Under Gessen, Radio Liberty ceased to be frequently cited news source in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Warning from fired Radio Liberty journalists, media experts, sociologists opposition politicians and human rights activists…
BBG executives and lawyers refuse to settle discrimination cases they know they will lose
BBG Watch Commentary The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, has been…
Former president's top deputies leaving Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary In the last six months, dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia were fired without…
As Russian authorities raid human rights NGOs, RFE/RL websites were out of commission, offered minimal coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Big changes may soon be announced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), but for now…
CUSIB Marks 6-Month Anniversary of the Unjust Firing of Radio Liberty Journalists
Lyudmila Alexeeva, Photo for Radio Liberty in Exile by Yuri Timofeev. March 21, 2013 For…
Lyudmila Alexeeva: Saving Radio Liberty in Russia Should Have Been Done The Day Before Yesterday
BBG Watch Commentary Supporters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), including a preeminent Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…
Masha Gessen gets award for journalism while dozens of fired Radio Liberty journalists are still unable to work at the station
BBG Watch Commentary Masha Gessen, the controversial director of the Russian Service at the U.S. taxpayer-funded media freedom…
Growing consensus that failed Broadcasting Board of Governors executives should leave
BBG Watch Commentary “That is why we call yet again on Congress to exercise its overview functions to…
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…
CUSIB looks at sequestration, Radio World reports
BBG Watch Commentary Radio World reported on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) recommendation that instead of…
When asked what Radio Liberty means to them, most fired journalists said it is their life
BBG Watch Commentary When asked what Radio Liberty means to them, most fired journalists said it is their…
Radio Liberty faces Die Hard moment, Russia's government website reports
BBG Watch Commentary Russia Beyond the Headlines English-language news website run by a leading Russian daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta,…
Fired Radio Liberty journalist writes about his Holocaust video project
BBG Watch Commentary In September 2012, the former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) management team fired some of…
Is unexplained absence of Broadcasting Board of Governors interim chair due to alleged conflict of interest?
BBG Watch Commentary While the remaining members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have been working hard…
RFE/RL's interim president expected to address Czech Helsinki Committee concerns with new personnel and policy decisions
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president Kevin Klose…
CUSIB calls for protecting vulnerable groups of BBG employees and for more funding for U.S. international broadcasting
In a press release issued today, the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) called for…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama by The Federalist Before…
Vitaly Portnikov at Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event in Moscow voices support for fired journalists
The 60th anniversary event was organized in Moscow on March 1 by Radio Liberty in Exile, a group…
Sergei Kovalyov at Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event in Moscow
The gathering in Moscow on March 1 was organized by Radio Liberty in Exile, a group of fired…
RFE/RL Acting President Kevin Klose Marks 60 Years Of Radio Liberty
On March 1, 1953, Radio Liberty (then called Radio Liberation) began broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet Union.…
60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda
Commentary by Leon 60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda By Leon…
What would George Orwell say about journalism at Radio Liberty?
BBG Watch Commentary “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”…
Radio Liberty is joined by Lyudmila Alexeeva to celebrate 60 years of defending free speech
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has posted videos of the Radio Liberty 60th anniversary event…
Lev Roitman calls on Kevin Klose to act on restoring rights of RFE/RL employees
Commentary by Lev Roitman Former senior commentator at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Lev Roitman, who retired from…
Ivan Tolstoy praises solidarity of Radio Liberty journalists who resigned in protest
Ivan Tolstoy, who still works at Radio Liberty in Prague, spoke at the gathering organized on March 1…
Human rights supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists Lyudmila Alexeeva visits RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary One of the strongest supporters of fired Radio Liberty journalists, Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…
Former Russian Service director Mario Corti calls Radio Liberty in Exile only remaining agent of station's mission in Russia
At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians to mark the…
Message from IBB Deputy Director Trimble to Radio Liberty in Exile read at 60th anniversary in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians…
"Die Hard" – Radio Liberty at 60
Novaya Gazeta, an independent Russian newspaper set up by former President Mikhail Gorbachev with the money from his…
Fired Radio Liberty journalist Mikhail Sokolov has no doubts station will return to its former, now abandoned mission
BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty political journalist Mikhail Sokolov believes that the station will return to its…
BBG Governor Ashe issues statement on 60th anniversary of Radio Liberty, apologizes to fired journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In response to an invitation sent by Radio Liberty in Exile to members of the…
Supporters of fired Radio Liberty journalists, Alexeeva and Satter, to speak at anniversary event in DC
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) new acting president Kevin Klose has invited Lyudmila Alexeeva and…
RFE/RL president invites famous supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists to anniversary event
BBG Watch Commentary Lyudmila Alexeeva’s participation in Radio Liberty anniversary events in Washington and in Moscow may lead…
Hillary Clinton's unfinished business and new direction at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Writing about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Robert Schadler, a senior fellow for Public…
Video of RFE/RL acting president Kevin Klose speaking at BBG meeting
BBG Watch Commentary Newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty acting president Kevin Klose spoke last Friday, February 22, 2013,…
BBG's Victor Ashe Welcomes Kevin Klose, Notes 60 Years of Radio Liberty
At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting in Washington, DC on February 22, 2013, BBG Governor, Ambassador…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan at BBG meeting defending fired Radio Liberty journalists
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has released a video of CUSIB Executive Director Ann…
RL 60: RFE/RL has not announced plans for Radio Liberty's 60th anniversary
BBG Watch Commentary In contrast with the 60th anniversary of Radio Free Europe, for which Radio Free Europe/Radio…
60 RL: The Radio Station Known as Radio Liberty
BBG Watch is posting under its “60 RL” series historical and current news to commemorate the 60…
60 RL: Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch is posting under its “60 RL” series historical and current news to commemorate the 60 anniversary…
60 RL: Radio Liberty in Exile posts first Radio Liberty interview with Gorbachev to mark station's 60th anniversary
BBG Watch Commentary Even though they are not the official Radio Liberty, Radio Liberty in Exile was the…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan calls on BBG to reinstate fired Radio Liberty journalists
At the end of today’s Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting in Washington, D.C., Ann Noonan, Executive Director…
Radio Free Europe through the Eyes of the Czechoslovak State Security Service
For anyone interested in the activities of the Czechoslovak State Security Service (StB) directed against Radio Free Europe…
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…
Profile of a Radio Liberty in Exile journalist Anastasia Kirilenko
This profile of Anastasia Kirilenko, who resigned in protest from Radio Liberty in October 2012, is reposted from…
60 RL: Radio Liberty in Exile to mark Radio Liberty's 60th anniversary at a major event in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Radio Liberty in Exile, a group of fired Radio Liberty…
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…
CUSIB's Executive Director Ann Noonan to speak at BBG meeting
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International…
Radio Liberty in Exile issues statement on meeting with RFE/RL acting president Kevin Klose
BBG Watch Commentary After much internal debate, journalists of Radio Liberty in Exile issued a statement on their…
Kevin Klose meets with Russian human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary During a highly emotional meeting in Moscow on Tuesday that lasted nearly five hours, newly-appointed…