Read More 6 minute read Voice of America Buries LA Fires Story, Ignores Bipartisan Criticism of Democratic MayorJanuary 10, 2025 USAGM Watch Commentary The devastating fires in Los Angeles have been the number one news story on almost…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America Hours Late in Reporting on Trump Court PleaAugust 4, 2023 VOA Late on Trump Plea Voice of America’s English News Global Website Lags for Over Three Hours on…
Read More 4 minute read Breaking News Failures at VOA Still Not in the PastDecember 5, 2021 A commentary on breaking news failures at VOA by Dan Robinson. One of the huge problems at Voice…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America Censors ‘Let’s Go Brandon’November 15, 2021 Voice of America censors “Let’s go Brandon” phrase in an apparent effort to protect President Biden. No VOA…
Read More 4 minute read BBC Russian: Radio Liberty and Current Time Invited Some Employees to Leave RussiaApril 15, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary BBC Russian Service reported online that the leadership of Radio Liberty and the Current Time…
Read More 4 minute read Think-tank declares USAGM reforms of VOA and RFE/RL Iran programs inadequate EXCLUSIVEApril 22, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE A just released study by the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) concludes…
Read More 45 minute read HISTORY 1953 CIA Source: People Died in Czechoslovakia Because of Pro-Communist Propaganda from Voice of AmericaJanuary 3, 2019 OPINION AND ANALYSIS Cold War Radio Museum 1953 CIA Source: People Died in Czechoslovakia Because of Pro-Communist…
Read More 3 minute read BBC, DW, RT went Facebook Live with Blasey Ford; VOA did notSeptember 27, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) and Russia’s RT all had Facebook LIVE transmissions of the…
Read More 1 minute read RT, BBC, DW, RFI all beat VOA on Trump-Kim Jong-un June 12 Singapore summit newsMay 10, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded, U.S. government-run Voice of America (VOA), poorly-managed by holdover officials, was soundly…
Read More 8 minute read VOA or RT, which is a stronger Voice of the Mullahs?January 9, 2018 OPINION BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch commented early on Monday that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) confirmed…
Read More 1 minute read Iran Protests Missing from Voice of America VOA News English HomepageDecember 29, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary BBC has a report on multiple demonstrations in Iran on its homepage as top world…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America White House correspondent initially tweeted NYC terror attack was due to apparent road rageNovember 2, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million in FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) was late in reporting…
Read More 4 minute read Journalists Call Voice of America NYC Shooting Coverage ‘Pitiful’October 31, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary The incident in New York City on Tuesday afternoon provided another example of how the Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America still clowning aroundSeptember 27, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($220 million FY 2017) Voice of America, run by its dysfunctional federal parent…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America hour behind DW, RT, BBC on Germany vote resultsSeptember 24, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA), which during the Cold War…
Read More 2 minute read Russia’s RT beats VOA hands down on Irma coverage, audience engagementSeptember 10, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary As Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Russia’s RT beat U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million FY 2017) Voice…
Read More 2 minute read Haj to Mecca top “USA News” on Voice of America mobile siteAugust 30, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary It may be nothing more than just one of many web-related mistakes at the mismanaged…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America News ignores Antifa violence in BerkeleyAugust 28, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary As of Monday morning, August 28, 2017, even the very liberal Washington Post had a…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America gets hammered on Facebook by RT on #BarcelonaAugust 18, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Of course, BBC and Russia’s RT had live Facebook feeds from the aftermath of the…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America over one hour late reporting on Trump Charlottesville statementAugust 14, 2017 BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has failed to report on President Trump’s Monday statement on…
Read More 4 minute read No live VOA Comey feed, dismal audienceJune 8, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Unlike BBC, Al Jazeera, RT, DW and almost all other major international and U.S. news…
Read More 2 minute read Both BBC and RT beat Voice of America on Comey’s written remarksJune 7, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT posted the full text of fired FBI Director James Comey’s prepared remarks the…
Read More 3 minute read VOA had no live Trump speech Facebook feed — RT, BBC, WP didMay 18, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most crucial news days so far of Donald Trump’s presidency, U.S.…
Read More 3 minute read RT Buries VOA in LIVE Facebook ViewsApril 16, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Comparing Voice of America (VOA) 2016 U.S. presidential election night LIVE Facebook views (41) on…
Read More 2 minute read BBG media digital failure on St. Petersburg blastApril 3, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary After posting late its breaking news on the St. Petersburg blast, Radio Free Europe /…
Read More 4 minute read Senior VOA reporter quit updating Twitter since Trump’s victoryMarch 14, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary A source told us that a senior reporter working in the newsroom of the U.S.…
Read More 4 minute read Meltdown-mode Voice of America fails on Carrie FisherDecember 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “May The Force Be With You.” “The Force” is definitely not with U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America reporters demean Ivanka Trump, fail to report on plane harassment incidentDecember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A few days ago, Voice of America (VOA) newsroom reporters, editors and managers, who are…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America awakens to Castro’s death after humiliation on FacebookNovember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary After experiencing yet another humiliation on Facebook with absolutely dismal social engagement numbers for its…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America VOA English News about 10 hours late in posting to Facebook on Castro’s deathNovember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America’s VOA English News was about ten (10) hours behind Russia’s RT,…
Read More 2 minute read VOA, RT, BBC Facebook Castro posts compared: VOA 379; RT 11K; BBC 56K LikesNovember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America’s (VOA) declining relevance as an international media outlet was once again illustrated…
Read More 3 minute read Many Voice of America services late on Castro’s death, Trump calling him “brutal dictator,” VOA journalists complainNovember 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Journalists working for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) are complaining that because of poor…
Read More 4 minute read Russia’s RT, BBC beat Voice of America hands down on Trump, Clinton and Obama speechesNovember 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s propaganda channel carried President Obama’s post election speech LIVE on Facebook, reaching a large…
Read More 1 minute read Russia’s RT gets twice as many LIVE Facebook views for Trump victory speech than Voice of AmericaNovember 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s propaganda outlet RT is showing twice as many LIVE Facebook views for Donald Trump’s…
Read More 1 minute read VOA News finally gets 1K LIVE Facebook views – BBC News has 23.9KNovember 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary At 12:52 AM ET, U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) finally managed to…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America VOA NOW is LIVE on Facebook with 41 views worldwide, RT has 1.2K, BBC had 17,800November 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary We finally caught Voice of America’s VOA NOW English transmission LIVE on Facebook. At 10:33…
Read More 1 minute read Media Live on Facebook with U.S. vote coverage, but not Voice of America VOA NewsNovember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary When U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) did LIVE coverage on Facebook in…
Read More 1 minute read 5:30 PM ET – Still no Voice of America Facebook LIVE on US vote – BBC LIVE with 17.8K viewsNovember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary At 5:27 PM ET BBC News was LIVE on Facebook showing 17,000 live views and…
Read More 2 minute read With 4-30 Live views, VOA News so far stays away from Facebook Live U.S. election coverageNovember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Only within the last few minutes, VOA News had two Facebook Live reports, but…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America English News has dismal online traffic, fails to reach most nations without free mediaNovember 7, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary According to U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 M, FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) internal email, the…
Read More 12 minute read Is Voice of America ashamed of Huma Abedin’s heritage or simply sloppy?November 7, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 M, FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) failed to mention Huma Abedin’s Muslim…
Read More 10 minute read Mismanaged Voice of America waits till next day to do Michelle Obama Facebook postOctober 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another example of leadership and managerial chaos at U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Read More 10 minute read 45% of visits to Voice of America English website are from the U.S. – EXCLUSIVEOctober 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE One of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) newsroom editors disclosed in an internal…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America leagues behind BBC, RT on Twitter during Clinton-Trump debateSeptember 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Our analysis of Voice of America retweets and tweet likes during the Clinton-Trump debate shows…
Read More 2 minute read Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RTJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
Read More 3 minute read Misleading Voice of America terror in Germany headlineJuly 24, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The headline on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English News website read: “Syrian…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America News asleep on Munich story for over 3 hours, 4 hours on Facebook and TwitterJuly 23, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary As of early Saturday, July 23, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not been…
Read More 2 minute read Police identified Munich gunman as German-Iranian, VOA has no news updates for more than 2 hoursJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary At 00:38 GMT, or 8:38 PM Friday Eastern Time (ET), Russia’s RT reported the German…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America digitally unprepared for Republican ConventionJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ($224.4 million in FY 2017) did quite poorly in…
Read More 2 minute read RT before VOA with Obama on Baton Rouge, posts full text, VOA has 3 sentencesJuly 17, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT was well ahead in reporting on President Obama’s statement on the shooting of…