Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: A Thousand Words in a Picture
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 crises
Ambassador Victor Ashe, a member of the bipartisan board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal…
Mikhail Sokolov – fired Radio Liberty journalist disliked by Putin and RFE/RL president Korn
In his remarks to his senior staffers, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn made dismissive comments…
Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for help
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…
EuroNews – Radio Liberty ends Russia broadcasts
EuroNews reported on the ending of Radio Liberty Russian broadcasts on a medium wave frequency in Moscow on…
Research from Putin's pollster in Chechnya used to silence Radio Liberty, former RL journalist reports
A former Radio Liberty investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko wrote in her blog that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Radio Liberty in Exile posts RFE/RL president Steven Korn's dismissive comments about Russian opposition leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Enterprising Radio Liberty in Exile journalists have obtained an audio file of Radio Free Europe/Radio…
Former Radio Liberty broadcaster calls on Secretary Clinton to confront damage to U.S. public diplomacy caused by BBG and RFE/RL officials
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 U.S.A. …
Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failure
BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Commentary by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee…
Stratfor analyzes silencing of Radio Liberty
Stratfor, a subscription-based provider of geopolitical analysis, published a article on the Kremlin’s crackdown on independent media and…
Radio Liberty making waves: have no lessons from the past been learnt?
This article by fired Radio Liberty human rights reporter Kristina Gorelik is reposted with permission from the openDemocracy…
BBG Governors refuse to work, may cancel November meeting, leave incompetent executives in charge
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two Broadcasting Board of Governors members, interim presiding governor Michael…
Will Brutally Fired Radio Liberty Journalists See Generous, Compassionate, Tolerant America?
BBG Watch Commentary Will the board members and top executives of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) learn…
London Times – Voice of liberty falls silent after 60 years
A today’s report by Michael Binyon in The Times of London states that the abrupt firing of dozens…
OpenDemocracy republishes BBG Watch commentary by former Radio Liberty journalist
Online UK-based openDemocracy journal republished a BBG Watch article by Anastasia Kirilenko “The Death of Radio Liberty.” “US-funded…
Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to RFE/RL President Korn – Video with English subtitles
Leading Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn’s decision…
U.S. Still Needs Radio for Public Diplomacy in the Internet Age – WPR
Tom Woods, World Politics Review analyst, wrote that during the last presidential debate, which was focused on foreign…
Mr. Korn's "Field of Dreams" at Radio Liberty
A commentary from a BBG Watch contributor in Prague. After viewing the link to the meeting between Radio…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven Korn
Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…
RFE/RL censors comments critical of its top management
This report was prepared for BBG Watch by a retired RFE/RL senior Russian Service editor. UPDATE: After the…
One of the worst-managed federal agencies, BBG, has become even worse
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has received even lower scores in the 2012 Federal…
A New Plan for New Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary A New Plan for New Radio Liberty by Lev Roitman, RFE/RL Senior Commentator (1974-2004) We…
Former Radio Liberty chief editor calls on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, offers a taste of British humor
BBG Watch Commentary Leonid Finkelstein is a writer and a former international broadcaster. While still a student in…
Why I Left Radio Liberty
Why I Left Radio Liberty by Anastasia Kirilenko I am a 28-year-old Russian web editor and investigative radio…
Digital investment wasted by incompetence and strategic blunders
Digital investment in Radio Liberty wasted by incompetence and strategic blunders A commentary by Ivan Trefilov, former Radio…
Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support
The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…
Human rights activist Pavel Litvinov calls for bringing back fired Radio Liberty journalists
During a panel discussion in Moscow on Monday, Russian writer, human rights activist and former Soviet-era political prisoner…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile protest in Moscow planned for Monday
BBG Watch – www.bbgwatch.com Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired Radio Liberty journalists is planning a protest in…
Was damage to Radio Liberty intentional?
This BBG Watch Commentary was written by an anonymous employee. How long until the Governors at the Broadcasting…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists invite RFE/RL president Korn to meet with them in Moscow, plan protest events
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group (Radio Svoboda-in-Exile) is planning a number of events and protests to coincide…
Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and Ragona
BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…
American scholars speak out against firing of Radio Liberty journalists
David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent, has criticized the mass firings and changes at Radio Liberty in a…
Corti and Lipien in National Review – Radio Liberty silenced by Washington
BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in National Review Online, Mario Corti and Ted Lipien argue that…
Letter from Prague – Questions for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn
BBG Watch Commentary – a Letter from Prague by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist My…
New Moscow Times article quotes Mario Corti's BBG Watch comments on Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Steven Korn assured members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
New Radio Liberty head in Russia in charge of digital transition lost website visitors at previous employer, report shows
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Steven Korn tells anyone who would listen that Russian…
NPR on U.S. Broadcasting Crisis in Moscow – Radio Liberty Going Off The Air In Russia
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY National Public Radio (NPR) online article (audio report is also available) quotes statements from Radio…
U.S. media – Obama caves to Putin on Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Reports and editorials in U.S. media have begun noticing the mass firing of Radio Liberty…
RFE/RL President Korn in Moscow Times – a desperate plea of American manager disconnected from reality
BBG Watch Commentary In a desperate effort to salvage his reputation and that of his choice for the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part One
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…
The Washington Free Beacon on end of pro-democracy broadcasts in Russia
The Washington Free Beacon reporter Adam Kredo has reported in an article published Monday on many negative reaction…
Heritage Foundation scholar calls for return to work of fired Radio Liberty journalists
Dr. Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, has called on the Broadcasting…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists feel hurt and anger, blame Steven Korn and Michael Lynton
Just Asking Commentary This was contributed by an anonymous RFE/RL journalist. I come up with my own nickname…
BBG's Michael Lynton ignores appeals from Gorbachev, Alexeeva, other Russian leaders to save fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Michael Lynton, who serves as a temporary chairman of the…
Washington Times publishes op-ed by former journalism student intern at Radio Liberty
The Washington Times newspaper has published an op-ed by a young Russian university student Kirill Filimonov, in which…
CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum's Statement on Radio Liberty Crisis
Reposted from CUSIB website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2012 CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum’s Statement on Radio…
BBG's Victor Ashe disassociates himself from (now removed) statement of support for RFE/RL President Korn
UPDATE: After the protest from Governor Victor Ashe, the statement of “Governors’ support for Steve Korn’s leadership” has…
Broadcasting Board of Governors ignores appeals from Russia, does not intervene to return fired Radio Liberty journalists to work
At the ongoing meeting in Washington, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has not moved to return to…
Broadcasting Board of Governments employee union stands in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty journalists
Support for fired Radio Liberty Service Employees The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812…