Read More 6 minute read Journalist analyzes Matt Armstrong buzzwordsAugust 24, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary A former Voice of America senior correspondent has sent us an analysis of a recent…
Read More 13 minute read Does the World Service have a future?August 13, 2015 BBG Watch Media The editor of BBC World Service News until earlier this year argues that the funding…
Read More 8 minute read Robert Conquest and Voice of America’s intellectual declineAugust 7, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Robert Conquest (left), who died on August 3, 2015, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom…
Read More 3 minute read Briefing Memo 2 for New BBG CEO – IBB Silencing Voice To The VoicelessJuly 26, 2015 BBG WATCH EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has received from a source within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) a…
Read More 11 minute read John Kerry Voice of America interview proved VOA’s irrelevance on social mediaJuly 21, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Seven and a half hours after a Voice of America (VOA) interview with U.S. Secretary…
Read More 8 minute read News Censorship and Assault on Voice of America CharterJuly 19, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, has revealed new shocking information about…
Read More 12 minute read U.S. taxpayers can’t afford Voice of America correspondent’s proposalJuly 18, 2015 PHOTO: The power of Russia’s information machine is shown in a Voice of America map in which Crimea…
Read More 2 minute read BBC to cut 1,000 jobs in management cull | The TelegraphJuly 14, 2015 BBG Watch Media The Telegraph reported on July 2 (sorry for the delay in highlighting this; many of…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America late on Russia veto of UN Srebrenica resolution, appears to misinterpret US Ambassador’s commentsJuly 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary More than two hours after BBC, RT, RFE/RL and other international news organizations reported on…
Read More 17 minute read OPINION Conundrums of Self-PromotionJuly 7, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America News has no Rachel Dolezal story – BBC, RT, DW doJune 15, 2015 BBG Watch Media “A local leader of the African American advocacy group the NAACP has reportedly been pretending…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America has news and web issuesJune 3, 2015 BBG Watch Early Wednesday afternoon, new Russsian military offensive in Ukraine was number two news story on BBC…
Read More 18 minute read OPINION The Departure of Voice of America Director David EnsorMay 31, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 3 minute read House Panel Advances Reforms of US International Media – Voice of America NewsMay 22, 2015 VOICE OF AMERICA COVERAGE OF HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE VOTE BBG Watch Commentary The VOA News report…
Read More 3 minute read Death for Tsarnaev – earlier speculative Voice of America headlines undermined credibilityMay 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death over the April…
Read More 5 minute read WATCH: Veteran VOA correspondents Jim Malone, Andre de Nesnera react to flyoverMay 8, 2015 BBG Watch At the end of its today’s report, “US, Europe Mark 70th Anniversary of VE Day,” Voice…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America speculates Cameron could be ousted in UK vote, BBC and RT coverage more cautiousMay 7, 2015 BBG Watch Media A Voice of America (VOA) news report speculates that British voters “could make a Scottish…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Ebola page not updated for close to two monthsMay 6, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) had an “EBOLA Special Coverage” page which for close…
Read More 20 minute read Voice of America can’t get news of its own reform rightApril 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media It is unlikely in the extreme that Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor (who…
Read More 3 minute read Russian RT beats Voice of America 1,500 to 1 in Facebook ‘Likes’ on S. Carolina murderApril 8, 2015 BBG Watch Media Russia’s state media outlet RT beat U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which departing VOA…
Read More 2 minute read Times on resignation of Voice of America director David EnsorApril 7, 2015 BBG Watch Media The New York Times reported in an article by Ron Nixon that “David Ensor, who…
Read More 1 minute read Voice of America Persian v DW Persian on Facebook 301 – 3,800April 3, 2015 BBG Watch Media The Voice of America Persian Facebook post on President Obama statement on the nuclear…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Persian v BBC Persian on Facebook 301 – 6,900April 3, 2015 BBG Watch Media Voice of America Persian slide into irrelevance on social media While most…
Read More 5 minute read Dismal Voice of America social media stats on big Iran – U.S. news dayApril 3, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) should hold top Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read BBC offers LIVE VIDEO Statement following conclusion of Iran’s nuclear talks, NO LIVE VIDEO or instant updates on Voice of America English websiteApril 2, 2015 BBG Watch Media BBC Screen Shot 2015-04-02 at 1:59 PM ET BBC offers LIVE VIDEO: EU-Iran Statement…
Read More 1 minute read BBC, RT, others report on NSA shooting, still nothing on Voice of AmericaMarch 30, 2015 BBG Watch Media As of 10:56 AM ET, Monday, March 30, 2015, U.S. taxpayer-funded international news media outlet…
Read More 1 minute read DALE Europeans Agree to Counter Russian Propaganda WarMarch 27, 2015 BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, writes in The Daily…
Read More 27 minute read Voice of America and RT – Will VOA Newsroom reform work?March 24, 2015 BBG Watch Media RT, which used to be called Russia Today, is “Putin’s weapon of choice in the…
Read More 8 minute read Where is Voice of America News? | AFRICA UPDATEMarch 18, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Why would U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) wait more than a day to report…
Read More 2 minute read TIME v RT, plus Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMarch 16, 2015 BBG Media TIME magazine has an article on Russia’s external media outlet RT, which was quickly countered with…
Read More 5 minute read North Korea and Eritrea – Voice of America and BBC news reporting from closed societiesMarch 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media North Korea and Eritrea – Comparison of Voice of America and BBC news reporting from…
U.S. media agency BBG leagues behind BBC and RT in web trafficMarch 11, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The troubled U.S. media agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), released Tuesday its detailed…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America news often not updated for more than 24 hoursMarch 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary As of 12:15 PM ET, Monday, March 9, 2015, the news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded…
Read More 11 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Out of the Breaking News Business? And…some questionsMarch 5, 2015 Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and…
Read More 3 minute read VOA improves Boris Nemtsov coverage but fails to give White House statement a headlineFebruary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After being late and behind Russia’s RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America late with Boris Nemtsov murder story, beat by RT, BBC, DW, Al Jazeera, RFE/RLFebruary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary VOA Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 5:36 PM ET As of 5:36 PM ET, Friday, February…
Read More 3 minute read Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine rally in Moscow – comparing VOA, RFE/RL, BBC coverageFebruary 21, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English news report on “Pro-Russia, Anti-Ukraine Rally Held in Moscow” (Posted…
Read More 4 minute read Millions spent on Voice of America newsroom and bureaus of no help with news on weekends and nightsFebruary 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Despite spending multiple millions of taxpayers’ dollars on the Voice of America (VOA) central newsroom,…
Read More 4 minute read Finally a fuller Voice of America report on Copenhagen – Where was VOA London Bureau?February 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After two days of late and superficial reports on the Copenhagen shootings and badgering by…
Read More 2 minute read Second Copenhagen shooting, still no headline or new report on Voice of America one hour after BBC postsFebruary 14, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBC, Russia’s RT, and Al Jazeera reported that one person was shot in the head…
Read More 1 minute read Copenhagen shooting: still nothing on Voice of America one hour after BBC reportsFebruary 14, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary One hour after BBC and numerous other international and U.S. media reported that shots were…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America main news website silent on Brian Williams storyFebruary 7, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary As of Saturday evening, February 7, 2015, the main Voice of America news website, www.voanews.com,…
Read More 3 minute read Future of News on BBC World Service, Voice of America ApplicableJanuary 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media Due to high interest, BBG Watch is providing a longer excerpt from the “Future of…
Read More 1 minute read World Service at risk of decline, warns BBC – FT.comJanuary 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media The BBC World Service is at risk of “decline” because it is unable to compete…
Read More 5 minute read Some senior Voice of America correspondents have less than 100 Twitter Followers, one VOA reporter has 10January 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Most reporters who regularly tweet news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) main…
Read More 1 minute read Where is Voice of America on Cuba?December 17, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary As of mid-morning EST, BBC coverage of the major news on Cuba consisted of no…
Read More 7 minute read Wall Street Journal Opinion: Voice of America is a Voice of Anti-AmericanismDecember 12, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Writer Sohrab Ahmari was interviewed for a WSJ Opinion Journal…
Read More 8 minute read No Voice of America report on controversy over confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to HungaryDecember 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. media have reported widely on the controversy over President Obama’s nomination and U.S. Senate…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America needed leaders and an editor for Obama immigration storyNovember 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary On such an important news story as President Obama’s speech Thursday evening on immigration…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America – Information War Lost: Beyond Dysfunctional and DefunctNovember 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A new commentary from our regular contributor The Federalist deals with the Voice of America…