch Media The New York Times reported in an article by Ron Nixon that “David Ensor, who…
BBC offers LIVE VIDEO Statement following conclusion of Iran’s nuclear talks, NO LIVE VIDEO or instant updates on Voice of America English website
BBG Watch Media BBC Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 1:59 PM ET BBC offers LIVE VIDEO: EU-Iran Statement…
CUSIB director urges prompt search for new CEO at BBG
BBG Watch Media Independent NGO, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), has an article in…
DALE Europeans Agree to Counter Russian Propaganda War
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, writes in The Daily…
UAE paper on information wars
The National, an English-language daily newspaper, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is the latest one reporting on the…
Former BBG governor, former U.S. ambassador to Russia agree: U.S. losing information war
BBG Watch Commentary Reuters news agency and the Kremlin’s media outlet RT reported on a new study which…
Where is Voice of America News? | AFRICA UPDATE
BBG Watch Commentary Why would U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) wait more than a day to report…
TIME v RT, plus Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Media TIME magazine has an article on Russia’s external media outlet RT, which was quickly countered with…
RFE/RL star Andrei Babitsky claims he was fired in 2014 for his views
BBG Watch Media In an interview with a major Czech newspaper Lidove Noviny, former Radio Free Europe /…
Op-Ed: Disappearance of Putin is most likely a propaganda ploy
BBG Media Russian President Vladimir Putin may have staged his own disappearance to score propaganda points against gullible…
The New York Times – Andrew Lack Leaves Broadcasting Board of Governors After 6 Weeks
BBG Watch Media “Employees and former employees of the board, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said staff…
Al Kamen – WP – quotes Michael Meehan on Andy Lack leaving BBG
BBG Watch Media “The news is seen, we’re told, as a big setback for the BBG at an…
Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow – comparing VOA, RFE/RL, BBC coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English news report on “Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine Rally Held in Moscow” (Posted…
GovExec.com and BBG Watch report on BBG, VOA and Andy Lack
Managers, employees and guests at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington, DC, February…
Second Copenhagen shooting, still no headline or new report on Voice of America one hour after BBC posts
BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Russia’s RT, and Al Jazeera reported that one person was shot in the head…
Copenhagen shooting: still nothing on Voice of America one hour after BBC reports
BBG Watch Commentary One hour after BBC and numerous other international and U.S. media reported that shots were…
Closing of Voice of America Jerusalem Bureau
BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary was written as our introduction linking to an excellent investigative journalism…
Former Voice of America Director critical of delay in VOA coverage of Brian Williams story
BBG Watch Media Former Voice of America (VOA) director (2002-2008) David S. Jackson believes the Brian Williams story…
Mother Jones article on Broadcasting Board of Governors quotes from BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Mother Jones article by Jenna McLaughlin about the newly-appointed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director…
Mother Jones to report on BBG, CEO Andy Lack, Voice of America – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Media EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned that Mother Jones, reader supported independent investigative journalism magazine and…
The Daily Signal interviews Carlos García-Pérez of Radio and TV Marti, a station on Castro’s hit list
BBG Watch Media Since Obama took office, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) budget has steadily declined, Josh…
How Russia props up Putin in the polls – The Washington Post and Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary We have come across an excellent and sophisticated analysis of Putin’s Russia in an op-ed…
World Service at risk of decline, warns BBC – FT.com
BBG Watch Media The BBC World Service is at risk of “decline” because it is unable to compete…
Top American Diplomat Decries ‘Lies’ of RT | Foreign Policy
BBG Watch Media Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, rebuts RT’s (formerly…
As Andy Lack gets flak from RT, we repost ‘RT Anchor Quits on Air’ video
BBG Watch Commentary With RT going after Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director Andy Lack with a vengeance,…
RT disguises Kremlin propaganda as alternative to mainstream media
BBG Watch Media An analysis by Daniil Gorbatenko in Atlas Network is worth reading in light of RT…
Government Executive on Lack and RT
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive: Head of American Overseas Media Picked a Fight With Russian State TV Repeating…
SPUTNIK goes after Lack, misses the point
BBG Watch Commentary SPUTNIK: State Dept. Says RT Not in Same Category of US Concerns as Terrorist Groups…
RT milking it
‘Not acceptable’: Nabeel Rajab slams US media head for listing RT with terror groups Lack did not actually…
State chickens out on Andy Lack and RT
RT: State Dept disagrees with head of US state media over equation of RT with ISIS When the…
If we are behind Russia and China, that will change, BBG director Andy Lack tells NYT
BBG Watch In an interview with New York Times reporter Ron Nixon, newly sworn-in Chief Executive Officer and…
Op-Ed: U.S. must protest lack of Cuban visas for VOA and Marti reporters
BBG Watch The Obama Administration is silent on Voice of America (VOA) and Radio and TV Marti reporters…
Cuba and Paris – Radio and TV Marti, VOA, U.S. public diplomacy doing great or limping?
BBG Watch Commentary No well-meaning journalist who cares about bringing news to people living under government censorship and…
A Broken Voice of America – Wall Street Journal Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is posting a short excerpt and a link to a recent Wall Street…
Wall Street Journal Opinion: Voice of America is a Voice of Anti-Americanism
BBG Watch Commentary Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Writer Sohrab Ahmari was interviewed for a WSJ Opinion Journal…
NYT reports on arrest of RFE/RL journalist in Azerbaijan, VOA English News starts coverage
BBG Watch Commentary In a latest clampdown on free media, a court in Azerbaijan has ordered a Radio…
Is Hollywood Reporter making subtle fun of VOA and BBG?
BBG Watch Commentary Sony Hack: North Korean Diplomat Reportedly Denies Country’s Involvement, by Erik Hayden, Hollywood Reporter, Dec.…
Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
RFE/RL Report: Russian Media Behemoth Set To Launch Wave Of Foreign Bureaus
BBG Watch Commentary A very informative report on the expansion of the Kremlin’s media outreach abroad was posted…
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…
Putin’s Russian victimhood on VOA
BBG Watch Commentary “Western media both expose, but often just report, Putin’s Russian victimhood propaganda claims, while poor…
Voice of America Alters Broadcasts After Hong Kong Protests Begin, Epoch Times Reports
BBG Watch Commentary The Epoch Times, a newspaper published by the multi-language, international media organisation associated with the…
Lack Meets With Reform-Minded CUSIB, Radio World reports
BBG Watch Commentary Interacting with an advocacy group that has been critical of certain Broadcasting Board of Governors…
‘A Snub to Congress: Oversight of International Broadcasting Agency in Question,’ Heritage scholar says
BBG Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, wrote in her commentary…
U.S. media on Andy Lack CEO announcement by BBG
BBG Watch Commentary VARIETY Andrew Lack to Leave Bloomberg for Federal Agency Post The current chairman, Universal’s Jeff…
Shakespeare in Gdansk instead of anti-Putin rally in Moscow – What the heck?, Voice of America
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Josh, not his real…
H.R. 4490 would provide adult supervision for BBG and Voice of America, Heritage scholar says
BBG Watch Commentary Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and the author of the book…
Iranian Dissident Banned from VOA for Criticizing Tehran, Ban Later Removed
BBG Watch Commentary Adam Kredo reported in the Washington Free Beacon that an Iranian expert and regime opponent…
Russia’s RT has more on Obama statement on Ukraine than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) devoted only 138 words on its English news website…