Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Needed Prodding to Report on Hunter Biden New York Post StoryOctober 17, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary It took prodding from outside journalists to get Voice of America (VOA) central English newsroom…
Read More 8 minute read NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice of AmericaOctober 31, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice…
Read More 11 minute read Ed Royce on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook AdsJanuary 30, 2019 OPINION Issues in the News: Royce Report on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook Ads U.S. International Media:…
Read More 3 minute read Many in #IranProtests call VOA Voice of the Mullahs, says Kenneth TimmermanJanuary 28, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary In an interview with John Loeffler for his “Steel on Steel” radio program on January…
Read More 22 minute read Obama aide Ben Rhodes had a special link to Broadcasting Board of GovernorsDecember 29, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary Ben Rhodes, former Assistant to President President Obama and his Deputy National Security Advisor for…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America failed to report Ben Rhodes represented Obama at Castro funeralDecember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Practically defunct (Hillary Clinton’s words), U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) failed…
Read More 8 minute read BBG Channelling from Bad to WorseAugust 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) newsroom is now slightly faster, if not vastly better, in…
Read More 2 minute read To Congress: Shut ‘Em Down (Broadcasting Board of Governors), Create Something That WorksJuly 8, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Shut ‘Em Down By The Federalist So much…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalist embarrassed by failure of VOA News to cover Ben Rhodes scandalMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In a move that it likely to seriously damage the reputation of new Voice of…
Read More 2 minute read Why is Voice of America News ignoring Ben Rhodes story as newsMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Why has U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s VOA News voanews.com English language website ignored as…
Read More 17 minute read Panic News from Voice of America – Late – Not Quite RightMay 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Everybody who checks and compares international news online knows by now that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America ignores White House statement on Holodomor genocide in 1930s Ukraine, as does RFE/RLNovember 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Someone worked at the White House this Saturday, November 7, but not at the U.S.…
Read More 9 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and Pandering at the Voice of AmericaFebruary 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
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…
Read More 3 minute read Sputnik, Putnik, Another RTNovember 12, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The name — SPUTNIK — for a news agency and international radio may sound silly…
Read More 5 minute read Russian RT paid more attention to American Jim Foley than Voice of America, obliterated VOA in social mediaAugust 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The Kremlin’s external media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) once again beat U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 13 minute read Different perspectives on U.S. help for Yazidi refugees in Iraq, Voice of America roleAugust 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary NBC News and Fox News provided remarkably different perspectives of the American Yazidi community views…
Read More 5 minute read On Ferguson, Voice of America top brass shows Rick Stengel why Russia’s RT is betterAugust 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on August 13 in Washington,…
Read More 3 minute read NBC interviews Voice of America journalist and Yazidi activist – BBG Media Highlights – August 18, 2014August 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Media Highlights are compiled, posted and sent out to subscribers by the staff of…
Read More 4 minute read Were we channelling à la the Twilight Zone? – JANE DOE Op-EdAugust 15, 2014 Guest Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the International…
Read More 9 minute read BBC, VOA: Mid-Summer Reflections on Things That Need FixingAugust 15, 2014 Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Dan Robinson, former Voice of America…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB’s ANN NOONAN: management meltdown at the Voice of AmericaAugust 15, 2014 Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent NGO, the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), speaking…
Read More 12 minute read BBG hears from the White House, CUSIBAugust 14, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In remarks to the Board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Assistant to the…
Read More 5 minute read White House meeting with Yazidi leaders gets one sentence on Voice of America English websiteAugust 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A White House meeting with Yazidi leaders got one sentence on the Voice of America…
Read More 5 minute read Other than misspelled name of Poland’s President, finally a decent VOA report on Obama heading to EuropeJune 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While many U.S. and international media outlets were posting full length reports and news analyses…
Read More 3 minute read Two sentences on WH Obama – Ukraine briefing, a full VOA report on private jet crashJune 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the White House…
Read More 32 minute read Voice of America gives Obama – Poroshenko meeting announcement two sentencesJune 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Rudderless and floundering Voice of America (VOA) English News devoted only two sentences to the…