Read More 6 minute read BBG admitted VOA buys Facebook ‘Likes’ with ads EXCLUSIVESeptember 27, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Office of Public Affairs staffer admitted in emails dated…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America leagues behind BBC, RT on Twitter during Clinton-Trump debateSeptember 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Our analysis of Voice of America retweets and tweet likes during the Clinton-Trump debate shows…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part TwoSeptember 26, 2016 Commentary Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part Two Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By…
Read More 6 minute read Are Voice of America and Radio Liberty obeying Russian court ruling on Nazi-Soviet anniversaries?September 23, 2016 Guest Commentary Putin’s Judicial Intimidation Against Voice of America and Radio Liberty Seems To Be Working By Ted…
Read More 12 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors: ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEOSeptember 23, 2016 Commentary ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Long Lost The…
Read More 17 minute read Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee moraleSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
Read More 15 minute read Washington Post: ‘BBG is going backward’ in employee engagement under new CEOSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John F. Lansing is a well-meaning individual,…
Read More 17 minute read Your tax-funded Voice of America: NYC terrorist ‘friendly’; Minnesota terrorist ‘smart and reliable’September 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Lacking experienced leadership, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has fallen into the trap of…
Read More 11 minute read Even with terror attacks on U.S. soil, Voice of America Extremism Watch Desk has zero social media tractionSeptember 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing, a successful former entertainment TV…
Read More 13 minute read Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff ShellSeptember 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America rewrites history on Mao’s murderous ruleSeptember 16, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its taxpayer-funded parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 10 minute read Enjoy ‘Pravda-style’ reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) at US taxpayers’ expenseSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If you think that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), run by current and former…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. News & World Report: America behind the curve in countering Russian disinformationSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary RAND experts William Courtney and Christopher Paul wrote in an article, “Firehose of Falsehoods:…
Read More 3 minute read Analyze! Analyze! Make Sure The Result Says We’re Doing a Great Job!September 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The number of new bureaucratic positions and contracts in support of the bureaucracy being posted…
Read More 4 minute read Anne Applebaum could help Voice of America be on guard against Putin propagandaSeptember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Anne Applebaum, author of “Gulag: A History,” which Newsweek called “The most…
Read More 20 minute read Voice of America used Putin’s narrative in a Russian report, ignored Biden on WWII historySeptember 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America Russian Service has posted a report and video on the 77th…
Read More 9 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not SalesmanshipAugust 31, 2016 OPINION This is a guest commentary. Other opinions are welcome. Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not…
Read More 26 minute read BBG, VOA, RFE/RL blow off Biden’s Hitler-Stalin Pact remarks in Latvia, post funny videos and a VOA message from terroristsAugust 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary August 23, 2016 marked the 77th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, also known as the…
Read More 5 minute read Former Republican BBG Chair James Glassman supports Clinton for presidentAugust 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary James K. Glassman, former Republican Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman and former Undersecretary of…
Read More 15 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors as ‘Temple of Cyber Insecurity’August 24, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Temple of Cyber Insecurity By The Federalist …
Read More 2 minute read WWII widow searched for answers – an amazing story Voice of America should useAugust 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary You will be moved by this amazing story. For sixty years, a WWII American widow…
Read More 22 minute read BBG CEO John Lansing warned OIG not to reveal details of BBG massive cyber security lapsesAugust 22, 2016 BBG Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing warned the Office of Inspector General…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America wastes U.S. tax dollars on watermelons for ChinaAugust 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If you are wondering how U.S. taxpayer-funded ($777 million in FY 2017) Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 3 minute read David Satter on reforming U.S. media outreach to RussiaAugust 17, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
Read More 5 minute read David Satter on U.S. international media reformAugust 17, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
Read More 8 minute read BBG Channelling from Bad to WorseAugust 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) newsroom is now slightly faster, if not vastly better, in…
Read More 10 minute read Are you in good hands, BBG?August 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “It’s playing everywhere here – even during the Olympics!,” a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America for Trump in a Russian puff videoAugust 10, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A number of former and current Voice of America (VOA) journalists, including both…
Read More 17 minute read Obama ignores BBG media in remarks on ISIL propaganda, Voice of America ignores his remarksAugust 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Call it getting even by the Voice of America. In a wide-ranging news conference last…
Read More 7 minute read CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan calls for more funding for U.S. broadcasting to China and Tibet, BBG reformAugust 7, 2016 BBG Watch Speaking at an event last week in Flushing, NY, sponsored by the Qi’s Cultural Foundation, Ann…
Read More 4 minute read Excellent NYT op-ed on Putin’s propaganda – Broadcasting Board of Governors again not even an afterthoughtAugust 7, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary We have gotten used to the U.S. taxpayer-funded Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the…
Read More 9 minute read Flawed law permits Broadcasting Board of Governors members to do private business in Russia and ChinaAugust 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With increasing demands for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to come clean about accusations against…
Read More 2 minute read WP article on Internet censorship in which BBG is not even an afterthoughtAugust 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “The Internet was supposed to foster democracy. China has different ideas.” was the headline of…
Read More 4 minute read CEPA: Winning the information war with Russia – BBG not even an afterthoughtAugust 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a transatlantic think tank based in Washington and…
Read More 3 minute read Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warnsAugust 2, 2016 BBG Watch Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warns By Ted Lipien In an…
Read More 38 minute read 1944 Warsaw Uprising Betrayed by Pro-Stalin WWII Voice of AmericaAugust 1, 2016 BBG Watch History August 1 marks the anniversary of the start of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising launched against…
Read More 5 minute read Losing the Information War Inside BBGAugust 1, 2016 COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Losing the Information War Inside BBG Honest…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America casts doubts Russia was behind Democrats’ emails leakJuly 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has issued a confusing news report in English to…
Read More 7 minute read Many Voice of America reporters continue to uphold VOA Charter and do a good jobJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Quite a few Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs these days violate the VOA…
Read More 2 minute read Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RTJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
Read More 6 minute read VOA live convention views less than 0.0001% in China, 0.006% in Russia, 0.03% in IranJuly 25, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary According to Voice of America Director Ms.Amanda Bennett’s figures, less than 0.0001% of Mandarin speakers, 0.0004% of English…
Read More 3 minute read Misleading Voice of America terror in Germany headlineJuly 24, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The headline on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English News website read: “Syrian…
Read More 8 minute read Hillary Clinton on BBG and Voice of AmericaJuly 24, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With the 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 25-28) getting underway Monday to nominate the former…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America News asleep on Munich story for over 3 hours, 4 hours on Facebook and TwitterJuly 23, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary As of early Saturday, July 23, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not been…
Read More 2 minute read Police identified Munich gunman as German-Iranian, VOA has no news updates for more than 2 hoursJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary At 00:38 GMT, or 8:38 PM Friday Eastern Time (ET), Russia’s RT reported the German…
Read More 6 minute read ‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union saysJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America digitally unprepared for Republican ConventionJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ($224.4 million in FY 2017) did quite poorly in…
Read More 14 minute read Voice of America Director Bennett Hails One-Sided Anti-Trump VOA Report While Supporting VOA CharterJuly 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) implies that Donald Trump is an embodiment of “hate and…
Read More 2 minute read RT before VOA with Obama on Baton Rouge, posts full text, VOA has 3 sentencesJuly 17, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT was well ahead in reporting on President Obama’s statement on the shooting of…
Read More 1 minute read BBC, RT, SPUTNIK, others report on policemen shot in Baton Rouge, nothing yet from Voice of America at 11:11 AM ETJuly 17, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) was minutes behind BBC, Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK and other…