Voice of America removes and later corrects controversial map recognizing annexation of Crimea by Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Map, Posted April 7, 2014 A map posted on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Crimea no longer part of Ukraine on Voice of America map
BBG Watch Commentary A map posted on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) news website no longer shows…
VOA does a poor job of explaining Hungary vote, more comprehensive reporting and analysis from Al Jazeera, BBC, DW, RT
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America’s (VOA) brief news item (134 words) on the results of parliamentary elections…
Albanian Americans, others concerned about decision to end U.S.-funded media outreach to the Balkans
BBG Watch Commentary A decision by the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to end Voice of America…
‘Russia Clamps Down Further on U.S. International Media,’ BBG reports
BBG Watch Commentary A few days ago, BBG Watch learned that the Russian authorities had ended several hours…
Step Up!
BBG Watch Commentary With their usual tact and people skills that have made them one of the worst…
Chairman Royce Speaks on Expansion of RFE/RL and VOA Broadcasts to Ukraine and Russia
BBG Watch Commentary According to a news report in Politico, “Congress sends Ukraine package to Obama,” a separate…
‘The man who went looking for freedom’ | BBC — while listening to Voice of America and Radio Free Europe
BBG Watch This BBC documentary which tells the story of Romanian dissident, Ion Bugan, was recommended by World…
Ukrainian Girl’s Video Goes Viral On YouTube | Voice of America report
BBG Watch Recommends Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service interviewed Yulia Marushevska, a university student in Ukraine, who…
Appeals from Congress to BBG to give radio to Ukraine and Russia serious consideration likely to be ignored by staff
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists, former Minister of Communications of Lithuania, and…
Kerry: ‘No decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine’ – low in VOA report, near top in others
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English language news report from Paris on the Kerry-Lavrov meeting has…
Russian Foreign Ministry retweets RT regularly, U.S. State Department almost never retweets Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ active and frequently updated Twitter account MFA-Russia has numerous retweets…
IBB staff ignored external medium wave option to Russia despite extra effectiveness at no extra cost
BBG Watch Commentary Some International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) managers are so dead set against radio —…
‘The Tree — A Living Memorial — Grows’ — BBG employees honor Ambassador Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary We are posting an update on efforts by U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees…
VOA much behind BBC on Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of Russia has much more on the call than VOA
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported earlier that the Voice of America (VOA) English news website was…
Voice of America not reporting on Obama-Putin phone call, top news story for BBC
BBG Watch Commentary VOA English website has finally posted a news report on the Obama-Putin phone call sometime…
‘BBG Networks Continue To Increase Coverage In Ukraine And Crimea’, press release says, but management problems at VOA persist
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted today a press release, “BBG Networks Continue…
Voice of America ignores protest letter to Putin in NYT from Ukrainian Jews, as do Voice of Russia and RT
BBG Watch Commentary Considering insessant propaganda from the Kremlin-controlled media describing anti-Yanukovych protesters and the new Ukrainian government…
Disastrous BBG Budget
“The true bureaucrat is a man of really remarkable talents. He writes a kind of English that…
Keep The Implosion of U.S. International Media Rolling!
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just LOVE Our Jobs While Employees May Be Losing Theirs – Information…
Employees, former BBG member appalled by FY2015 program cuts and BBG press release
BBG Watch Commentary The announcement of massive FY2015 cuts to foreign language news programs for overseas audiences and…
House Foreign Affairs Committee votes $10 million for RFE/RL and VOA surge in Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed with…
OP-ED – ROBINSON – TRANSFORMATION IS UPON US: HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL
BBG Watch Commentary In a long-anticipated Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, officials appointed by the Broadcasting Board of…
Major cuts to programs and programming positions in U.S. international media outreach
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today released its detailed Fiscal Year 2015 budget request…
U.S. Condemns Death of Radio Free Iraq Journalist — Voice of America fails to report
BBG Watch Commentary At her daily press briefing on Monday, March 24, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie…
Voice of America Uncle Sam Zombie Video for Pakistan
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has obtained a copy of a video produced with U.S. taxpayers’ money under…
G8 summit ‘won’t be held in Russia’, BBC again beats VOA on breaking news
BBG Watch Commentary BBC has again beat Voice of America on breaking news on Ukraine and on updating…
Ukraine bill calls for increased RFE/RL and VOA broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary According to Washington Examiner and The Hill articles, bipartisan legislation to aid Ukraine and levy…
Voice of America reporter talks to pro-Russia activists calling Kyiv government ‘fascist’, does not ask basic questions
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) has posted on its English-language news website a video report from…
March Madness, Kind Of
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – Proudly Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: March Madness, Kind…
Russian Forces Seize VOA Cameras | VOA
World Media Watch website has noted the attack by Russian soldiers on Voice of America reporter Daniel Schearf…
Voice of America Chinese Service posts video of Michelle Obama’s free speech remarks, VOA English and other services do not
BBG Watch Commentary We continue to point out that due to lack of effective central leadership and news…
Susan Rice and Richard Stengel promote State Department’s response to Putin’s propaganda machine, offer little help so far to BBG
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. National Security Advisor to President Obama Susan Rice and U.S. Under Secretary of State…
A view from abroad — Voice of America breaking news coverage and analysis almost destroyed
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received comments about the current state of Voice of America news reporting…
VOA manages to stream Obama live with some glitches, gets interview with Kerry
BBG Watch Commentary 03-20-14 10.50AM EDT, VOA Homepage. There is still no link or any mention of…
Rights Activists, CUSIB Members and Guests Participate in ‘Hold On, Liu Xia’ Event – CUSIB Press Release
The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is co-sponsored “HOLD ON LIU XIA!” to raise…
Zombies at IBB – VOA Federal Agency
Commentary Executives running the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and the Voice of America (VOA) federal agency are a…
Prague Freedom Foundation praises work of RFE/RL journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Shortly after we posted our previous story on a sad state of management, direction, journalistic…
What’s worse – Voice of America zombie promo for Pakistan or its video of well-stocked food shops and fat kids in starving North Korea?
BBG Watch Commentary Have Voice of America (VOA) high standards of journalism and high production values all gone…
Losing Egypt and the Rest of the Arab and Muslim World
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) failed to send a correspondent with Vice President Biden to Central…
Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentence
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Deutsche Welle reports on what Biden said today in Warsaw, Voice of America is not
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still has nothing…
Voice of Russia again beats Voice of America on major White House news announcement
Obama asks G7 and EU to attend summit next week in The Hague on Ukraine Tue, Mar 18,…
CUSIB Urges BBG To Keep Radio As Part of Multimedia Strategy
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is urging the federal Broadcasting…
Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live online coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live…
Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM on Crimea referendum day?
BBG Watch Just Asking Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM…
Voice of Russia has four reports on today’s Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of America has none
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another embarrassing news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not…
Voice of America not reporting on U.S. reaction to death of Chinese activist Cao Shunli
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of many news reporting failures, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia posted reports on VP Biden’s Ukraine related trip to Poland and Lithuania — why not Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary Both Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia had posted on their websites full-length reports on…