VOA journalist wants director to do a debrief on Dallas coverage
BBG Watch Commentary In an email provided to BBG Watch, an anonymous Voice of America (VOA) journalist is…
Mismanaged Voice of America adds to America’s bad image and racial tensions with wrong information
BBG Watch Commentary Instead of anticipating President Obama’s eventual call for racial solidarity in the wake of the…
BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II)
BBC Live Program Dominance Over VOA (Part II) by Dan Robinson In a commentary published…
To Congress: Shut ‘Em Down (Broadcasting Board of Governors), Create Something That Works
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Shut ‘Em Down By The Federalist So much…
Voice of America was not updating Facebook news page during key hours of Dallas crisis
BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), part of the $777 million Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Voice of America improves police shootings coverage after director intervenes but still lags behind other media
BBG Watch BBG Watch has learned Thursday evening from Voice of America (VOA) journalists that director Amanda Bennett…
A confusing Voice of America report adds to poor terror coverage
BBG Watch Commentary News reports, commentaries and press releases put out by U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
VOA story with little balance: Taliban Chief Warns Jihad Against US-led ‘Occupation’
BBG Watch Commentary Here is a perfect example of a U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) news report,…
Natan Sharansky mentions Voice of America in a 4th of July Story
BBG Watch History A Fourth of July Story Independence Day is doubly special for the legendary refusenik…
BBC, DW, RT report on Elie Wiesel’s death, but not Voice of America as of 5PM ET
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s RT has Elie Wiesel’s death as its top news story since 4:46 PM ET.…
Voice of America v. Saudi TV host on terrorism
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), a federal government entity of the U.S. Broadcasting…
Voice of America quotes: a Muslim terrorist ‘all over the media’ – a terror attack by a Westerner doesn’t have the same [media] impact
BBG Watch Commentary A press release from the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) about the VOA-hosted panel…
Voice of America Turkey and EU headlines could have been written by RT
OPINION VOA Should Quote Experts, Not Mix News With Commentary By Ted Lipien Voice of America…
Broadcasting Board of Governors has no peer in diminished performance
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Three By The Federalist …
Voice of America says ‘chaos’ reigns in Britain as do Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is reporting to its international audiences and whatever audiences…
Downward Spiral At Broadcasting Board of Governors
Opinion Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Two By The Federalist …
In a report on New York LGBT Pride March, Voice of America fails to call Orlando shooting terrorism, doesn’t mention murderer’s oath to ISIS or even his name
BBG Watch Commentary In a report on the New York LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 26, the…
How the US is working to defeat ISIS online with no mention of the BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another media article on how the U.S. is trying to defeat ISIS online was…
20 Excellent Years for Voice of America Bosnian Service
BBG Watch The Voice of America’s (VOA) Bosnian Service has been one of the most successful VOA services…
Voice of America director posts a comment to BBG Watch website
BBG Watch As reported earlier by BBG Watch, Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett has posted a…
VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of Criticisms
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of Criticisms By BBG Watch Reporters …
Voice of America Downplaying Terrorist Threat From ISIS
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Voice of America Downplaying Terrorist…
Former BBG Governor calls Voice of America video on Islamist terrorism flawed and dangerous
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is posting this commentary as an introduction to an op-ed by former presidentially-appointed…
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump camps accuse Voice of America of state-media bias
BBG Watch Commentary Bernie Sanders’ and Donald Trump’s supporters are absolutely right: there is something rotten at the…
Update from BBG CEO on Thornberry Amendment to De-Federalize VOA
BBG Watch After earlier criticism from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees for taking too long to communicate…
LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America
OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…
Slanted Voice of America journalism on Trump, a reader from Russia posts on VOA website
BBG Watch Commentary In a comment posted under U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) report, “Post Reporter at…
ROBINSON OP-ED: Questions About Conflicts of Interest at the Voice of America
OPINION Questions About Conflicts of Interest at the Voice of America By Dan Robinson By…
Voice of America employee says VOA should not be de-federalized as punishment for inept management
BBG Watch A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee sent email to the two U.S. Senators from the…
BBG looking for General Counsel
BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors is looking for qualified applicants for the position of General Counsel…
Broadcasting Board of Governors contractors put hope for justice in a federal court
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington-based law firm, Themis PLLC, plans to file a motion sometime next week to…
Voice of America virtual reality journalism story may be a result of virtual leadership
BBG Watch Commentary Today, the Voice of America’s parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced the…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Announces Thomas Kent As New President
BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty announced the appointment of…
BBC’s Live Program Dominance Over Voice of America
OPINION On Any Given Day: BBC Continues Its Live Program Dominance Over the Voice of America By Dan…
Conservative think tank reports: ‘Tax-Funded Government News Agency Campaigning Against Trump’
BBG Watch Commentary Donald Trump with a Nazi swastika – a screenshot from a Voice of America reporter’s…
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty joins Voice of America in posting one-sided anti-Donald Trump video
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which together with the Voice of America (VOA)…
U.S. tax-funded Voice of America joins anti-Donald Trump electioneering
BBG Watch Media A journalist working as a U.S. government employee for the taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Dysfunction in Voice of America coverage of Clinton, Trump, and Tuesday primaries
BBG Watch Commentary We received these observations and screenshots (posted below) from a former senior Voice of America…
PAUL GOBLE US Sending the Wrong Signals to Peoples of Russia by Not Sending Them at All
BBG Watch America’s top expert on Kremlin propaganda Paul Goble said that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
DAN ROBINSON Voice of America needs honest self-examination, not ‘whitewash’
BBG Watch Media Writing in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former Voice of America (VOA)…
Clinton story on Voice of America – late and behind RT, SPUTNIK, DW, BBC – displaced by gorilla story
BBG Watch Commentary No kidding. Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK, Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW), BBC and nearly every other…
Voice of America – Staring Over The Precipice
OPINION Staring Over The Precipice Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist …
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan addresses Tiananmen rally in NYC, appeals to BBG to keep radio to China and Tibet
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan addressed the 2016…
Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignored
BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…
Voice of America journalists don’t want to be treated like children
BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST: “I’ve got some ideas for what they can scavenge for.…
Voice of America employees question BBG CEO John Lansing e-mail about their future
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees received on Thursday, June 2, an e-mail with “Message…
David Jackson Op-Ed in PDC – International Broadcasting: The Nuclear Option
BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) director David S. Jackson published an opinion article on the USC…
Masters of bad timing: BBG to eliminate Radio Liberty’s shortwave broadcasts in Russian
OPINION Masters of bad timing By Ted Lipien The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
Optimistic BBG plans to eliminate RFE/RL Radio Liberty shortwave radio transmissions to Russia, Crimea, other Russian-speaking regions
BBG Watch Commentary Russian Service of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) posted an announcement on its…