Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’
BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
British Royal Feast on Voice of America – U.S. Taxpayers Should Check This Out
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayers paid for these programs by the Voice of America (VOA) while many human…
Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal Wedding
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Journalists Honored For Bravery, Excellence And Innovation DECEMBER 30, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – In…
VOA Russian Service reports on White House – NSC statement on terror attacks in Russia – VOA English does not
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 3:00PM ET, Dec. 30: A brief reference to the NSC – White House statement…
RFE/RL Radio Svoboda, RT, and BBC report on second terrorist attack in Volgograd, VOA News does not
UPDATE 1:00AM ET – VOA English News posts a short report at about 1:00AM ET on the second…
Memo for BBG Board – Evaluate VOA Coverage of Terror Attacks in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The way the Voice of America mishandled Sunday’s and Monday’s news coverage (Dec. 29 and…
VOA English News reported hours late on Ambassador McFaul’s statement on terror attack in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary FINAL UPDATE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013, 11:30PM ET As of 11:30PM ET, the report…
Voice of America English News not updating disputed information on terror attack in Russia
UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about 5PM ET somewhere…
10 hours later, VOA English News still ignores Ambassador McFaul’s condolences
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
RT first to report U.S. State Department statement on terrorist attack in Russia, VOA English fails to update news of attack
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America English News not updating on terror attack in Russia, not reporting on U.S. Ambassador’s statement
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Continuing and extensive RFE/RL Russian Service coverage of Volgograd terror attack – VOA English News late with updates
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
VOA Reporting About North Korea Needs to Change – RFA’s Korean Service Provides Insight On Execution Of Kim Jong Un’s Uncle
BBG Watch Commentary Well-managed on a small budget, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been doing an excellent job…
Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain Peter Willcox to U.S. soil
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website posted yesterday (Dec. 27, 2013) two different but…
VOA News not reporting on American Greenpeace activists leaving Russia
BBG Watch Commentary For an update see: Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain…
RT beats VOA on breaking U.S. news – U.S. judge rules NSA phone spying is legal
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: Sometime between 4PM and 5:15PM, the Reuters story on the NSA court ruling…
RFA and RFE/RL highlight their journalistic accomplishments in 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Both Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have posted…
Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
Voice of America not updating news on brutal beating of Ukrainian journalist
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch UPDATE: As of 12:45AM ET, December 26, the VOA English website still has…
U.S. Ambassador to Russia tweets VOA Russian report on White House reaction to Putin’s pardons
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted an exclusive Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service…
BBC and RFE/RL offer best Pussy Riot prison release coverage, RT downplays the story
BBG Watch Commentary In terms of audience engagement through social media and the number of Facebook “Likes” for…
Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full text
BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell should be applauded for arranging a visit…
How and why Voice of America news reporting failed on Khodorkovsky and the White House
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the failure of the Central English Newsroom at the Voice…
RT (Russia Today) and RIA Novosti carry White House statement on Khodorkovsky, hours later Voice of America English News still does not
As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing about the White House…
Exclusive Voice of America Russian Service report on White House welcoming Khodorkovsky’s release
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
BBG Governor Matt Armstrong presses Voice of America Director David Ensor on problems with VOA news – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which supervises the work of U.S.…
IBB Acting Director Jeff Trimble to Move to Journalistic Role Amid Management Shakeup – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington,…
The New Black: Recent IBB Audience Surveys
This commentary by The Federalist was written mostly before the BBG Board announced Wednesday, December 18, 2013, major…
Voice of America ignored bipartisan statements on Ukraine from Biden and McCain
BBG Watch Commentary These days, the work of the Voice of America (VOA) in reporting to the world…
U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regions
BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…
Voice of America English News fails to report on Senator McCain’s and Senator Murphy’s meeting with Ukraine’s President Yanukovych
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English News fails to provide fast, accurate, comprehensive and balanced news reporting…
World media report on explosives search at Harvard, still no report from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary BBC, RT (Russia Today) and other world media are reporting that Harvard University has evacuated…
Voice of America English news not reporting on McCain’s meetings with Yanukovych and Tymoshenko’s daughter
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded international media outlet RT (Russia Today), The Wall Street Journal, Radio Free Europe…
VOA English website not updating news from Ukraine Sunday morning
BBG Watch Commentary Judging by un-updated website, it appears that no one is working at the Voice of…
Voice of America English news website still shows wrong news about Sen. McCain in Ukraine, news not being updated
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Shortly after we posted this account, VOA English News has finally corrected its mistake…
RFE/RL and other media report Senator McCain is already in Ukraine, Voice of America reports he will be there Sunday
BBG Watch Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has it right; the Voice of America (VOA) English…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell: Nurturing Internet freedom in China
BBG Watch Commentary In a well-written Letter to the Editor, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell…
Russia Today and Voice of Russia report on Senator McCain’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America does not
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state media outlet RT – Russia Today and media in Europe are reporting on…
North Korea’s way with extreme insults – another good analysis from BBC
BBG Watch Commentary BBC has outdistanced all other international media outlets in reporting on and analyzing the latest…
Revamped Board Meeting to Feature Netflix CEO, VOA Deep Dive – BBG Press Release
BBG Watch Commentary FOR UPDATE TO THIS REPORT SEE: “Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board…
VOA and North Korea: Criticism of 2011 press release and VOA video describing Pyongyang as ‘vibrant city’
BBG Watch Commentary With a new focus on North Korea following the execution of a once-powerful uncle of…
BBC offers best coverage and analysis in English of North Korean execution
BBG Watch Commentary Among major international media outlets, BBC is by far the best source for coverage and…
Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today report on execution of N Korea leader’s uncle – VOA English website not being updated
BBG Commentary With its top news lineup Thursday not updated for some hours, the Voice of America English…
Possibility of U.S. sanctions against Ukrainian government is top BBC news story, but not Voice of America’s
BBG Watch Commentary “US considers sanctions against Ukraine,” is the top news story on the BBC website, but…
Kerry’s expression of ‘disgust’ with government use of force in Ukraine does not make Voice of America main homepage
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website has hidden U.S. Secretary of State John…
Voice of America website not updating news from Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary During the night of December 10/December 11 in Washington, which was already daytime in Europe,…
BBC beats VOA News by hours on U.S. budget deal in Congress
BBG Watch Commentary The VOA Central English Newsroom and the VOA English website team have not been able…