This page has links to statements by Secretary of State John Kerry, BBG Watch and USAGM Watch commentaries on the coverage of his tenure as Secretary of State by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and later U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) entities, in this case mostly the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL), as well as links to other views on the management and performance of VOA, RFE/RL and the rest of the agency.
BBG meets with Secretary Kerry, gets praise despite anti-Israel, pro-Putin messaging
BBG Watch Commentary According to Secretary Kerry, “Today’s Broadcasting Board of Governors is not the BBG of a…
John Kerry Voice of America interview proved VOA’s irrelevance on social media
BBG Watch Commentary Seven and a half hours after a Voice of America (VOA) interview with U.S. Secretary…
Obama and Castro Meet Face-to-Face – Voice of America downplays U.S. congressional criticism
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted a report on the face-to-face meeting between President…
Voice of America misses Obama in its ‘Partisan US Response’ to Netanyahu victory report
BBG Watch Commentary In an example of an apparent lack of journalistic curiosity, duty to the VOA Charter…
Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK report on Andy Lack, NBC, BBG, VOA, RFE-RL, Royce, Nuland, Kerry – but not Voice of America
BBG Watch Media U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is showing a remarkable lack of journalistic curiosity in…
Rep. Ed Royce asks Administration to back reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, convened a hearing on…
Kerry tells Royce he’s 100 percent with him on BBG reform, asks for more money
BBG Watch Secretary of State John Kerry testifed before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the fiscal year…
VOA’s Gongadze first with tweet on John Kerry going to Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary The State Department made an announcement more than an hour ago and shortly thereafter popular…
Voice of America executives took a break at ice-cream social to forget about John Kerry
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to the power of social media, we have seen photos of Voice of America…
Digital Last at Voice of America with John Kerry – Good Enough for Government Work
BBG Watch Commentary This commentary describes how Voice of America was “Digital Last” in its handing of an…
VOA Interview with Kerry — no video, no audio*, no photo, no Facebook** — SKYPE interview with VOA reporter instead
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives have once again shown how unable they are to manage a…
Kerry’s representative to BBG writes about Egypt and media freedom, ignored by VOA
BBG Watch Commentary Richard Stengel, who serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs…
Voice of America ignores opening of Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Angelina Jolie’s speech
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another example of mismanagement and violation of its congressional Charter obligation to report…
Biden and Kerry on ‘Toward a Europe Whole and Free’ and Reuters reports from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to arrange for its own coverage of Secretary…
Voice of America English news site ignores Kerry and Stengel, equates Obama with Putin
BBG Watch Commentary We found it interesting that Voice of America (VOA) English news website ignored the swearing-in…
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…
Kerry to accompany Obama to The Hague — Voice of America still not reporting
On March 24-28, @JohnKerry will accompany President Obama to The Hague, Rome, Vatican City, and Riyadh. http://t.co/NJCdXnIn1z —…
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…
No Voice of America correspondent with Kerry in Ukraine – no live online coverage of his just ended news conference in Kyiv
Voice of America does not appear to have a VOA English news corespondent with U.S. Secretary of State…
Voice of America gives Kerry 69 words, Voice of Russia 144 and separate report, Al Jazeera 254 words
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Sunday morning on American TV interview programs…
Voice of America not reporting on Kerry’s Saturday statement on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 2:00 AM EST Sunday, Voice of America is still not reporting on…
VOA English News ignores Kerry talking about media freedom with Chinese bloggers
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) top executive David Ensor likes to brag that VOA “uses social…
Kerry v. Bieber at Voice of America – Bieber Wins
BBG Watch Commentary At the U.S. taxpayers’ funded Voice of America (VOA), international audiences can get either news…
Video and text of Secretary Kerry’s remarks on Ukraine ignored by Voice of America news websites
BBG Watch Commentary While the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service continues to provide excellent coverage of events…
Voice of America English website ignores Kerry’s remarks on Ukraine, shows outdated news
BBG Watch Exclusive The Voice of America (VOA) English news website and the vast majority of VOA’s more…
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),…
Why Secretary Kerry has not yet designated anyone to represent him at BBG meetings?
BBG Watch Commentary As far as we know, Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet designated anyone…
Czech Senator, former journalist, appeals to Secretary Kerry to ensure equal rights for all RFE/RL employees
BBG Watch Commentary In an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a member of the…
Lyudmila Alexeeva – rights defender's photos with Secretary Kerry and with BBG members
U.S. Secretary Of State Meets Russian Rights Activists RFE/RL U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with…
Letter to Senator Kerry from former Radio Liberty senior commentator
Letter to Senator John Kerry from Lev Roitman, a former senior commentator of Radio Liberty Russian Service Published: Orer…