BBC, other media report death of U.S. singer Phil Everly – Where is VOA?
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: As of 11:15 AM ET, Sat. The BBC report on the death of…
The Russian Front – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
RFE/RL Radio Svoboda, RT, and BBC report on second terrorist attack in Volgograd, VOA News does not
UPDATE 1:00AM ET – VOA English News posts a short report at about 1:00AM ET on the second…
Memo for BBG Board – Evaluate VOA Coverage of Terror Attacks in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The way the Voice of America mishandled Sunday’s and Monday’s news coverage (Dec. 29 and…
Voice of America English News not updating disputed information on terror attack in Russia
UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about 5PM ET somewhere…
10 hours later, VOA English News still ignores Ambassador McFaul’s condolences
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America English News not updating on terror attack in Russia, not reporting on U.S. Ambassador’s statement
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain Peter Willcox to U.S. soil
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website posted yesterday (Dec. 27, 2013) two different but…
RT beats VOA on breaking U.S. news – U.S. judge rules NSA phone spying is legal
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: Sometime between 4PM and 5:15PM, the Reuters story on the NSA court ruling…
Day later, Voice of America English website still has no updates on beating of Ukrainian journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Despite many new details emerging, as well as videos, photos and protests from U.S. officials,…
Voice of America not updating news on brutal beating of Ukrainian journalist
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch UPDATE: As of 12:45AM ET, December 26, the VOA English website still has…
BBC and RFE/RL offer best Pussy Riot prison release coverage, RT downplays the story
BBG Watch Commentary In terms of audience engagement through social media and the number of Facebook “Likes” for…
North Korea’s way with extreme insults – another good analysis from BBC
BBG Watch Commentary BBC has outdistanced all other international media outlets in reporting on and analyzing the latest…
BBC offers best coverage and analysis in English of North Korean execution
BBG Watch Commentary Among major international media outlets, BBC is by far the best source for coverage and…
Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today report on execution of N Korea leader’s uncle – VOA English website not being updated
BBG Commentary With its top news lineup Thursday not updated for some hours, the Voice of America English…
BBC beats VOA News by hours on U.S. budget deal in Congress
BBG Watch Commentary The VOA Central English Newsroom and the VOA English website team have not been able…
On Mandela, Ukraine – Voice of America executives can’t arrange for special news coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Take a look at these two screenshots showing BBC’s and Voice of America’s (VOA) home…
U.S. visit to Ukraine reported by Russia Today, but not by Voice of America English service
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state media outlet Russia Today is reporting on a vist of a high ranking…
Voice of Russia name gone? – Putin goes for highly successful Russia Today brand-name in reorganization of state-run media
BBG Watch Commentary President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the…
Waiting for VOA interview with Wałęsa
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that rather than arranging for news coverage of Lech Wałęsa’s return…
BBG Expands Collaboration With Leading International Media – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Expands Collaboration With Leading International Media DECEMBER 5, 2013 Paris, France – Representatives of…
Voice of America English News largely nonfunctioning during holiday weekend – outstanding coverage of Ukraine protests by VOA Ukrainian Service and RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary While Voice of America (VOA) English News was in a full holiday mode in the…
Ukraine Protests Sunday – VOA 19 Facebook ‘Likes’ – BBC 2,364 – Russia Today over 3,200
BBG Watch Commentary The VOA English news website had no original reporting on major anti-government demonstrations in Kiev,…
Voice of America not reporting on NYC train derailment
BBG Watch Commentary For many hours, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website was not reporting on…
VOA not reporting on Russian plane crash – most read news on BBC
BBG Watch Commentary More than two hours after Russia Today and BBC reported that a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing…
Albania on Syrian chemical weapons: Voice of America English website again not updating news promptly
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website is once again showing outdated news and…
World gets news about murder of Iranian rock musicians in the U.S. from BBC, not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not reported on its English news website the…
What is more important for Voice of America – Americans in Russian jail or beauty pageant in Moscow?
BBG Watch Just Asking What do you think U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America news organization considers to be…
VOA English News fails to report on transfer of Greenpeace prisoners to St. Petersburg
BBG Watch Commentary While Voice of America (VOA) English News fails to take notice, BBC posted a report…
VOA News posted 15 Reuters reports in one day, most got between 0 and 3 Facebook Likes in three days
BBG Watch Commentary On Thursday, November 7, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) had posted on its English…
BBC Russian Service interview with Pavel Litvinov, father of American Greenpeace activist jailed in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The BBC Russian Service has paid close attention on its news website to British nationals…
BBC, other foreign public media report extensively on their Greenpeace nationals jailed in Russia, but not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) journalist and executive Ted Lipien noted in articles in Digital…
Russia Today indulges in Anonymous protests coverage, BBC covers, VOA ignores and reports on zombies
BBG Watch Commentary Russia Today and the Voice of Russia offered extensive coverage of worldwide Million Mask March…
BBC beats VOA hands down on U.S. elections coverage
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website has not been updating its homepage news…
VOA not reporting on Kerry’s tribute to Mazowiecki, as it failed earlier to report on Polish leader’s death
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch already reported that the Voice of America (VOA) had ignored on its English…
Voice of America repeats Russian politician’s attack on Greenpeace without retort, misleads world on U.S. law
BBG Watch Commentary “Greenpeace’s actions were just to create a political scandal and draw more attention to Greenpeace.…
Voice of America far behind Russia Today, BBC, and Al Jazeera on LAX shooting
BBG Watch Commentary International online audiences went to Russia Today, BBC, and Al Jazeera rather than the Voice…
VOA and IBB heads preach about social media while Voice of America news and social media outreach collapses
BBG Watch Commentary As Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) directors preach at an event…
VOA fails to report on death of Poland’s first post-communist prime minister, ignores White House statement
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) did not report Monday on the death of Poland’s first…
Voice of America news failures offer audience gaining opportunities for Al Jazeera, state-funded media in Russia and China
BBG Watch Commentary In an op-ed for Digital Journal, former Voice of America (VOA) executive Ted Lipien pointed…
Voice of America report on Obama meeting with Malala lacks details and photo
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) news report on U.S. President Barack Obama meeting at the…
BBC reports that U.S. reopens landmark tourist sites, no special report from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary BBC has reported that U.S. tourist sites including the Grand Canyon and Statue of Liberty…
Voice of America English news website ignored Malala’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English news website for international audiences ignored Malala Yousafzai’s appearance last Tuesday…
Voice of America English and Russian News Ignores Walesa Human Rights Award for Khodorkovsky
BBG Watch Commentary As a further example of how mismanaged and provincial the Voice of America (VOA) has…
Near Nuclear Disaster in the U.S. in 1961 – BBC 16,390 Facebook Likes – Russia Today 6,900 – No news report on Voice of America English Website
BBG Watch Commentary Like most of international media, Russia Today reported already two days ago that a newly…
Stories on Brazil President’s U.S. Trip Cancellation – VOA 2 Facebook Likes – Russia Today 4,100 – BBC 2,480
BBG Watch Commentary Tuesday, the Voice of America English website instead of using its own White House reporter…
BBC, Russia Today, CNN Int’l, Al Jazeera lead in social media coverage of Kerry-Lavrov Syria deal, VOA had only 8 Facebook ‘Likes’
BBG Watch Commentary When it comes to finding out what the United States does on the world scene,…
Voice of America’s amateur hour on Obama’s Syria speech
BBG Watch Commentary Let’s face it: Voice of America’s (VOA) news reporting and management structure are completely broken.…
On Obama’s Syria address, Voice of America far behind Russia Today, BBC and Al Jazeera in social media outreach
BBG Watch Commentary After President Obama’s address to the nation on plans for military actions against Syria, the…
Voice of America Management and Syria – Faulty Risk Calculus
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the US Government – Faulty Risk Calculus and Other…