Read More 1 minute read DAN ROBINSON Voice of America needs honest self-examination, not ‘whitewash’June 7, 2016 BBG Watch Media Writing in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 4 minute read Clinton story on Voice of America – late and behind RT, SPUTNIK, DW, BBC – displaced by gorilla storyJune 7, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary No kidding. Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW), BBC and nearly every other…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America – Staring Over The PrecipiceJune 6, 2016 OPINION Staring Over The Precipice Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist …
Read More 6 minute read Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignoredJune 5, 2016 BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalists don’t want to be treated like childrenJune 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST: “I’ve got some ideas for what they can scavenge for.…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America employees question BBG CEO John Lansing e-mail about their futureJune 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees received on Thursday, June 2, an e-mail with “Message…
Read More 1 minute read David Jackson Op-Ed in PDC – International Broadcasting: The Nuclear OptionJune 2, 2016 BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) director David S. Jackson published an opinion article on the USC…
Read More 7 minute read Masters of bad timing: BBG to eliminate Radio Liberty’s shortwave broadcasts in RussianJune 2, 2016 OPINION Masters of bad timing By Ted Lipien The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
Read More 6 minute read Optimistic BBG plans to eliminate RFE/RL Radio Liberty shortwave radio transmissions to Russia, Crimea, other Russian-speaking regionsJune 1, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russian Service of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) posted an announcement on its…
Read More 2 minute read Sausage attack: serious journalism at RFE/RL in decline under increasing government ownership by BBGMay 31, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Officials of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of…
Read More 4 minute read Proposed privatization of Voice of America widely opposedMay 26, 2016 BBG Watch BBG Watch has learned that a proposed privatization of the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 4 minute read Closed meeting of the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a closed meeting notice to meet the…
Read More 3 minute read NYT: How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISISMay 23, 2016 BBG Watch Media New York Times article, “How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS“ by Carlotta…
Read More 15 minute read Hidden history: U.S. Congress exposes Soviet propaganda at Voice of AmericaMay 22, 2016 BBG Watch Historical Documents & Quotes Series BBG Watch begins today publishing historical documents, some of…
Read More 3 minute read Thornberry Amendment to Reform Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The House of Representatives voted to include in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act an…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalist embarrassed by failure of VOA News to cover Ben Rhodes scandalMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In a move that it likely to seriously damage the reputation of new Voice of…
Read More 2 minute read Why is Voice of America News ignoring Ben Rhodes story as newsMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Why has U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s VOA News voanews.com English language website ignored as…
Read More 8 minute read North Korean Photo Propaganda from U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyMay 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Someone at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), whose salary is paid for by…
Read More 3 minute read Top News headlines from Voice of America – Friday, the 13thMay 13, 2016 BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) mobile website offers an intriguing choice of top news headlines…
Read More 20 minute read Ben Rhodes and the Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 11, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Ben Rhodes, Assistant to President President Obama and his Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic…
Read More 18 minute read Zofia Korbońska – a Voice of America heroMay 10, 2016 History On the 101 anniversary of the birth of legendary Voice of America Polish Service journalist and broadcaster…
Read More 1 minute read Op-Ed: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty can’t cope with Putin propagandaMay 9, 2016 BBG Watch Media Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum and British journalist Edward Lucas assert in a Washington Post…
Read More 17 minute read Panic News from Voice of America – Late – Not Quite RightMay 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Everybody who checks and compares international news online knows by now that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 9 minute read Employee morale commitment letter from BBG CEOMay 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is distributing links for federal employees to participate…
Read More 17 minute read Discarding imperial hubris could help some VOA and RFE/RL journalistsMay 1, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed tendency among some Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe…
Read More 4 minute read When Exclusive is not Exclusive at Voice of AmericaApril 30, 2016 BBG Watch OPINION When Exclusive is not Exclusive By Dan Robinson A headline on a…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Russian Service interviews Crimean Tatar leader, VOA English newsroom continues to disappointApril 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service correspondent in Moscow Danila Galperovich interviewed Mustafa Dzhemilev, the…
Read More 3 minute read Harry Wu, Champion of Human Rights, CUSIB Board Member DiesApril 26, 2016 BBG Watch The Laogai Research Foundation and the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) announced the…
Read More 3 minute read “Who Is Mr. Putin?” U.S. and English-language film premiere with reporter Anastasia Kirilenko fired by RFE/RLApril 25, 2016 BBG Watch Anastasia Kirilenko, a reporter who investigated Vladimir Putin and was fired last year by RFE/RL, is…
Read More 1 minute read Op-Ed: Cuba jazz musician snubbed by White House and Voice of AmericaApril 25, 2016 BBG Watch Media A controversy over the Obama White House treatment of Cuban jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera has…
Read More 3 minute read Comments on poor quality video from VOA director’s swearing-in ceremonyApril 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Here are a few comments on the poor quality video from Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 1 minute read GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE: VOA Swears in Pulitzer Winner as New Director After Yearlong VacancyApril 22, 2016 BBG Watch Media Government Executive reporter Charles Clark noted in a recent report the appointment of Amanda Bennett…
Read More 6 minute read Excellent reporting by Voice of America Russian Service journalistsApril 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA), which now has new director, Amanda Bennett, is still capable…
Read More 3 minute read VOA director scores big with ‘taking good ideas’ remarkApril 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary New Voice of America (VOA) director, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amanda Bennett, impressed many VOA employees…
Read More 4 minute read What else Voice of America employees want new director to know?April 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary What Else Voice of America Employees Want Amanda Bennett To Know? Current and Former VOA…
Read More 1 minute read Op-Ed: Voice of America or Voice of Castro without any balance?April 20, 2016 BBG Watch Media An
Read More 6 minute read Information Warfare: It’s Over, We LostApril 20, 2016 OPINION: THE FEDERALIST Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information Warfare: It’s Over, We Lost BBG: Land of…
Read More 3 minute read Law firm update on $400 million class action suit against BBGApril 20, 2016 BBG Watch BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE The Washington, D.C. law firm, Themis PLLC, has released additional information on its…
Read More 7 minute read BBG meets with Secretary Kerry, gets praise despite anti-Israel, pro-Putin messagingApril 20, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary According to Secretary Kerry, “Today’s Broadcasting Board of Governors is not the BBG of a…
Read More 1 minute read VIDEO Swearing-in Ceremony for new VOA Director Amanda BennettApril 19, 2016 BBG Watch The video of the swearing-in ceremony for new VOA Director Amanda Bennett on April 18, 2016…
Read More 1 minute read A Thank You Note from New VOA Director Amanda BennettApril 18, 2016 BBG Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amanda Bennett was sworn in today as the 29th Director of the Voice…
Read More 7 minute read New VOA director should question BBG PR claims, employees sayApril 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Amanda Bennett has been named director of the government-owned broadcaster Voice of America (VOA), Ron…
Read More 4 minute read Employees don’t want new VOA director Amanda Bennett co-opted by dysfunctional managementApril 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The first address by new Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett was generally well…
Read More 3 minute read RFE/RL English reporting is often superficial and sloppyApril 17, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary During the Cold War, U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was a giant of…
Read More 14 minute read The Triumph of Propaganda – Voice of America and KatynApril 13, 2016 BBG Watch History April 13 is observed in Poland as Katyn Memorial Day. It commemorates over 22,000 Poles…
Read More 3 minute read Correcting Voice of America historyApril 10, 2016 BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, Ted Lipien, who earlier in his VOA career…
Read More 5 minute read Shocking news from US tax-funded Voice of AmericaApril 9, 2016 BBG Watch Media The Voice of America (VOA), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers ($215 million in FY…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Myroslava Gongadze in National ReviewApril 8, 2016 BBG Watch Media National Review, a mainstream conservative magazine founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955,…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Zimbabwe Service Partners With ICIJ, But Not VOA News or RFE/RLApril 6, 2016 BBG Watch Of all the U.S. taxpayer supported Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) media outlets, only the Voice…
Read More 2 minute read Ran it through what?, VOAApril 3, 2016 BBG Watch “How can someone look at that headline and not see there is a problem?,” a Voice…