Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for help
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…
Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to RFE/RL President Korn – Video with English subtitles
Leading Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn’s decision…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven Korn
Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…
Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe has issued a statement today to…
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…
U.S. Rep. Jones and BBG Governor Ashe pledge support for shortwave radio broadcasts
The Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station is the largest BBG transmission facility in the United States. This four…
Gallup gets a lesson in free speech from a Tibetan and a BBG official – video
A Gallup employee repeatedly tried to silence a Tibetan woman who spoke up at a panel discussion at…
Elimination, not reduction, of Voice of America Tibetan radio is proposed by BBG
The Dalai Lama said that Voice of America Tibetan radio is “vital medicine” for Tibetans, and the Tibetan…
Obama, Clinton, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi congratulate VOA on 70th anniversary amid severe cuts
As the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to eliminate and reduce numerous Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting…
BBG’s Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues
In a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for foreign audiences, BBG Governor Ambassador Victor Ashe raised the issue of employee morale at the Voice of America (VOA), one of the broadcasting entities managed by the BBG. Speaking at an open BBG meeting on October 13, 2011, Ambassador Ashe acknowledged that despite a minor improvement in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, BBG remains near the very bottom among all federal agencies in terms of employee morale.