VOA and RFE/RL fail to report online in English on Putin’s defense of Nazi-Soviet Pact
BBG Watch Media During the Cold War, both Voice of America (VOA) and particularly Radio Free Europe /…
Op-Ed: Voice of America disappoints
BBG Watch Media “U.S. taxpayer funded Voice of America (VOA) has problems offering timely analysis of Kremlin propaganda,…
SPUTNIK goes after Russian opposition politician and BBG Governor Armstrong
BBG Watch Media Russian news agency SPUTNIK published an attack on Russian opposition politician Ilya Ponomaryov who is…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell and CUSIB both warn of ‘Great Cannon’ new China Internet censorship tool
BBG Watch BBG Watch reposts the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) press release which focuses…
Voice of America can’t get news of its own reform right
BBG Watch Media It is unlikely in the extreme that Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor (who…
Wilson Center Panel on Reform of BBG
BBG Watch The Woodrow Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy program sponsored a panel discussion on reforming U.S.…
Voice of America fails to report on PEN prize for jailed RFE/RL journalist
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report online in English, Russian and many…
Ed Royce – ‘U.S.-broadcasters are laboring under a flawed bureaucracy’ – Rep. Engel says reform is coming
BBG Watch Commentary Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,…
NEW YORK TIMES Signs of Turmoil Seen for Voice of America
BBG Watch Media In a new article, New York Times reporter Ron Nixon writes about the announced resignation…
Ed Royce in WSJ on countering Putin’s information weapons of war
BBG Watch Commentary Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the…
Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing Wednesday at 10 a.m. on Russia’s ‘Weaponization’ of Information
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is reposting reminders about Wednesday’s events in Washington, DC focused on U.S. international…
Voice of America Persian v DW Persian on Facebook 301 – 3,800
BBG Watch Media The Voice of America Persian Facebook post on President Obama statement on the nuclear…
Dismal Voice of America social media stats on big Iran – U.S. news day
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) should hold top Voice of America…
New study blasts US international broadcasting setup, calls for reforms EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A new study, “Reassessing U.S. International Broadcasting,” written by a former Broadcasting Board of Governors…
DALE Europeans Agree to Counter Russian Propaganda War
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, writes in The Daily…
Former BBG governor, former U.S. ambassador to Russia agree: U.S. losing information war
BBG Watch Commentary Reuters news agency and the Kremlin’s media outlet RT reported on a new study which…
RFE/RL star Andrei Babitsky claims he was fired in 2014 for his views
BBG Watch Media In an interview with a major Czech newspaper Lidove Noviny, former Radio Free Europe /…
North Korea and Eritrea – Voice of America and BBC news reporting from closed societies
BBG Watch Media North Korea and Eritrea – Comparison of Voice of America and BBC news reporting from…
Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty Journalists in Russia VIDEO
BBG Watch – In Memoriam, Boris Nemtsov (1959 – 2015) Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty…
U.S. media agency BBG leagues behind BBC and RT in web traffic
BBG Watch Commentary The troubled U.S. media agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), released Tuesday its detailed…
Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
On International Women’s Day women do not fare well at some Broadcasting Board of Governors media entities
BBG Watch Commentary March 8 was celebrated in some parts of the world as International Women’s Day. According…
Assistant Secretary Nuland praises BBG Russia broadcasts, agrees with Chairman Royce on need for BBG reform
BBG Watch Ambassador Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Bureau of European and Eurasian…
Chairman Ed Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting Executive Andy Lack
House Committee On Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce Chairman Royce Statement on Resignation of U.S. International Broadcasting…
The New York Times – Andrew Lack Leaves Broadcasting Board of Governors After 6 Weeks
BBG Watch Media “Employees and former employees of the board, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said staff…
BBG Watch confirms Andy Lack leaving Broadcasting Board of Governors – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has confirmed that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director and CEO Andy Lack…
VOA and RFE/RL Russia media outreach in Op-Ed: Murder of Polish priest may offer clues in Boris Nemtsov’s case
BBG Watch Media The importance of effective U.S. media outreach through the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio…
VOA improves Boris Nemtsov coverage but fails to give White House statement a headline
BBG Watch Commentary After being late and behind Russia’s RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Rep. Ed Royce asks Administration to back reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on…
Kerry tells Royce he’s 100 percent with him on BBG reform, asks for more money
BBG Watch Secretary of State John Kerry testifed before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the fiscal year…
No separate Voice of America report on Snowden film Oscar – Russia’s RT posts two
BBG Watch Commentary Taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), now referred to as the official state broadcaster of the…
Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow – comparing VOA, RFE/RL, BBC coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English news report on “Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine Rally Held in Moscow” (Posted…
As Andy Lack gets flak from RT, we repost ‘RT Anchor Quits on Air’ video
BBG Watch Commentary With RT going after Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) director Andy Lack with a vengeance,…
History – Radio Liberty’s First Director Francis (Ronny) S. Ronalds
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is restarting its series on the history of U.S. international broadcasting, which despite…
Speaking to the Russophones is ‘sad and dull’ on TV from Europe and America
BBG Watch “The story of European and American news organisations trying to connect with the Russian-speaking audience is…
Some senior Voice of America correspondents have less than 100 Twitter Followers, one VOA reporter has 10
BBG Watch Commentary Most reporters who regularly tweet news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) main…
Cuba and Paris – Radio and TV Marti, VOA, U.S. public diplomacy doing great or limping?
BBG Watch Commentary No well-meaning journalist who cares about bringing news to people living under government censorship and…
Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference? By The…
Change – Andy Lack to be sworn in as Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO – EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the appointment of Andy Lack as Broadcasting…
HEIL: VOA’s pursuit of truth continues
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) deputy director Alan Heil, who is listed as a member…
Russian-Language TV Program Expands To Latvia
BBG Watch reposts Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) press release about the launching in Latvia of…
Some of most popular BBG Watch posts of 2014
1. Bureaucrats gave listeners little time to learn about shortwave cuts by VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL In deciding…
As BBG protests censorship in Baku, U.S. journalist renews accusations against Voice of America executives
BBG Watch Commentary Independent U.S. journalist Matthew Russell Lee has renewed his accusations against executives in charge of…
BBG Condemns Raid Of RFE/RL Baku Office
BBG Watch reposts the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) press release on the raid and closure of Radio…
Voice of America forgot its exclusive North Korea denial and Michael Lynton’s former BBG role
BBG Watch Commentary VOA News Report, Dec. 4, 2014 VOA News Report, Dec. 19, 2014 In reporting Friday…
NOONAN, PRESUTTI, HEIL — mismanagement, independence, future of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Link to Video At the open board meeting in Washington Thursday, Broadcasting Board of Governors…
‘RUSSIA’S WAR ON INFORMATION’ — Analysis by BBG Governor Matt Armstrong
BBG Watch Commentary Matt Armstrong, who serves as a Governor on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) since…
Crude RT Kremlin propaganda virus infects Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty English news site
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported how Voice of America English news website was picking up RT…
NYT reports on arrest of RFE/RL journalist in Azerbaijan, VOA English News starts coverage
BBG Watch Commentary In a latest clampdown on free media, a court in Azerbaijan has ordered a Radio…
RADIO PRAGUE: US Senator Roger Wicker to get Defender of Freedom Award for supporting RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary The Prague Freedom Foundation will present US Senator Roger Wicker with its first Defender of…