International Broadcasting Bureau – driving the mission into the ground
From a Broadcaster Nobody should miss the key point in the letter to Congress: The IBB — International…
You can’t make this up: International Broadcasting Bureau runs cosmetic classes
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: TO PUT ITS BEST FACE FORWARD, THE IBB RUNS COSMETICS CLASSES by Quo Vadis…
Morale at Broadcasting Board of Governors grantees at all-time low due to bureaucratic power-grab
This BBG Watch Commentary is based on several inside sources. Bureaucratic power-grab After making a good start on…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Ides of March in the Voice of America Newsroom
by The Federalist The Voice of America (VOA) Newsroom is not a happy place: It is one of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors exploits Dalai Lama's support for Voice of America while hiding its plan to end VOA radio to Tibet
The Broadcasting Board of Governors public relations officials should be ashamed to promote Dalai Lama’s support for the…
Silencing of Voice of America radio to Tibet to be explained by chief BBG strategist
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Michael Meehan and BBG’s Director of Strategy and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Forget Voice of America radio WHAM ( Winning Hearts and Minds )
CACOPHONY AT COHEN CONTINUUM: Dance of the Comedians by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) In November 2011, at a…
Please sign International Campaign for Tibet' s Letter to Congress to save Voice of America Tibetan radio
The International Campaign for Tibet NGO has posted online an easy to use form for sending a letter…
BBG's Governor Ashe visits Asia where BBG plans major cuts in Voice of America broadcasts
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior Republican member Ambassador Victor Ashe is visiting Asia where the BBG…
VOA staffers discuss Red Cross inspection tactics for Director Ensor's newsroom visit
Our sources tell us that Voice of America director David Ensor is expected to meet with VOA English…
Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio appeals to Congress for protection from Obama Administration cut
A recently launched Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio website (www.savevoatibetanradio.com) and a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/savevoatibetan) urge supporters…
BBG Super Executives out of touch with reality
This post by Judy was in response to Broadcasting Board of Governors – We Know Who The Enemy…
Reaching hearts and minds used to be VOA's mission
TV is the dinosaur: Back to the future with shortwave and Internet!” by Another Voice I have not…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – We Know Who The Enemy Is – Part I
by The Federalist It certainly isn’t BBG Watch. And it isn’t the Committee on US International Broadcasting (CUSIB).…
Elimination, not reduction, of Voice of America Tibetan radio is proposed by BBG
The Dalai Lama said that Voice of America Tibetan radio is “vital medicine” for Tibetans, and the Tibetan…
THE VOA ANNIVERSARY WALTZ: LA DANSE MACABRE?
THE VOA ANNIVERSARY WALTZ: LA DANSE MACABRE? by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) For the past 10-15 years, as…
CUSIB Joins Efforts to Free Gao Zhisheng, Defends VOA Broadcasts
A press release issued by the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) defends Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – take your own medicine
A guest commentary by Edite Lynch It is beyond comprehension that these Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) conduits…
Conversation about the hypocrisy of it all
BBG/IBB officials hold a self-congratulatory ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary, while the halls are awash with conversation…
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests defines proposed program cuts at Voice of America The bureaucratic executive…
Confused IBB and BBG bureaucracy grows at the expense of strategy, national interests, and public diplomacy
Who’s on first… By Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Of late, a lot of confusion at the BBG, IBB,…
TIBETANS, SUPPORTERS IN 100+ CITIES STAND UP FOR FREEDOM AS SELF-IMMOLATIONS CONTINUE IN TIBET
BBG Watch joins in the protests against repression in Tibet and renews its appeal to pressure the Obama…
Victor Ashe questions BBG decision to cut Voice of America radio to Tibet
A senior Republican member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) publicly questioned the BBG decision to end…
Obama, Clinton, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi congratulate VOA on 70th anniversary amid severe cuts
As the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to eliminate and reduce numerous Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting…
Rohrabacher offers amendment to save VOA and RFA radio to Vietnam
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has offered an amendment to “H.R. 1410: Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2011” designed…
Open Letter to Members of House Appropriations Committee on Silencing of America's Overseas Broadcasts
The independent, nongovernmental Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) has released an Open Letter to Members of House…
CUSIB Submits Open Letter to House Appropriations Committee in Defense of Broadcasting to Tibet and China
March 7, 2012 CUSIB Submits Open Letter to House Appropriations Committee in Defense of Broadcasting to Tibet and…
Cutting life line of Tibetans
A guest comment by Dolma Chhonzom, Kensington, MD It is the life lines for Tibetans in Tibet for…
Moral principles need to guide U.S. international broadcasting
by Ted Lipien I strongly urge the Broadcasting Board of Governors to reverse cuts to Voice of America…
Chinese News Makes Inroads in U.S. by Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
Dr. Helle Dale of the Heritage Foundation observed that while the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) constantly eliminates…
Why America Has Trouble Reaching Iran: VOA’s Persian News Network in Dire Need of Reform by Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
Helle C. Dale, a Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy at The Heritage Foundation has written another in-depth analysis…
Tibet Needs Both Voice of America Radio and Radio Free Asia
According to a BBG spokeswoman, it would be “irresponsible” in the current tight budget environment to keep VOA…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Eve of Destruction
by The Federalist On March 7, 2012 the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to mark the 70th…
Broadcasting Board of Governors employee union withdraws from Labor/Management Forum, cites management's bad faith
The AFGE Local 1812 Employee Union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced it was withdrawing from…
BBG Ready to Drop the Ax on Cantonese and Tibetan Services by CUSIB's Ann Noonan in National Review
This article by the Committee for U.S. international Broadcasting (CUSIB) Executive Director Ann Noonan was published in National…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs Sensitivity Training on Tibet
This commentary was written by Edite Lynch in response to the news that a Tibetan widow and a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors' goal: All managers, no workers
The obvious goal is to produce a workforce that is ALL managers and NO workers, with no broadcasting…
VOA Tibetan broadcasters will be fired so friends from CNN can get on government payroll
“We learned this week that no one will be hired from the outside without approval from the 3rd…
Workforce is non federal, but bloated bureaucracy isn't
So the Broadcasting Board of Governors says privatizing VOA is “not on the table.” but VOA’s Mr. King…
Op-Ed: America’s radios dancing to Putin’s tune in Moscow
In a Digital Journal news commentary, Op-Ed: America’s radios dancing to Putin’s tune in Moscow, former Voice of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Behold! The Master Plan
by The Federalist As we already know, as part of the administration’s FY2013 budget, the Broadcasting Board…
BBG claims surrogate broadcasters can do Voice of America's job
In a response for a RadioWorld article, “Advocacy Group Objects to BBG Cuts,” a spokesperson for the Broadcasting…
Linguistic Peking Duck Soup at Broadcasting Board of Governors
The Broadcasting Board of Governors has unveiled its budget proposal for FY2013 which calls for eliminating Voice of…
Truth – peace loving Buddhist Tibetans deserve no less from the USA
This comment from Joseph Buday, a former Voice of America English Newsroom editor and manager, was made in…
Beijing and Obama Administration restrict Cantonese broadcasts
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which runs the Voice of America broadcasts and other…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Show Some Humanity
Guest Commentary by Edite Lynch. Ms. Lynch lives in Canada. Her parents were refugees from totalitarianism. Show Humanity…
Human rights groups appeal to Congress to save broadcasts to China, Tibet and other nations without free media
This announcement was first published by the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB). Link Open Letter to Members…
Demoralized Voice of America — Georgian Service
“The Georgian Service of the Voice of America is demoralized,” a VOA staffer wrote to BBG Watch. It…
North Carolina Congressman Asks For Modernizing U.S. Broadcasting Facility
BBG Watch News Commentary Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC) is asking the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to…
Quieting the Voice of America – Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
“More than 30 years have passed since Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the “Soft Voice of America” in an…