Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan asking BBG to protect Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 17, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Masha Gessen denies Radio Liberty Russian Service will be inspected, calls it review of the situation in RussiaDecember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “The strategy of the development of the Russian Service was perceived very positively.” “There was…
Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources sayDecember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty JournalistsDecember 14, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
BBG to initiate review of Radio Liberty Moscow eventsDecember 14, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton announced Friday at the open BBG meeting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – worst place to work in U.S. federal governmentDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Federal News Radio, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the worst…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 13, 2012December 14, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG membersDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…
Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RLDecember 14, 2012 Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
Anynomous Czech employee responds to RFE/RL Vice President Dale CohenDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that in his communications with members of the…
Former Radio Liberty reporter Elena Vlasenko to receive Sakharov journalism prizeDecember 13, 2012 Elena Vlasenko, a young journalist who resigned in protest from the Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda)…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 12, 2012December 13, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
RFE/RL management's strained relations with Czech employeesDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a number of Czech employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty disappears from most cited radios list in RussiaDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Just two months after Masha Gessen took over as the new director of Radio Liberty’s…
IBB executives travel abroad, pay no attention as RFE/RL crisis deepens and audiences declineDecember 12, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva and former President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently care more about…
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina GorelikDecember 11, 2012 Reposted from the CUSIB – www.cusib.org – website. December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki…
Sex and drugs trump human rights on new Russian home page of Radio LibertyDecember 11, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary On the International Human Rights Day, December 10, Masha Gessen’s Radio Liberty, also known in…
Read More 8 minute read Fired Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik receives Moscow Helsinki Group Journalism PrizeDecember 10, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), fired last September by American taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is starting to look more like Playboy and National EnquirerDecember 8, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Sexually suggestive videos and racy photos — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is changing its…
Never use a gadget that's smarter than you – RFE/RL President Korn embarrassed by his emailDecember 6, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffers are having a big laugh over their president and…
Open Letter to RFE/RL President Korn Urging Fair Treatment of Employees with DisabilitiesDecember 5, 2012 Fired Radio Liberty journalists, some who are currently working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well as those…
Radio Liberty Russian website stops showing number of visitors to hide precipitous declineDecember 5, 2012 UPDATE After the publication of this BBG Watch article, the Radio Liberty Russian website resumed showing number of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched EarthDecember 4, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth by The Federalist As we like to…
Read More 7 minute read Radio Liberty offers young Kazakh Muslims American-style videos with sexual content, causes outrageDecember 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “I don’t understand why RFE/RL produced these obscene videos using American taxpayers’ money.” — Kazakh…
Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 3, 2012 Terry Willey was Director of the News and Current Affairs Division at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In…
Dr. Igor Sutyagin, former political prisoner in Putin's Russia, explains why serious news seekers stopped using Radio Liberty Russian websiteDecember 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary After the American management of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) headed by President and CEO…
Is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an Equal Opportunity Employer?November 30, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary We went through the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website but could not find any…
Read More 2 minute read OIG investigation of RFE/RL President and CEO urgedNovember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcaster and senior commentator Lev Roitman has requested…
Breaking News – Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Board plans to hear directly from fired Radio Liberty journalistsNovember 28, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors…
Radio Free Asia Tibetan Service covers extensively protests in Tibet and China despite recent dismissal of its directorNovember 28, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Asia (RFA) Tibetan Service leads all international broadcasters in quick, extensive and…
Media on Radio Liberty Update, Nov. 26, 2012November 27, 2012 Russian and international media reports on the Radio Liberty crisis, Radio Liberty in Exile and its new website,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday GiftingNovember 26, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday Gifting by The Federalist How do you…
From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road MapNovember 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…
Former editor Lyudmila Telen pained by catastrophic audience drop for Radio Liberty's Russian websiteNovember 24, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Ludmila Telen (Телень, Людмила Олеговна – Russian Wikipedia), an award-winning Russian journalist who was fired…
Read More 2 minute read Remembering Radio Liberty in Exile Journalists on ThanksgivingNovember 22, 2012 As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, BBG Watch remembers Radio Liberty journalists who were brutally fired without a warning or…
Russian and international media continue to report on Radio Liberty crisisNovember 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary After Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) fired more than 30 Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow,…
Russian human rights leaders issue a second letter denouncing RFE/RL president Korn, ask Secretary Clinton and Congress to interveneNovember 21, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In a second letter sent in the last two months to the U.S. Senate Committee…
Russian media report on launching of Radio Liberty in Exile news website SvobodaNew.comNovember 20, 2012 Interfax, the biggest non-governmental Russian news agency, reported the launching of SvobodaNew.com, the news and information website set…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and RebellionNovember 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and Rebellion by The Federalist “There is something…
RFE/RL management blocks employee access to Radio Liberty in Exile website SvobodaNew.comNovember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the management of BBG-supervised Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Read More 6 minute read Russia expert David Satter offers scathing criticism of RFE/RL president Steven KornNovember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In a wide-ranging interview recored at the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Russia scholar, journalist and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding AwayNovember 18, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away by The Federalist We now see…
Mysterious absence of BBG member Dennis MulhauptNovember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Where is Dennis Mulhaupt? It is the question being asked today at the Broadcasting Board…
RFE/RL president Korn refuses to provide information to BBG committee on Masha Gessen and his trip to MoscowNovember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that in an unprecedented act of defiance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Victor Ashe increases pressure on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, BBG worldwide audience declinesNovember 15, 2012 At the Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategy & Budget Committee open meeting held today (November 15, 2012) at…
New Radio Liberty ignores Gorbachev's new book, misses Obama-Putin call and other news storiesNovember 15, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post had a AP story about the release of former president Mikhail Gorbachev’s…
Obama-Putin phone call ignored by new Radio Liberty websiteNovember 14, 2012 As of Wednesday morning Moscow time, the new Radio Liberty website has posted no news on its home…
UK-based Russia expert Masha Karp analyzes Radio Liberty's demiseNovember 13, 2012 Masha Karp is a trustee of Rights in Russia and a London-based freelance journalist with a special interest in relations between Russia…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: A Thousand Words in a PictureNovember 13, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: A Thousand Words in a Picture by The Federalist (We are…
Victor Ashe criticizes Broadcasting Board of Governors for inaction in addressing management crisesNovember 12, 2012 Ambassador Victor Ashe, a member of the bipartisan board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal…