Broadcasting Board of Governors fails to mention Radio and TV Marti journalists not getting Cuban visas
BBG Watch Commentary Radio and TV Marti, overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), but not as…
Voice of America Russian reporter with Obama in Cuba found an admirer of Vladimir Putin
BBG Commentary A reporter with the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service who was in Cuba…
Travel journalism from VOA reporters in Cuba
BBG Watch Commentary With often shaky, poor quality video and mostly pedestrian observations, much of original reporting by…
Voice of America reporters upset over VOA’s treatment of Brussels terror story
BBG Watch Commentary A screenshot taken of the Voice of America mobile site at 11:33 AM on Tuesday,…
After chastising Voice of America on Boko Haram coverage, Nigeria reaches out to Al Jazeera
BBG Watch After giving U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) an unprecedented rebuke a few days ago in…
Puzzling press release from RFE/RL about its Moscow bureau
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a U.S. taxpayer-funded international media outlet based in…
Voice of America coverage from Cuba improves
BBG Watch After a shaky start, some poor quality video and criticism on Facebook, Voice of America’s (VOA)…
Facebook comments on poor quality of Voice of America video from Cuba
BBG Watch Take a look at this Voice of America (VOA) video, and the comment(s) in Spanish criticizing…
Crimea annexation anniversary: How BBG and VOA initially helped to advance Putin’s narrative
BBG Watch Commentary Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of…
Unlike Voice of America, Deutsche Welle gets no rebuke in Nigeria on Boko Haram coverage
BBG Watch While U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) received an unprecedented rebuke last week from the Nigerian…
When Dead and Broken BBG is All That’s Left
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – When Dead and Broken is All That’s Left …
Broadening of $400 million class action lawsuit against Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington, D.C. law firm, Themis PLLC, has broadened its $400 million class action lawsuit,…
Nigerian government: accusations Voice of America skewed in favor of Boko Haram
BBG Watch The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Information and Culture has posted today (March 10, 2016) on its…
Open letter from Nigeria to President Obama accuses Voice of America Hausa Service of helping Boko Haram terrorists with unprofessional reporting
BBG Watch Media Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust published an open letter to President Obama in which a reader…
A Fantasy of Success at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary “‘It’s a whirlwind of positive change.’ Summing up the recent (February 26 [2016]) bimonthly public…
Marginally better Voice of America still beaten on Nancy Reagan by BBC, DW, RFI, RT
BBG Watch Commentary Image: BBC Breaking News Headline on Nancy Reagan U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is…
MBN’s ‘Raise Your Voice’ Digital Initiative To Expand from Iraq to Egypt
BBG Watch Commentary Brian Conniff, president of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), spoke at the February 26,…
Will RFE/RL Defeat Putin Propaganda With Plan Based On Catching ‘Anger Energy’?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on February 26, 2016, Radio…
BBG digital storage not upgraded in five years – who’s fault is it?
BBG Watch Commentary Digital storage equipment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which serves the needs of…
Is VOA Charter reporting by Voice of America returning?
BBG Watch Commentary Over the last several years, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) strayed far away from…
CUSIB urges BBG not to abandon most vulnerable citizens in China and Tibet, not to reduce RFA budgets
BBG Watch Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – CUSIB.org), appealed to…
Excellent and unique reporting from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
BBG Watch Media We highly recommend this report from RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. It was produced by Radio Liberty’s…
Voice of America’s ‘First Live Facebook Report’ on Super Tuesday
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) did what was presented as VOA’s “First Live Facebook Report.”…
HELLE DALE Broadcasting Reform At BBG Is Urgently Needed To Fight ISIS
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has called for urgent…
Smart Soft Power Needs Flexibility and Diversification
Smart Soft Power Diversified Diversified Outreach of U.S. Media and Public Diplomacy During the Cold War – American…
Consolidation-driven decline of U.S. BBG media and State public diplomacy outreach predicted in 1995
BBG Watch The decline of both U.S. international broadcasting and U.S. public diplomacy as a result of the…
Unusual plea to BBG from scholar on RFE/RL leadership
BBG Watch In a highly unusual plea to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), scholar and writer Martha…
President Obama fails to mention Broadcasting Board of Governors in his countering-ISIL propaganda statement
BBG Watch Commentary If during the Cold War, the President of the United States conspicuously failed to mention…
BBG is also rotten far below its head, former employee says
BBG Watch Commentary A former Voice of America (VOA) journalist took issue with some of the observations in…
Some in Congress fuming over BBG lobbying for status quo EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Some members of Congress are angry at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), its board…
Congress to BBG: You are a ‘Broken Agency’
BBG Watch This press release was posted today on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs website. This…
BBG’s Chairman and CEO treated to more VOA technical problems on important news and staff meeting day
BBG Watch We have attached three screen videos showing Voice of America (VOA) problems with live President Obama…
Brace Yourselves – A Commentary on Broadcasting Board of Governors
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – Brace Yourselves By The Federalist …
McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice of America manager
BBG Watch History McKinney Russell (1929-2016). Family courtesy photo. McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice…
Amanda Bennett considered for Voice of America director EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned that journalist, author and former newspaper editor Amanda Bennett (@abennett; Facebook)…
Hand Me A Shovel, Part II
BBG Watch OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: Hand Me A Shovel, Part Two…
David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
BBG Watch gets BBG love poems for Valentine’s Day
BBG Watch Commentary In the category of weird government management news, here is one from the dysfunctional Broadcasting…
Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy
BBG Watch Guest Commentary Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy By Ted Lipien John…
Pro-status quo BBG Washington insider criticized for resisting BBG reform
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) journalists criticized Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member,…
Themis PLLC offers update on $400M contractors class action lawsuit against BBG
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE The Washington, D.C. law firm, Themis PLLC, has released additional information on its $400 million…
ROBINSON and BELIDA on reforming Voice of America, more news failures
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) foreign correspondents posted articles on what to…
Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia
EXCLUSIVE OPINION for BBG Watch Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia By Zygmunt…
VOA and BBG report on the same event, whom do you believe?
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Deputy Director Jeff Trimble listening to…
Obama Administration wants to de-federalize Office of Cuba Broadcasting Radio and TV Marti
BBG Watch According to the FY 2017 Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) budget request, the Obama Administration is…
$777.8 million BBG FY2017 budget request with mixed evidence of impact
For a different perspective on the glowing BBG FY 2017 Budget request document SEE Photo: Gallup Research –…
New CEO tries to get BBG executives to do their jobs
BBG Watch Commentary During his few short months on the job, new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO…
Voice of America host and CAMERA spare over UN’s Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on terror stabbings of Israeli civilians
BBG Watch Commentary CAMERA, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, accused the host of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Hand Me A Shovel
Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Losing The Information War: Hand Me A Shovel By The Federalist…
Broadcasting Board of Governors has negative impact in former Soviet republics, Gallup says
BBG Watch Commentary With IBB Deputy Director Jeff Trimble, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ longtime executive providing…