USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett and her top aides ran a loose ship at the Voice of America, an OIG report shows
Amanda Bennett, the current CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and a former Voice of…
Voice of America and USAGM Need Rescue
Voice of America and USAGM need rescue and good leadership as the U.S. Senate contemplates the nomination of…
McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda Bennett
McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee Press Release 06.09.22 Media Contact 202-225-5021 Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs…
Senator Menendez Hints At Tough Questions for Amanda Bennett About USAGM Job
Amanda Bennett is likely to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position of the CEO of…
Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”
Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in…
Senator Bob Menendez questions USAGM acting CEO’s decision to appoint Sylvia Rosabal as Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
New Announcement from USAGM Watch Citizen Journalists Citizen journalists working as unpaid volunteers for non-partisan and independent USAGM…
Senate Votes to Confirm Michael Pack as USAGM CEO
USAGM Watch Commentary In a vote nearly completely along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed today (June 4,…
Ranking Member Menendez Statement on Michael Pack
STATEMENT BY SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ (D-NJ) Ranking Member Menendez Statement on Michael Pack May 14, 2020 WASHINGTON – U.S.…
Voice of America Ignored Katyń Anniversary and the Menendez Resolution
OPINION By Ted Lipien The Voice of America (VOA) had a particularly bad but still hidden history of…
Trump Re-Nominates Michael Pack to be CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly BBG
BBG – USAGM Watch According to a White House announcement on February 25, 2020, President Trump has re-nominated…
Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti
USAGM WATCH MEDIA COMMENTARY Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti, RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS, November 1,…
HELLE DALE: Prospect of Reforming US Broadcasting Abroad
BBG – USAGM Watch Media Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, argues…
USAGM CEO nominee Michael Pack pledges to protect journalistic integrity
BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Michael Pack, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global…
Trump Sticks With Pack for Broadcasting Chief, WFB reported
BBG Watch Media As reported by Susan Crabtree in the Washington Free Beacon, “President Trump has re-nominated documentary…
WFB: “Corker, Menendez Push Effort to ‘Neuter’ Trump’s Broadcasting Chief”
BBG Watch Media Commentary Washington Free Beacon senior writer Susan Crabtree who has been reporting on U.S government…
Voice of America reporters upset over VOA’s treatment of Brussels terror story
BBG Watch Commentary A screenshot taken of the Voice of America mobile site at 11:33 AM on Tuesday,…
U.S. reactions to Nemtsov’s murder covered by RT and SPUTNIK, U.S. media, not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) was late with the Boris Nemtsov murder story, offered…
U.S. Senators Back Funding To Battle Russian Propaganda, RFE/RL reports
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported that a bipartisan bill passed by the…
Voice of America senior correspondent presents an accurate apology for Putin, but on whose behalf?
VOA Charter Commentary BBG Watch has been contacted by “VOA Charter” who offered to write for us whenever…
Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez takes issue with BBG decision to close down Voice of America Greek Service
BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) wastes millions of taxpayers dollars on its overblown…
Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverage
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…
Voice of America fails to report on yet another phone call between U.S. Vice President Biden and Ukraine’s President Yanukovych
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of a long string of news reporting failures, the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Kerry v. Bieber at Voice of America – Bieber Wins
BBG Watch Commentary At the U.S. taxpayers’ funded Voice of America (VOA), international audiences can get either news…
Video and text of Secretary Kerry’s remarks on Ukraine ignored by Voice of America news websites
BBG Watch Commentary While the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service continues to provide excellent coverage of events…
U.S. considers VOA and RFE/RL programs to Ukraine ‘ very valuable’ and ‘very important’
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee For U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has issued a press release…