Jeff Shell takes issue with OIG’s ‘ineffective leadership’ assessment of BBG
BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell responded to some of the recent findings of…
OIG blames BBG Board and IBB for insufficient oversight of RFE/RL retirement plans
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another report detailing serious deficiencies and violations of federal regulations by the International…
The State of America’s Voice: Good, According to VOA Director, But Audience Drops
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor posted an upbeat message about VOA on…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG members
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 12, 2012
Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Media on Radio Liberty Update, Nov. 26, 2012
Russian and international media reports on the Radio Liberty crisis, Radio Liberty in Exile and its new website,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away by The Federalist We now see…
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…
Radio Liberty Russian website going to the dogs
According to a report prepared by former Radio Liberty employees, the station’s Russian Service website is not being…
Radio Free Asia managers and employees, other BBG broadcasters, oppose merger plan
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plan to merge the grantee-surrogate broadcasters into one large…
A Report on the Current State of Voice of America Mandarin Broadcasts to China
BBG Watch Commentary In early 2011, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proposed to eliminate Voice of…
New media scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy is author of ‘pro-Putin Bias in VOA’ study
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…
New Media Scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy Is Author of ‘Pro-Putin Bias In VOA’ Study
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…
Former VOA executive advocates a multi-platform approach that includes radio and TV
In a paper published by the Public Diplomacy Council, Alan L. Heil Jr., a former deputy director of…
Washington Post columnist: BBG consistently rated by OPM at the bottom of the barrel in government
BBG stands for the Broadcasting Board of Governors. But it could just as well mean “bottom of the…