Amid crisis over Radio Liberty firings, BBG changes time of open meeting at the last moment
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced a sudden change of the time of its…
Radio Liberty listeners appeal to President Obama to bring back fired Radio Liberty journalists, restore radio programs
We demand that a compromise with Russian authorities be found so that Radio Svoboda continues medium-wave broadcasting. We…
Russian liberal opposition leaders appeal to U.S. officials to restore jobs to Radio Liberty journalists and their programs
Statement of Yabloko Leaders “Russian United Democratic Party ‘Yabloko’ is deeply concerned over the situation which surrounds RFERL…
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov appeals to the Broadcasting Board of Governors over mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
Mikhail Kasyanov, one of the signatories of the protest letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) over…
Former Broadcasting Board of Governors member Blanquita Cullum blames current board and senior staff for stifling free speech in Russia
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, a former Republican BBG member, talk radio personality Blanquita Cullum, strongly…
Americans! U.S. Government Supports Dictatorship in Russia, Says Protester Against Mass Dismissal of Radio Liberty Journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Several individual Russian protesters appeared Wednesday near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with signs condemning…
CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty Supporters
Reposted from CUSIB website. October 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty…
Euronews Video on Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts
See Euronews Video: Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts Euronews didn’t get it quite right. The decision…
Demonstration at U.S. Embassy Moscow Against Firing of Journalists and Silencing of Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary A young Russian journalism student Kirill Filimonov, protesting against U.S. decision to stifle Radio Liberty…
U.S. Is Digging an Early Grave for Radio Liberty in Russia says Scholar Tatiana Yankelevich, Daughter of Yelena Bonner, Stepdaughter of Andrei Sakharov
Tatiana Yankelevich, a Russian American scholar, daughter of Yelena Bonner and stepdaughter of famous Soviet dissident Andrei Sakaharov,…
Czech Helsinki Committee protests Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty management practices, Russian opposition is drafting another protest
A premier human rights organization in the Czech Republic, The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) has published another protest…
Is Mr. Korn Fiddling as the Third Rome is Burning under Radio Liberty in Russia?
An anonymous RFE/RL journalist takes issue on historical grounds with the nickname given by one of his colleagues…
Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt Romney
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…
Renown Russian-American scholar Vladimir Shlapentokh protests mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Renown Russian-American sociologist and Michigan State University professor Vladimir Shlapentokh, who launched objective social polling…
Renowned Russian-American scholar Vladimir Shlapentokh protests mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Renowned Russian-American sociologist and Michigan State University professor Vladimir Shlapentokh, who launched objective social polling…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty Moscow – Part Two
“I remember guards at our beloved RFE/RL Moscow editorial office and frozen eyes of bureaucrats saying ‘Thank you,…
Mikhail Gorbachev’s statement on Radio Liberty and mass dismissal of RL journalists
BBG Watch Statement by Mikhail Gorbachev (English Translation) Glasnost is threatened in Russia and…
Former Radio Liberty Russian Service director Mario Corti – RFE/RL management turns radio listeners and visitors to its website in Russia into anti-Americans
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Management Turns Radio Listeners and Visitors To Its Website in Russia Into…
Fired Radio Liberty Moscow employees included famous journalists and digital media experts
BBG Watch Commentary The new director of the Radio Liberty Russian Service, Russian American journalist, writer and gay…
Is Mr. Korn just getting started after killing Radio Liberty Moscow?
This commentary was written by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist who broadcasts into Central Asia and…
Reset at Radio Liberty Russia – Never Attribute To Malice That Which Is Adequately Explained By Stupidity
BBG Watch Guest Commentary by Lev Roitman Reset at Radio Liberty Russia – Never Attribute To Malice That…
CUSIB condemns firings of journalists at Radio Liberty, welcomes Ethan Gutmann to Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org) has condemned the recent mass firing of Radio Liberty…
How Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty top brass fired journalists in Moscow and caused a scandal
BBG Watch Commentary An online openDemocracy.net article, The End of ‘Liberty’ by a former Radio Liberty (RL) Russian…
East European journalist defends Russian broadcasters fired by Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Polish journalist, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, co-editor of Russian coverage for…
Pelosi concerned about proposed merger of BBG's independent broadcasters
BBG Watch has learned that the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D…
RFE/RL President Steven Korn responds to negative media coverage of mass firings at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn has responded to a wave of…
Newly-selected director of Radio Liberty Russian Service Masha Gessen will be target of KGB-style pressure campaign
BBG Watch Guest Commentary As the Kremlin orders USAID to pull out of Russia, accusing the U.S. government…
Newly-selected director of Radio Liberty Russian Service Masha Gessen met with Putin, denies role in mass firing of RL staffers
BBG Watch Commentary As the Kremlin orders USAID to pull out of Russia, accusing the U.S. government agency…
Broadcasting Board of Governors not quite sure whether Putin restricts media freedom in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. federal agency in charge of international news…
BBG staff tries to rebuff critics on grantee consolidation plan
Senior executive staffers at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have launched an all-out attack on critics of…
Obama to nominate Jeffrey Shell as BBG Chairman
President Obama says he intends to nominate Jeffrey Shell as Member and Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Board Meets With Secretary Clinton
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Board Meets With Secretary Clinton by The Federalist This…
Broadcasting Board of Governors members to meet with Secretary of State Clinton amid doubts about their leadership
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), who…
BBG is structural mess, says former chair Glassman, but are his proposals any better?
BBG Watch Commentary Examiner.com and Gov.Exec.com have reported a comment from the former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Without substantive change, Broadcasting Board of Governors Governance Committee may soon be selling mismanagement under a different name
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governance Committee, scheduled to…
Working under BBG management is no Labor Day picnic for employees – The Czech Helsinki Committee condemns human rights violations at Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary How can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proclaim with a straight face that…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe calls for Broadcasting Board of Governors to disengage from 50 million dollar contract with Gallup
Ambassador Victor Ashe, a Republican member of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has called for the…
Anonymous employee's message to RFE/RL President Korn – treat your staff as professionals
This message was sent to BBG Watch by an Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalist who wants…
Keeping Radio Liberty Russian Service director in Moscow will make the job of Putin's secret police much easier
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has a new president and new senior managers, none of whom is a…
Anonymous Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty journalist decries human rights violations at the U.S.-funded broadcaster
Alsou Taheri is the pseudonym of a journalist working at Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Prague,…
BBG's defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland
BBG Watch Commentary BBG’s defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland…
July BBG board meeting cancelled due to lack of interest
BBG Watch Commentary How can anyone, particularly members of Congress, take the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) seriously…
It's easier to find Putin's email address than those of most members of Broadcasting Board of Governors
A Letter from Prague by Leon It’s easier to find Putin’s email address than those of most members…
Why are 'old white guys' leaving RFE/RL?
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) top lawyer is the latest experienced executive to announce he is leaving the…
Solidarity – BBG Problems with Employees Not Limited to VOA
Solidarity among the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, who are managed by the worst-rated team of executives…
Rep. Rohrabacher – BBG strikes blows against government transparency and Congressional oversight
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) condemned the recently-passed BBG…
RFE/RL employee – present management worse than all previous
I have been working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. It is one of the most opressive places on…
CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency
Republished from CUSIB. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency…
Letter to BBG about labor practices at RFE/RL
Article, “Helsinki Committee: Labor Practices of Radio Free Europe Are Immoral”, mentions BBG. Dear BBG members,…
Bad press for RFE/RL in Czech Republic
A former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service editor and commentator Lev Roitman has published an op-ed in…