Gregory Feifer: Rebuilding Radio LibertyJanuary 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “Still greatly respected in many former Soviet republics, Radio Liberty is also admired in Russia. Rebuilding it…
Announcement on new RFE/RL president expected soonJanuary 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will soon make an…
Radio Liberty crisis that didn't go away in two weeks – media review update, Jan. 12, 2013January 13, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September…
One of Ukraine's most famous journalists welcomes resignation of RFE/RL presidentJanuary 12, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary One of Ukraine’s most famous independent journalists Vitali Portnikov welcomed the resignation of Radio Free…
VOA officials tried to ban reporter from the UN and limit public disclosure, emails showJanuary 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Official emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Lee confirm previous reports that…
BBG Watch – One Million Hits Since LaunchJanuary 10, 2013 BBG Watch, our little news and media freedom advocacy website, launched in September 2011 to save Voice of…
Masha Gessen comments to Russian media are unauthorized and false, BBG sources sayJanuary 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Speaking off the record, well-placed sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) administration in…
IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union saysJanuary 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
BBG employee union takes note of Andrei Babitsky's protest at Radio LibertyJanuary 10, 2013 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its website a number…
Korn’s Crash Landing, BBG Left to Pick Up the Pieces, BBG employee union commentsJanuary 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Masha Gessen sends a message she's untouchable at Radio LibertyJanuary 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “The Untouchable” – Masha Gessen In an attempt to hold on to her job as…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBGJanuary 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Read More 2 minute read Korn Fed Execs, anonymous journalist comments on RFE/RL "Animal Farm" in PragueJanuary 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Korn Fed Execs by Anonymous RFE/RL journalist It does not surprise anyone who grew up…
National Endowment for Democracy blog reports on Radio Liberty crisisJanuary 8, 2013 Democracy Digest, a blog published by the National Endowment for Democracy, is reporting on the current crisis and…
Read More 5 minute read BBG Watch broke the ill covered Radio Liberty story, says John O'Sullivan in National ReviewJanuary 8, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In an National Review article, “How to Listen to the Radio: The ill-covered crisis at…
Read More 2 minute read Steven Korn's Wasteful Personal Spending at RFE/RL by Judy Bachrach in World AffairsJanuary 7, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio LibertyJanuary 7, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by The Federalist…
Read More 10 minute read Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist tells Broadcasting Board of GovernorsJanuary 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist Sophia Kornienko tells Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – BlusterJanuary 5, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Bluster by The Federalist The Congress has thrown a bone…
Read More 8 minute read Letter to Senator Kerry from former Radio Liberty senior commentatorJanuary 5, 2013 Letter to Senator John Kerry from Lev Roitman, a former senior commentator of Radio Liberty Russian Service Published: Orer…
Did Steve Korn resign from CNN and RFE/RL or was he canned both times?January 5, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn, the outgoing president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), insists that…
Read More 4 minute read European public interest journalism expert calls for Ragona and Gessen to leave, return of fired Radio Liberty staffJanuary 5, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary European public interest journalism expert Zygmunt Dzieciolowski has called on the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 3 minute read Limousines, yachts, business class travel at RFE/RL hopefully to be reviewed by Audit CommitteeJanuary 4, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board Chairman and…
Steven Korn continues to defame Radio Liberty journalists in Washington Post interviewJanuary 3, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In an interview with The Washington Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO…
Read More 7 minute read Open letter of Radio Liberty Chechnya war reporter Andrei Babitsky to RFE/RL president Steven KornJanuary 3, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In an open letter to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn,…
Read More 4 minute read Business class plane travel and housing allowances for Korn's favorites at RFE/RL raise questionsJanuary 3, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two of the resigning Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President…
Read More 13 minute read Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist responds to RFE/RL president Steven Korn's resignation letterJanuary 2, 2013 Below are my comments, in bold, to President Steve Korn’s resignation letter sent to the Board Of Governors,…
Still in fear of Steven Korn and his deputies, RFE/RL journalists continue to ignore controversy and need for balanceJanuary 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “For the first time ever the RFE/RL newsroom has published ‘information’ that we have every…
My dismissal – not possible, Izvestia quotes Radio Liberty Russian head Masha GessenJanuary 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Liberty Russian Service director Masha Gessen told the Izvestia that firing her from…
Victor Ashe welcomes resignation of Steven Korn as necessary for RFE/RL to surviveJanuary 1, 2013 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe welcomed the resignation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
STEVEN KORN RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT OF RADIO FREE EUROPE AND RADIO LIBERTYDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty president and CEO Steven Korn has submitted a letter of resignation…
RFE/RL board meets, no letter of resignation from Steven Korn arrived, search for replacement continuesDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty corporate board, which is composed of all members of the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors employee union calls BBG actions on Radio Liberty a step in the right directionDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Steven Korn's Disastrous Tenure at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: A Postmortem by Judy BachrachDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
A Farcial Spin at the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 31, 2012 This article was published by the BBG employee union AFGE Local 1812 A FARCICAL SPIN For members of…
U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in RussiaDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia by Mario Corti and…
"Turmoil Over America's Radio Voice in Russia," former RFE/RL executive editor writes in Wall Street JournalDecember 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary John O’Sullivan, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty executive editor (2008-11) and vice president (2011), the…
RFE/RL Board to meet Monday to deal with Radio Liberty crisis, Steven Korn's resignation and personnel issuesDecember 30, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Several sources told BBG Watch that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board is planning…
Read More 7 minute read Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protestDecember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…
Fired Radio Liberty chief web editor receives prestigious journalism prize in RussiaDecember 26, 2012 Lyudmila Telen, who in September was fired from her position as the chief editor of the Radio Liberty…
Steven Korn fired for destroying Russian Service of Radio Liberty, Russian media reportDecember 25, 2012 Russian media report that President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn was fired by…
American supporters wish Merry Christmas to Radio Liberty in Exile fired journalistsDecember 25, 2012 MERRY CHRISTMAS RADIO LIBERTY IN EXILE Even though the Russian Orthodox Christmas is not yet here, BBG…
Korn Fired: Meltdown at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by Judy Bachrach in World AffairsDecember 25, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
Read More 2 minute read Helsinki human rights leaders appeal to Lech Walesa for help in defending RFE/RL employeesDecember 24, 2012 Media in Russia are reporting that leaders of Helsinki human rights groups in Russia and the Czech Republic…
Read More 7 minute read Freedom House President refutes statements from RFE/RL officialsDecember 24, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at…
Korn gets to leave with honor, Radio Liberty in Exile photoDecember 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In the world of U.S. international broadcasting, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and Radio…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 20, 2012December 21, 2012 RFE/RL President Steven Korn assured BBG members last September that the controversy over his mass firing of Radio…
Fired Radio Liberty Internet team and its young reporter Elena Vlasenko receive Sakharov journalism prizeDecember 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty Internet team fired last September by American executives of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia ReviewedDecember 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed by The Federalist (Special to BBG Watch to mark…
Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverageDecember 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…