Good news for free journalism in Cuba – some illegally fired Radio and TV Marti staffers to be reinstated by BBG – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a development that reflects well on the current Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) broad,…
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…
Rep. Ed Royce asks Administration to back reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on…
BBG FY 2013 – FY 2015 Budgets and Positions
BBG Watch NOTE: The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) budget was split between IBB and the Office of Technology,…
Administration FY 2016 budget request for Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Obama Administration FY 2016 budget document for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) talks about “supporting…
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…
Martís Bring Cubans Live Coverage Of Congressional Hearings – BBG Press Release
BBG Watch Commentary A good move by Radio, Television Martí and Martinoticias.com and new Broadcasting Board of Governors…
FY2016 Budget Proposal calls for de-federalization of Radio and TV Marti to Cuba and VOA Latin American outreach
BBG Watch Commentary FY2016 Administration Budget Proposal for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) calls for de-federalization of…
Burke Award Recipient has Possessions Seized in Cuba – BBG Press Release
BBG Watch Commentary With the pressure from the Castro regime on the Obama Administration to close down Radio…
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…
Broadcasting Board of Governors has the worst-rated senior leaders in federal government
BBG Watch Commentary Something to consider for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) new director, Andy Lack, who…
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…
Change – Andy Lack to be sworn in as Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the appointment of Andy Lack as Broadcasting…
NOONAN, PRESUTTI, HEIL — mismanagement, independence, future of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Link to Video At the open board meeting in Washington Thursday, Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Illegally dismissed Radio and TV Marti journalists still in a limbo after five years
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a Radio and TV Marti illegally…
A Time to Give Thanks
BBG Watch Commentary Happy Thanksgiving to all BBG Watch readers and contributors. We repost today a commentary by…
Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers
BBG Watch Commentary The independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the news…
Illegally RIFed Radio & TV Marti journalists look to another disappointing Christmas
BBG Watch Commentary Despite repeated promises from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board members that the agency is…
NOONAN: gross mismanagement of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan spoke at…
Hill sources don’t see intent to hire Andy Lack as ‘end-around’ BBG reform legislation
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch sources on Capitol Hill are not perturbed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors’…
Former BBG Governor Ashe welcomes news of Andy Lack as CEO
BBG Watch Commentary Former Broadcasting Board of Governor (BBG) member and CUSIB member Victor Ashe welcomed the selection…
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…
EXCLUSIVE Broadcasting Board of Governors voted to offer CEO job to Andy Lack of Bloomberg
EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch News and Commentary BBG Watch has confirmed that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members voted…
Shifting the news agenda with Andy Lack, Bloomberg man eyed for CEO of U.S. media outreach at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has reported that according to usually well-informed sources, Andrew R. Lack, Chairman of…
Bloomberg’s Andy Lack eyed for U.S. broadcasting CEO job at BBG
EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Commentary Usually well-informed sources confirmed to BBG Watch that Andy Lack, Chairman of Bloomberg Media…
Time to Rearm, and Fight Enemy Propaganda, Heritage scholar says
BBG Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has published another article…
Agency admits it fired workers who reported wastefulness to Congress, WT reports
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Times reported that “in a notice recently posted in the Broadcasting Board of…
Former BBG member Ashe comments on expected settlement of OCB employees’ case
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned and reported earlier that thanks to the intervention of Broadcasting Board…
U.S. agency should do charity drive to bring Voice of America radio back to Asia and Middle East
BBG Watch Commentary This commentary contains elements of satire and sarcasm. If you object to such content, please…
The Man Behind the Anonymous Critiques of U.S. International Broadcasting, govexec.com reports on BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive, govexec.com website, has published a profile of BBG Watch and one of its…
Audit finds low morale at U.S. Radio and TV Marti to Cuba, California paper reports
BBG Watch Commentary “Low morale still plagues the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the U.S. government organization responsible for…
BBG union comes under pressure for supporting H.R. 4490 bipartisan reform bill
BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812 union known for winning lawsuits to save…
United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014, CBO Cost Estimate
BBG Watch Commentary A cost estimate of H.R. 4490, the United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014,…
RFE/RL versus Helsinki Committee on labor rights – bad press continues
BBG Watch Commentary While the new leadership (Kevin Klose and interim team which replaced him) of U.S. taxpayer-funded…
CUSIB urges management reforms at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), which has been…
BBG not to challenge legal rulings in favor of RIFed OCB – Radio and TV Marti employees
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member told Committee for…
IBB – BBG Debacles – Legal by Jane Doe
BBG Watch Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the…
Federal Labor Relations Authority Judge slams BBG for law violations
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Federal Labor Relations Authority Law Judge slammed the Broadcasting…
BBG Media Highlights — bipartisan BBG reform bill and OCB journalists win in court
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Media Highlights sent out to subscribers by email and posted online by the Broadcasting…
California paper picks up Miami Herald report on OCB journalists’ latest legal victory
BBG Watch Commentary The Sacramento Bee newspaper picked up a Miami Herald report by Juan O Tamayo on…
Federal court issues another rebuke to IBB officials accused of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another pointed rebuke to senior International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials, top executives and…
Congressman Duncan honors Ambassador Ashe for BBG service, BBG Watch reporting cited in Congressional Record
United States Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. from Tennessee, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and…
A Living Memorial In Honor of Former BBG Governor, Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary “The American Linden tree planted through the efforts of AFGE Local 1812 will be a…
Re: The Weakening Of The Rule of Law: An Agency Tragedy? – AFGE Local 1812 Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is republishing as a public service an editorial posted on the website of…
Another Year, Hope Springs Eternal – Message from AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee Union
BBG Watch is happy to publish his New Year Message from the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE…
BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation DECEMBER 30, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In…
RFA and RFE/RL highlight their journalistic accomplishments in 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Both Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have posted…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regions
BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…