Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff Shell
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Voice of America rewrites history on Mao’s murderous rule
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its taxpayer-funded parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Enjoy ‘Pravda-style’ reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) at US taxpayers’ expense
BBG Watch Commentary If you think that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), run by current and former…
U.S. News & World Report: America behind the curve in countering Russian disinformation
BBG Watch Media Commentary RAND experts William Courtney and Christopher Paul wrote in an article, “Firehose of Falsehoods:…
Analyze! Analyze! Make Sure The Result Says We’re Doing a Great Job!
BBG Watch Commentary The number of new bureaucratic positions and contracts in support of the bureaucracy being posted…
Anne Applebaum could help Voice of America be on guard against Putin propaganda
BBG Watch Commentary Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Anne Applebaum, author of “Gulag: A History,” which Newsweek called “The most…
Voice of America used Putin’s narrative in a Russian report, ignored Biden on WWII history
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America Russian Service has posted a report and video on the 77th…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not Salesmanship
OPINION This is a guest commentary. Other opinions are welcome. Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not…
BBG, VOA, RFE/RL blow off Biden’s Hitler-Stalin Pact remarks in Latvia, post funny videos and a VOA message from terrorists
BBG Watch Commentary August 23, 2016 marked the 77th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, also known as the…
Former Republican BBG Chair James Glassman supports Clinton for president
BBG Watch Commentary James K. Glassman, former Republican Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman and former Undersecretary of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors as ‘Temple of Cyber Insecurity’
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Temple of Cyber Insecurity By The Federalist …
WWII widow searched for answers – an amazing story Voice of America should use
BBG Watch Commentary You will be moved by this amazing story. For sixty years, a WWII American widow…
BBG CEO John Lansing warned OIG not to reveal details of BBG massive cyber security lapses
BBG Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing warned the Office of Inspector General…
Voice of America wastes U.S. tax dollars on watermelons for China
BBG Watch Commentary If you are wondering how U.S. taxpayer-funded ($777 million in FY 2017) Broadcasting Board of…
David Satter on reforming U.S. media outreach to Russia
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
David Satter on U.S. international media reform
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
BBG Channelling from Bad to Worse
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) newsroom is now slightly faster, if not vastly better, in…
Are you in good hands, BBG?
BBG Watch Commentary “It’s playing everywhere here – even during the Olympics!,” a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Voice of America for Trump in a Russian puff video
BBG Watch Commentary A number of former and current Voice of America (VOA) journalists, including both…
Obama ignores BBG media in remarks on ISIL propaganda, Voice of America ignores his remarks
BBG Watch Commentary Call it getting even by the Voice of America. In a wide-ranging news conference last…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan calls for more funding for U.S. broadcasting to China and Tibet, BBG reform
BBG Watch Speaking at an event last week in Flushing, NY, sponsored by the Qi’s Cultural Foundation, Ann…
Excellent NYT op-ed on Putin’s propaganda – Broadcasting Board of Governors again not even an afterthought
BBG Watch Media Commentary We have gotten used to the U.S. taxpayer-funded Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the…
Flawed law permits Broadcasting Board of Governors members to do private business in Russia and China
BBG Watch Commentary With increasing demands for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to come clean about accusations against…
WP article on Internet censorship in which BBG is not even an afterthought
BBG Watch Commentary “The Internet was supposed to foster democracy. China has different ideas.” was the headline of…
CEPA: Winning the information war with Russia – BBG not even an afterthought
BBG Watch Commentary The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a transatlantic think tank based in Washington and…
Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warns
BBG Watch Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warns By Ted Lipien In an…
Losing the Information War Inside BBG
COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Losing the Information War Inside BBG Honest…
Voice of America casts doubts Russia was behind Democrats’ emails leak
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has issued a confusing news report in English to…
Many Voice of America reporters continue to uphold VOA Charter and do a good job
BBG Watch Commentary Quite a few Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs these days violate the VOA…
Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RT
BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
VOA live convention views less than 0.0001% in China, 0.006% in Russia, 0.03% in Iran
BBG Watch Commentary According to Voice of America Director Ms.Amanda Bennett’s figures, less than 0.0001% Mandarin speakers, 0.0004% English speakers, 0.002% Spanish speakers, 0.006% Russian speakers,…
Hillary Clinton on BBG and Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary With the 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 25-28) getting underway Monday to nominate the former…
Police identified Munich gunman as German-Iranian, VOA has no news updates for more than 2 hours
BBG Watch Commentary At 00:38 GMT, or 8:38 PM Friday Eastern Time (ET), Russia’s RT reported the German…
BBG bureaucracy successful in covering up its bungling of Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia, conflict of interest issues
BBG Watch Commentary The failing bureaucracy of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has been largely successful so…
‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union says
BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Voice of America digitally unprepared for Republican Convention
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ($224.4 million in FY 2017) did quite poorly in…
Voice of America Director Bennett Hails One-Sided Anti-Trump VOA Report While Supporting VOA Charter
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) implies that Donald Trump is an embodiment of “hate and…
The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet Plane
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet Plane …
Clueless U.S. agency invites Putin’s officials to RFE/RL party, they boot their chairman out of Russia instead
BBG Watch Commentary How clueless and mismanaged can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) be? According to an…
RT before VOA with Obama on Baton Rouge, posts full text, VOA has 3 sentences
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT was well ahead in reporting on President Obama’s statement on the shooting of…
Turkey Coup: VOA posts quick updates to Facebook following earlier criticism
BBG Watch Commentary Following the earlier BBG Watch criticism that “Voice of America was not updating Facebook news…
State and White House more honest, less deceptive on Jeff Shell than BBG bureaucracy and VOA
BBG Watch Commentary For the federal agency claiming to uphold the highest journalistic standards abroad, the latest Broadcasting…
Reform Needed: BBG Members Must Be Prohibited From Doing Private Business in Russia or China
BBG Watch Commentary Congressional Reform Needed: BBG Members Must Be Prohibited From Doing Private Business in Russia or…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell’s expulsion from Russia points to US bureaucratic failure
BBG Watch Commentary While all the facts are not yet in, one thing is certain: bureaucrats of the…
EXCLUSIVE Congressional sources call for abolishing the BBG after its bureaucracy bungled BBG Chair’s trip to Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Senior congressional staffers told BBG Watch that the expulsion of Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG in Moscow: Russia needs a new and reformed Radio Liberty, a journalist says
OPINION Introduction by BBG Watch According to unconfirmed reports, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell, BBG…
RFE/RL moves from goats playing ball to serious journalism under new president
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) employees are telling BBG Watch of improvements in…
JACKSON: The Voice of America is Not a Wire Service, And It Shouldn’t be Expected to Act Like One
OPINION Former Voice of America director David S. Jackson argues in an op-ed for BBG Watch that VOA’s…
Grim Realities
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Grim Realities By The Federalist We…
Canadian broadcaster sees VOA Dallas coverage as inferior
OPINION Keith Perron, a Canadian broadcaster based in Taiwan found Voice of America (VOA) coverage of the Dallas…