Rights Activists, CUSIB Members and Guests Participate in ‘Hold On, Liu Xia’ Event – CUSIB Press Release
The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is co-sponsored “HOLD ON LIU XIA!” to raise…
Wicker pushes to keep foreign radio services open — IBB wants them cut to keep its own budget and positions
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a leading Senator on the Commission on Security and Cooperation…
Congressman Duncan honors Ambassador Ashe for BBG service, BBG Watch reporting cited in Congressional Record
United States Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. from Tennessee, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and…
A Living Memorial In Honor of Former BBG Governor, Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary “The American Linden tree planted through the efforts of AFGE Local 1812 will be a…
VOA English News ignores Kerry talking about media freedom with Chinese bloggers
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) top executive David Ensor likes to brag that VOA “uses social…
BBG Media Highlights – February 10, 2014 — excellent work by RFA and RFE/RL — poor news reporting by VOA noted by World Media Watch
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
BBG Media Highlights – February 6-7, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
VOA and RFA hit back at news ‘fabrication’ claim with evidence of effectiveness
BBG Watch Commentary Asia Radio Today reported that America’s Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has hit back at…
Alleged violations of IRS rules by IBB officials may cost taxpayers, U.S. agency millions
BBG Watch Exclusive Commentary BBG Watch has learned that officials of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) at a…
BBG Media Highlights – January 24, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 – 2014
US International Broadcasting Act 15. International Broadcasting a. United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 Title III of…
Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’
BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation DECEMBER 30, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In…
VOA Reporting About North Korea Needs to Change – RFA’s Korean Service Provides Insight On Execution Of Kim Jong Un’s Uncle
BBG Watch Commentary Well-managed on a small budget, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been doing an excellent job…
RFA and RFE/RL highlight their journalistic accomplishments in 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Both Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have posted…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regions
BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…
North Korea’s way with extreme insults – another good analysis from BBC
BBG Watch Commentary BBC has outdistanced all other international media outlets in reporting on and analyzing the latest…
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s Uncle Executed: Report – Radio Free Asia
This report on the execution of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle was posted on the Radio Free…
CUSIB Marks International Human Rights Day
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a new press release about its activities in…
Voice of Russia name gone? – Putin goes for highly successful Russia Today brand-name in reorganization of state-run media
BBG Watch Commentary President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the…
Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty win at AIBs
BBG Watch Commentary We note with great pleasure that two of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) surrogate…
Voice of America repeats Russian politician’s attack on Greenpeace without retort, misleads world on U.S. law
BBG Watch Commentary “Greenpeace’s actions were just to create a political scandal and draw more attention to Greenpeace.…
Voice of America ignores plight of American Greenpeace activists jailed in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is ignoring two American Greenpeace activists jailed in…
Radio Free Asia video news report on China’s ‘gutter oil’ goes viral
BBG Watch Commentary One can still find good journalism, good investigative reporting, social media success and good news…
A Memo to the Board – The Federalist
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: A Memo to the Board by The Federalist On Wednesday, October 23,…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB’s Executive Director Ann Noonan has called for a new vision and better management for…
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB normally does not comment on news content issues, but its Advisory Board members apparently…
Where Voice of America failed on Malala news story, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty did not
BBG Watch Commentary We have reported extensively on how the Voice of America (VOA) failed to cover Pakistani…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in the October International Edition of Radio World magazine, Ann Noonan,…
New BBG Chairman Reportedly Told Top IBB and VOA Officials to Cancel Planned Trip to Paris
BBG Watch Commentary Well-placed sources told BBG Watch that the new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff…
China Dissident Zhang Lin’s Daughters Come to the US, Father and Supporters Still in Prison
China Dissident Zhang Lin’s Daughters Come to The US – The Backstory By Ann Noonan In a human…
Former BBG Governor Victor Ashe honored by Radio Free Asia
BBG Watch Commentary Former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe presented Radio Free Asia (RFA)…
Victor Ashe got things headed in the right direction at BBG, Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Victor Ashe’s legacy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be one of being…
CUSIB praises investigative journalism by Radio Free Asia, other BBG broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a press release praising Radio…
Former Voice of America journalist says U.S. officials are losing information war abroad
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and journalist Ted Lipien wrote in a…
Heritage Foundation’s Helle Dale, others call for greater scrutiny of officials in charge of U.S. broadcasts
From John Brown’s Public Diplomacy Review, July 15-19, 2013. “Propaganda is a pejorative term …” —Broadcasting Board of…
CUSIB’s Jing Zhang focusing attention on missing children in China, need for RFA and VOA broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has posted on its website…
Factual NBC report on lifting Smith-Mundt propaganda ban generates many comments from irate U.S. taxpayers
BBG Watch Commentary Elizabeth Chuck, a staff writer for NBC News, wrote a good, factual report on the…
Contrary to claims from Kim Andrew Elliott and IBB officials, Voice of America coverage of Russia does not compare to Radio Liberty reporting
BBG Watch Commentary In arguing for combining all U.S. international broadcasting entities into one and in his frequent…
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t – International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard For Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government…
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Conflicted – Supporting Freedom and Democracy? What Kind?
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Conflicted – Supporting Freedom and Democracy? What Kind? by The…
IBB’s Kim Andrew Elliott renews private blogging with comments about Rep. Ed Royce and Radio Free Asia
BBG Watch Commentary After several months of absence from private blogging on international broadcasting, Kim Andrew Elliott an…
U.S. International Broadcasting “Defunct”—Congress Finally Steps In by Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
BBG Watch Commentary Helle Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, comments in the Heritage…
BBG Welcomes Lifting Of Foreign Media Ban In Cambodia, Urges Complete Media Freedom
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to statements and efforts by the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Phnom…
BBG Governors offer support to journalists in nations without free media
BBG Watch Commentary In recent visits to Russia and Cambodia, members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Union alleges misuse of OIG by International Broadcasting Bureau executives, calls for investigation
The union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) alleges that officials in charge of the…
Radio Free Asia responds to freedom of the press findings with a defense of its unique mission
BBG Watch Commentary A Radio Free Asia (RFA) press release shows how surrogate broadcasting, which International Broadcasting Bureau…
Sonenshine to leave public diplomacy post at State, sources told BBG Watch
BBG Watch Exclusive News Report and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Under Secretary of State for…
CUSIB's Ann Noonan condemns targeting of dissidents' children in China, defends RFA and VOA radio broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) gave…