Different perspectives on U.S. help for Yazidi refugees in Iraq, Voice of America role
BBG Watch Commentary NBC News and Fox News provided remarkably different perspectives of the American Yazidi community views…
World holding its breath for VOA story on digital drive-in movies, Ferguson can wait
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that while Voice of America (VOA) executives still haven’t managed to…
On Ferguson, Voice of America top brass shows Rick Stengel why Russia’s RT is better
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on August 13 in Washington,…
Russia’s RT reports: Obama to send Holder to Ferguson, Voice of America was late
BBG Watch Commentary As of 5:00 PM EDT, August 18, 2014 – UPDATE: At about 5:45PM…
Voice of America bosses and staff on vacation, no VOA reporter in Ferguson, Missouri
BBG Watch Commentary The same management of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which provided on-the-scene coverage of…
NBC interviews Voice of America journalist and Yazidi activist – BBG Media Highlights – August 18, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Media Highlights are compiled, posted and sent out to subscribers by the staff of…
BBG End of Summer 2014 Conundrums
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: BBG End of Summer 2014 Conundrums By…
BBC, VOA: Mid-Summer Reflections on Things That Need Fixing
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Dan Robinson, former Voice of America…
CUSIB’s ANN NOONAN: management meltdown at the Voice of America
Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent NGO, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), speaking…
Voice of America snubs White House aide Ben Rhodes speaking on VOA’s future, Russia’s RT had a report
BBG Commentary Whether it was a deliberate snub or yet another example of management and news reporting meltdown…
Inaccurate reporting from Voice of America offers support for Kremlin propaganda
BBG Watch Commentary A report posted Monday on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), “As Kyiv’s Maidan…
Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverage
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…
Voice of America interrupts live radio transmission to Africa of Obama speech about Africa
BBG Watch Commentary Not too long ago Voice of America (VOA) top executives would not think of carrying…
CUSIB Condemns BBG Shortwave Committee Report for Targeting Vulnerable Radio Audiences for Cuts Rather Than Cutting Waste — PRESS RELEASE
BBG Watch Commentary The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) issued a press…
Beer – Yes, but no Voice of America report on North Korea sanctions vote in Congress
BBG Watch Commentary SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: “There’s a level of irony here… VOA claiming their journalistic integrity is…
House Passes U.S. International Broadcasting Reform Bill
BBG Report and Commentary Saying the United States is “losing the information battle” with Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Community leaders support reform of U.S. international broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: H.R. 4490, the bipartisan Royce – Engel United States International Communications Reform Act of…
Voice of America Should Start Reporting on U.S. Marine Imprisoned in Mexico, Voice of Russia Does
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another U.S. news story not covered by the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Don’t make Voice of America an arm of State Dept. – Letter to Obama from Paul Westpheling
A Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Paul Westpheling, Former General Vice-President…
Is the USA bankrupt not only financially, but even with the skills of management?
BBG Watch Commentary A longtime listener to Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts in Asia asked: “Is the…
Voice of America often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes promotes it
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes even…
Voice of America ignored State Department comment on U.S.-Polish controversy
BBG Watch Commentary Badly managed, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often misses U.S. news stories of importance…
Voice of America ignores U.S. Marine Andrew Tahmooressi in Mexican prison, visit from Congressmen Royce and Salmon
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has almost completely ignored the arrest and subsequent detention…
BBC beats Voice of America on capture of Benghazi attack suspect, Obama statement
BBG Watch Commentary This was a significant U.S. news development that came directly from U.S. government sources (first…
CUSIB Member, Former BBG Governor Victor Ashe Comments on International Affairs
BBG Watch Commentary Member of our Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Board and former…
U.S. BBG pays for faulty, favoring Kremlin propaganda poll in Russia-annexed Crimea
BBG Watch Commentary Two top independent sociologists in Ukraine and Russia, as well as some American experts who…
VOA English News does not update Obama – Poland story for 11 hours, fails to cover Solidarity Prize for Crimean Tatar leader
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted its last VOA English News update on President…
Other than misspelled name of Poland’s President, finally a decent VOA report on Obama heading to Europe
BBG Watch Commentary While many U.S. and international media outlets were posting full length reports and news analyses…
Voice of America to target Americans despite ban on funding domestic news distribution, critics say
BBG Watch Commentary In a politically unwise press release, which according to critics at best violates the spirit…
Two sentences on WH Obama – Ukraine briefing, a full VOA report on private jet crash
BBG Watch Commentary While Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the White House…
Voice of America gives Obama – Poroshenko meeting announcement two sentences
BBG Watch Commentary Rudderless and floundering Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the…
BBC beats VOA with Shinseki resignation
BBG Watch Commentary BBC beats VOA with Shinseki resignation. BBC has five stories, main, and four linked on…
Memo for Voice of America Director: BBC, Radio Australia, RFI carried Obama speech live
BBG Watch Commentary For: Voice of America Director David Ensor CC: Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Voice of America radio fails to carry Obama speech live, BBC radio does with commentary
BBG Watch Commentary A BBG Watch source in Asia told us that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
House passage of Hitler-Stalin Pact ‘Black Ribbon Day’ bill ignored by Voice of America, mismanagement continues
BBG Watch Commentary With Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Matt Armstrong calling House Foreign Affairs Committee bipartisan…
A Former VOA Correspondent on the Debate Over U.S. International Broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is providing a forum for discussion on the United States International Communications Reform Act of…
NYT with 11.8M Twitter followers worries, VOA News with 103K behind UN Peacekeeping with 119K
BBG Watch Commentary According to BuzzFeed article, “Exclusive: New York Times Internal Report Painted Dire…
Are comments on Voice of America websites subject to pro-Kremlin trolling? — They are.
BBG Watch Commentary Are comments on Voice of America (VOA) websites subject to pro-Kremlin trolling? There is absolutely…
Russia’s RT retweets on Voice of America website draw criticism from former BBG members
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members have criticized Voice of America (VOA) practice…
Even White House can’t get Voice of America English News to report after 5PM
BBG Watch Commentary We were waiting for the proof to definitely determine what was the cause behind the…
Obama dropped by a White House meeting on Ukraine with Ashton – Voice of America failed to report
BBG Watch Commentary United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice held talks Tuesday at the White House on…
Accurate, Reliable Journalism is More Essential than Ever Before, BBG Says in Marking World Press Freedom Day
BBG Watch Commentary “Our audiences rely on our journalists for timely and accurate coverage of events affecting them,”…
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…
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce calls for reduction and reform of U.S. international media bureaucracy
BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) said that U.S. broadcasters – the Voice of America, Radio Free…
As effort to reform Voice of America starts in Congress, VOA uses Reuters to report on Obama Europe trip, is four hours late
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives were too busy today meeting behind closed doors to decide how…
Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reporting
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
Voice of America failed to report on Obama’s statement on canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America failed to report Monday on President Obama’s statement on the Canonization…
Voice of America ignored Obama’s statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ignored President Obama’s Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day, failing…
Obama phones Merkel, Hollande, Cameron, Renzi, threatens more Russia sanctions – no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: We found two sentences about Obama’s phone calls inserted into a VOA report posted…
Voice of America English News website fails to report on Obama’s statement on Armenian Remembrance Day and Congressional visit to Armenia
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English News website and most of VOA’s language services failed to…