Broadcasting Board of Governors – Shorts
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Shorts by The Federalist Well, it is August after all and even the…
ODDI Oddities – Broadcasting Board of Governors Job Guaranteed for Life?
ODDI ODDITIES A BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS JOB GUARANTEED FOR LIFE? By Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Recently, a…
Congress Speaks But Nobody Listens at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
“Voice of America (VOA) Worldwide English radio, which, at one time broadcast live 24 hours a day to…
Broadcasting Board of Governors to hold a closed meeting to review staff's budget recommendations
According to the announcement, which has been posted but does not appear on the home page of the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors builds a costly mousetrap that doesn't work
BBG Watch Commentary New media innovators at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) built their “Weapons of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed A commentary by The Federalist You know where we’re coming from: we…
Question for IBB Director Lobo's "Viewpoint" blog: what will you do about VOA request to deny UN press accreditation to American journalist?
BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo has launched his own blog: “Viewpoint. Dick…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Messages
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Messages by The Federalist David Ensor, the Voice of America (VOA) director, made…
VOA Director Ensor does not rule out RIFs
Voice of America Director David Ensor does not rule out staff reductions in Central News or English Division,…
Half a million hits for BBG Watch
BBG Watch has reached half a miilon hits for its website, www.bbgwatch.com or www.usgbroadcasts.com. A group of current…
BBG's defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland
BBG Watch Commentary BBG’s defender of public service Victor Ashe honors VOA Swahili Service, gets award from Poland…
July BBG board meeting cancelled due to lack of interest
BBG Watch Commentary How can anyone, particularly members of Congress, take the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) seriously…
CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) co-founder and former Voice of America (VOA) acting…
Free media reporter Matthew Lee encounters Voice of America's hot-tempered former CNN corporate executive Steve Redisch
BBG Watch Commentary You would think that Voice of America (VOA) would embrace maverick free media reporters like…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – How Do You Spell Tyranny?
Broadcasting Board of Governors – How Do You Spell Tyranny? A commentary by The Federalist “During times of…
Who is the Gadfly Reporter VOA's Steve Redisch Wants to Kick out of the U.N.?
BBG Watch Commentary His name is Matthew Russell Lee and he operates as Inner City Press. The Voice…
NYCLU defends rights of journalist whom Voice of America official wants to drive out of the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary The New York Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to disclose its procedures for…
Is Voice of America still a public institution respecting free speech?
BBG Watch Commentary In the United States the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to…
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Appo Jabarian thanked Congressman Schiff for supporting Voice of America , discussed funding and need for transparency at Broadcasting Board of Governors
Reposted from the CUSIB website. Photo by Harout Kelechian, USA Armenian Life magazine. * * * * *…
Why independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee annoys Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary There is little doubt that United Nations officials find independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee highly…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Gallup Iran Survey
In a typical opaque fashion, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has released some Gallup telephone survey data…
Solidarity – BBG Problems with Employees Not Limited to VOA
Solidarity among the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, who are managed by the worst-rated team of executives…
Chen Guangcheng – Foreign broadcasters are wrong to stop broadcasting in shortwave to China
In an interview with Ian Johnson for The New York Review of Books, blind Chinese human rights activist…
US and British media report on Voice of America attempt to ban investigative journalist from the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary “There is a disturbing new wrinkle in the troubling effort to oust Matthew Russell Lee…
CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency
Republished from CUSIB. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2012 CUSIB Calls Upon the BBG to Restore Transparency…
VOA moving away from its Charter
An inside view from Judy. Hey, does anyone remember TV series “WKRP in Cincinnati”? One of the star…
US President and Vice President don't travel abroad together, should IBB Director and Deputy Director be different?
BBG Watch Commentary and “Just Asking” Questions Most Americans know that the US President and the US Vice…
CUSIB's Reggie Littlejohn joined Annette Lantos to honor victims of communism
Reposted from the CUSIB website. The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org) Advisory Board member, president…
Rep. Zoe Lofgren – BBG plan to combine grantee broadcasters is contrary to Congressional intent
In a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton, Rep. Zoe Lofgren…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mistaken Identity
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Mistaken Identity a commentary by The Federalist People concerned about what the Broadcasting…
Why are BBG program employees leaving while managers remain?
Who will do the work at the Voice of America (VOA) if the current management practices continue at…
Poor employee morale discussed at BBG meeting, OPM survey participation rate falls
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe disclosed that agency workforce participation in the latest Office of…
Secretive BBG staff fails to carry out directives and advise the Board, helps draft gag resolution
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) board meeting, held last week at the Radio…
CUSIB Congratulates Two Board Members Who Have Been Honored with the Visual Artists Guild Spirit of Tiananmen Awards
CUSIB Board Members, Jing Zhang and Jianglin Li at the Visual Artists Guild New York Chapter Tiananmen Square…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – In the Playground
Broadcasting Board of Governors – In the Playground by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of…
Radio Free Asia managers and employees, other BBG broadcasters, oppose merger plan
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plan to merge the grantee-surrogate broadcasters into one large…
A Report on the Current State of Voice of America Mandarin Broadcasts to China
BBG Watch Commentary In early 2011, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proposed to eliminate Voice of…
Noonan: CUSIB will continue to oppose cuts in Voice of America broadcasts to China and Tibet
In a speech delivered Sunday from the top of a tank at the Tiananmen Memorial observance in New…
The best defense is a good offense at Broadcasting Board of Governors
This comment was sent to BBG Watch by a former Voice of America broadcaster and journalist. Also read:…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood Agency
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Most Misunderstood Agency A condescending letter sent by the…
Students for a Free Tibet helped to save Voice of America Tibetan radio from BBG cuts
Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world that…
Deemphasizing of international experience led to Voice of America ignoring Obama's Polish gaffe
BBG Watch Commentary Layoffs of experienced journalists, closing down of foreign language services, recent hiring of former domestic…
International Campaign for Tibet issues press release on BBG's troubles in Congress
The International Committee for Tibet (ICT) has issued a press release on the setbacks in Congressional committees for…
Justin C. Yu, Chinese American community leader, joins CUSIB Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB), which has been instrumental in helping to save Voice of America…
Russian Roulette at Voice of America – Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported earlier on the self-censorship by the Voice of America Russian Service…
IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO
IBB staff tries to avoid Senate confirmation of new BBG CEO BBG Watch News Commentary The International Broadcasting…
Outstanding reporting on Chen Guangcheng's story by RFA and VOA is unnoticed by Broadcasting Board of Governors
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives and public relations specialists should be letting everyone know about outstanding…
Secret talks may affect status of Voice of America historic buildings
BBG Watch Commentary One of the great things about the Voice of America (VOA) is its location at…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – A View from Jakarta
Broadcasting Board of Governors – A View from Jakarta by The Federalist When Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The House of Innovation & a Capitalist Manifesto
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The House of Innovation & a Capitalist Manifesto by The Federalist …