Death By Division
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just Love Being Dysfunctional and Defunct! – Information War Lost: Death By Division By The Federalist…
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…
Voice of America – Yesterday’s News Tomorrow – 24 Hours Late on Moscow Anti-Censorship Protest
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English news website was more than 24 hours late in posting a…
RT, Voice of Russia report at length on content of Obama-Putin call, hours later Voice of America homepage states they have not yet spoken
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of Russia reported at 4:15 PM EDT that President Obama and President Putin spoke…
Russian Foreign Ministry retweets RT regularly, U.S. State Department almost never retweets Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ active and frequently updated Twitter account MFA-Russia has numerous retweets…
VOA much behind BBC on Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of Russia has much more on the call than VOA
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch had reported earlier that the Voice of America (VOA) English news website was…
Voice of America not reporting on Obama-Putin phone call, top news story for BBC
BBG Watch Commentary VOA English website has finally posted a news report on the Obama-Putin phone call sometime…
‘BBG Networks Continue To Increase Coverage In Ukraine And Crimea’, press release says, but management problems at VOA persist
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted today a press release, “BBG Networks Continue…
Keep The Implosion of U.S. International Media Rolling!
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just LOVE Our Jobs While Employees May Be Losing Theirs – Information…
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 —…
Voice of America Ukraine coverage improves as VOA correspondents assert themselves against management
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed some, although still sporadic and small, improvements in Voice of America…
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…
China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentence
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Deutsche Welle reports on what Biden said today in Warsaw, Voice of America is not
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still has nothing…
Voice of Russia again beats Voice of America on major White House news announcement
Obama asks G7 and EU to attend summit next week in The Hague on Ukraine Tue, Mar 18,…
Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live online coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live…
Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM on Crimea referendum day?
BBG Watch Just Asking Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM…
Voice of Russia has four reports on today’s Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of America has none
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another embarrassing news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not…
After business hours: no Voice of America report on meeting between Biden and Ukrainian PM
BBG Commentary Things have gotten back to normal at the Voice of America (VOA) after some improvement in…
Former U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors member Victor Ashe comments on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary An op-ed on Ukraine by former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, former U.S. ambassador…
Imperial arrogance: Voice of America executives pay little attention to foreign leaders Obama calls about Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary When something happens in Washington after business hours, there is a good chance mismanaged U.S.…
White House gives details of Ukraine’s PM visit, VOA still says ‘no details available’
BBG Watch Commentary More than one hour after the White House released a statement on a planned meeting…
Despite crisis in Ukraine, Voice of America still unable to post news updates online quickly
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English news website streamed President Obama’s statement on Russia and Ukraine…
VOA Hit and Miss: Voice of America fails to report on U.S. Ambassador accusing Russia of ‘Big Lies’
BBG Watch Commentary With Russia’s media propaganda offensive over Ukraine in full swing, U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe…
As Russian occupation of Ukraine expands — Voice of America Ukrainian Service lacks resources to update Twitter and Facebook
BBG Watch Commentary A check done by BBG Watch at 11:00 PM EST Monday, March 3, shows that…
Pressure from BBG Board forces Voice of America executives to interrupt their weekend
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that inquires from members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
VOA, far behind RT and Voice of Russia, issues first short but fuller report on Kerry and U.S. positions
BBG Watch Commentary Executives of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) were completely unprepared for coverage of U.S.…
The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014
This morning’s BBG Watch headline, “Voice of America gives Kerry 69 words on Ukraine and Russia, Voice of…
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…
As of 11:30PM, VOA English homepage still has nothing on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch Commentary Late in the evening Saturday Washington time, Voice of America posted a couple of reports…
Voice of Russia reports on Obama’s calls to French President and Canadian PM about Ukraine, Voice of America does not
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of Russia has reported on President Obama’s calls Saturday about Ukraine with President Hollande…
Obama gets one sentence in Voice of America newscast after phone call with Putin on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama got only one sentence in the 7:00 PM EST Saturday online Voice of…
Obama speaks with Putin about Ukraine, no report yet from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary As of 7:00PM EST, VOA’s main English news website still has no separate report on…
Voice of America has two sentences on Russia’s move today in Ukraine, Voice of Russia and RT have multiple new reports and commentaries
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has only two sentences on the VOA English website…
Voice of America fails to report on Biden’s Friday phone call with Ukraine’s PM
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which is charged…
President Obama nominates Karen Kornbluh to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Apparently the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives, external affairs and public relations staffers did not…
Voice of America had no correspondent at the White House when Obama warned Russia about Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded news organization for foreign audiences, Voice of America (VOA), had no correspondent at…
3PM VOA radio newscast refers to AM Obama-Dalai Lama meeting as if it is still taking place, no mention of hours old White House Ukraine reaction
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) not only does not frequently update its online news reports…
Voice of Russia reports on White House reaction to Ukraine deal, Voice of America not yet
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: After 2:00PM EST VOA inserted a paragraph about the White House statement into an…
BBG Media Highlights – February 11, 2014 – BBC and RFI do better than VOA on US-France coverage
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
After midnight, Voice of America still shows morning White House arrival, BBC reports on state dinner for President Hollande
BBG Watch Commentary Not on Voice of America Well after midnight EST, Wednesday, February 12, the Voice of…
Even Voice of Russia offers more substance on Hollande-Obama news conference today than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Even Voice of Russia provided more substantial news reporting today on Obama-Hollande news conference than…
Obama denies ‘icy’ relationship with Putin, China’s CCTV reports, Voice of America does not
As reported by World Media Watch: Obama denies ‘icy’ relationship with Putin Fri, Feb 07, 2014 Source: CCTV (China) From…
Madonna and Pussy Riot in NY on Putin get 0 reports on VOA English news site, Justin Bieber gets 6
BBG Watch Commentary As of late afternoon Thursday, February 6, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website…
Reported by BBC and China’s CCTV, ‘Obamacare’ projected job losses ignored by Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: After BBG Watch published this report, VOA finally posted, after 2:00 AM EST Wednesday,…
BBG Media Highlights – February 3, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
Canadian bad dreams and Justin Bieber at Voice of America instead of Obama video on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) may not have enough resources to report all news, but we…
Lost and Dead A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two…
Obama’s most extensive comments to date on Ukraine don’t get a separate report from VOA in more than 40 languages
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has failed to post a separate report online in…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: Ukraine gets short shrift from mismanaged Voice of America
BBG Watch Digital Journal has published an op-ed by former VOA acting associate director Ted Lipien who noted…