Read More 8 minute read Boris Nemtsov Defended Radio Liberty JournalistsMarch 1, 2020 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Read More 5 minute read Management’s push threatens credibility of RFE/RL Georgian programsJanuary 22, 2018 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary BBG Watch has learned from multiple sources in Washington, DC and Tbilisi, Georgia that…
Read More 23 minute read David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leadersFebruary 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
Read More 8 minute read Radio Liberty Gave No Support To Investigative ReportersJanuary 25, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: In Russia, journalists who run afoul of the Kremlin or the business mafia, end…
Read More 10 minute read Radio Liberty removes post on alleged Putin graft to protect intervieweeMay 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary www.Kremlin.ru 2006 Photo of President Putin Radio Svoboda Screen Shot 2015-05-27 at 5:38 PM ET…
Read More 5 minute read Where have all the Voice of America correspondents gone?March 15, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from MC, a longtime Voice…
Read More 7 minute read Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty Journalists in Russia VIDEOMarch 12, 2015 BBG Watch – In Memoriam, Boris Nemtsov (1959 – 2015) Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty…
Read More 8 minute read Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalistsMarch 10, 2015 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
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 4 minute read On International Women’s Day women do not fare well at some Broadcasting Board of Governors media entitiesMarch 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary March 8 was celebrated in some parts of the world as International Women’s Day. According…
Read More 9 minute read With Andy Lack leaving BBG for NBC, Voice of America continues to hobbleMarch 3, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary As news of the Andy Lack negotiations with NBC and his imminent departure as director…
Read More 1 minute read VOA and RFE/RL Russia media outreach in Op-Ed: Murder of Polish priest may offer clues in Boris Nemtsov’s caseMarch 3, 2015 BBG Watch Media The importance of effective U.S. media outreach through the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America gives full coverage to Kremlin investigation theories on Nemtsov murder, no questions askedFebruary 28, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) reposted a large part of a press release from…
Read More 2 minute read U.S. reactions to Nemtsov’s murder covered by RT and SPUTNIK, U.S. media, not Voice of AmericaFebruary 28, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) was late with the Boris Nemtsov murder story, offered…
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 6 minute read Shakespeare in Gdansk instead of anti-Putin rally in Moscow – What the heck?, Voice of AmericaSeptember 23, 2014 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Josh, not his real…
Masha Gessen resigns from Radio Liberty in RussiaApril 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Controversial director of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service Masha Gessen has…
Two vice presidents departed Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyApril 4, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Dale Cohen, Vice President of Administration at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since…
Lyudmila Alexeeva: Saving Radio Liberty in Russia Should Have Been Done The Day Before YesterdayMarch 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Supporters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), including a preeminent Russian human rights leader Lyudmila…
60 RL: Radio Liberty in Exile to mark Radio Liberty's 60th anniversary at a major event in MoscowFebruary 22, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Radio Liberty in Exile, a group of fired Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty in Exile issues statement on meeting with RFE/RL acting president Kevin KloseFebruary 22, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary After much internal debate, journalists of Radio Liberty in Exile issued a statement on their…
Read More 6 minute read Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalistsFebruary 18, 2013 BBG Watch Originally Published February 18, 2013 Updated Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalists Recently…
RFE/RL president Kevin Klose to meet in Moscow with human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty staffersFebruary 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty acting president Kevin Klose is…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBGJanuary 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven KornNovember 4, 2012 Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…
Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and RagonaOctober 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…
Read More 3 minute read Corti and Lipien in National Review – Radio Liberty silenced by WashingtonOctober 23, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in National Review Online, Mario Corti and Ted Lipien argue that…
Another young journalist resigns in protest from 'new' Radio Liberty, calls it a sinking TitanicOctober 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Anastasia Kirilenko, 28-year-old web editor, investigative reporter and radio broadcaster, has resigned in protest from…
New Radio Liberty head in Russia in charge of digital transition lost website visitors at previous employer, report showsOctober 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Steven Korn tells anyone who would listen that Russian…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part OneOctober 16, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov appeals to the Broadcasting Board of Governors over mass firing of Radio Liberty journalistsOctober 11, 2012 Mikhail Kasyanov, one of the signatories of the protest letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) over…