Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 20, 2012December 21, 2012 RFE/RL President Steven Korn assured BBG members last September that the controversy over his mass firing of Radio…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia ReviewedDecember 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed by The Federalist (Special to BBG Watch to mark…
Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverageDecember 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…
BBG member counters Masha Gessen's spin on Radio Liberty in Russian mediaDecember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary It used to be the job of the director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service to…
RFE/RL executives claim strong BBG support, ignore reports of Steven Korn's imminent departureDecember 18, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe challenges claims by Masha Gessen about Radio LibertyDecember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Ambassador Victor Ashe, the U.S. federal agency…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan asking BBG to protect Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 17, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth – Part ThreeDecember 17, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Three: Employee Voices by The Federalist (Note: This…
Masha Gessen denies Radio Liberty Russian Service will be inspected, calls it review of the situation in RussiaDecember 17, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “The strategy of the development of the Russian Service was perceived very positively.” “There was…
Risky business – BBG employees in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty colleaguesDecember 16, 2012 The following commentary was posted on the AFGE Local 1812 website of the union representing BBG employees: Risky…
Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources sayDecember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…
What future holds for RFE/RL President Korn and his team and for Radio Liberty?December 15, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary It’s hard to imagine that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty JournalistsDecember 14, 2012 In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
BBG to initiate review of Radio Liberty Moscow eventsDecember 14, 2012 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) interim presiding governor Michael Lynton announced Friday at the open BBG meeting…
Read More 2 minute read How to Save Radio Liberty by Ariel Cohen and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage FoundationDecember 14, 2012 How to Save Radio Liberty By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation December 13,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – worst place to work in U.S. federal governmentDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Federal News Radio, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the worst…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 13, 2012December 14, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG membersDecember 14, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…
Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RLDecember 14, 2012 Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
Anynomous Czech employee responds to RFE/RL Vice President Dale CohenDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that in his communications with members of the…
Russian and international media on Radio Liberty crisis, Dec. 12, 2012December 13, 2012 Shortly after his executives fired dozens of Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow last September, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
RFE/RL management's strained relations with Czech employeesDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a number of Czech employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Called for Solidarity with Tibetans, Defended Voice of America Radio Broadcasts to TibetDecember 13, 2012 The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) sponsored a forum at Tibet…
Radio Liberty disappears from most cited radios list in RussiaDecember 13, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Just two months after Masha Gessen took over as the new director of Radio Liberty’s…
IBB executives travel abroad, pay no attention as RFE/RL crisis deepens and audiences declineDecember 12, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva and former President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently care more about…
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina GorelikDecember 11, 2012 Reposted from the CUSIB – www.cusib.org – website. December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki…
Sex and drugs trump human rights on new Russian home page of Radio LibertyDecember 11, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary On the International Human Rights Day, December 10, Masha Gessen’s Radio Liberty, also known in…
Read More 8 minute read Fired Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik receives Moscow Helsinki Group Journalism PrizeDecember 10, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), fired last September by American taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth, Part TwoDecember 10, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Two: The Managers Speak, Sort Of by The Federalist…
Ashe, Liu and Ensor met Burmese President Thein SeinDecember 9, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu, and Voice of…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is starting to look more like Playboy and National EnquirerDecember 8, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Sexually suggestive videos and racy photos — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is changing its…
Never use a gadget that's smarter than you – RFE/RL President Korn embarrassed by his emailDecember 6, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffers are having a big laugh over their president and…
Open Letter to RFE/RL President Korn Urging Fair Treatment of Employees with DisabilitiesDecember 5, 2012 Fired Radio Liberty journalists, some who are currently working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well as those…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched EarthDecember 4, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth by The Federalist As we like to…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – No Progress Since 2008December 4, 2012 BBG – No Progress in Gaining Audiences Since 2008* Despite Budget Increases During the same period of no…
Read More 7 minute read Radio Liberty offers young Kazakh Muslims American-style videos with sexual content, causes outrageDecember 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary “I don’t understand why RFE/RL produced these obscene videos using American taxpayers’ money.” — Kazakh…
Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 3, 2012 Terry Willey was Director of the News and Current Affairs Division at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In…
Bureaucratic torment of BBG employees continues even after retirementDecember 2, 2012 FROM: A FORMER EMPLOYEE To Whom It May Concern: According to the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,…
Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon to retireDecember 1, 2012 Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon will be retiring from the Voice of America (VOA) the Broadcasting…
Is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an Equal Opportunity Employer?November 30, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary We went through the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website but could not find any…
Read More 2 minute read OIG investigation of RFE/RL President and CEO urgedNovember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcaster and senior commentator Lev Roitman has requested…
New court filings against BBG's 50-million-dollar contractorNovember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBB) 50-million-dollar contract with the Gallup Organization is not…
Breaking News – Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Board plans to hear directly from fired Radio Liberty journalistsNovember 28, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors…
Radio Free Asia Tibetan Service covers extensively protests in Tibet and China despite recent dismissal of its directorNovember 28, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Asia (RFA) Tibetan Service leads all international broadcasters in quick, extensive and…
Media on Radio Liberty Update, Nov. 26, 2012November 27, 2012 Russian and international media reports on the Radio Liberty crisis, Radio Liberty in Exile and its new website,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday GiftingNovember 26, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday Gifting by The Federalist How do you…
From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road MapNovember 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…
Former editor Lyudmila Telen pained by catastrophic audience drop for Radio Liberty's Russian websiteNovember 24, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Ludmila Telen (Телень, Людмила Олеговна – Russian Wikipedia), an award-winning Russian journalist who was fired…
Read More 2 minute read Remembering Radio Liberty in Exile Journalists on ThanksgivingNovember 22, 2012 As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, BBG Watch remembers Radio Liberty journalists who were brutally fired without a warning or…
Russian and international media continue to report on Radio Liberty crisisNovember 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary After Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) fired more than 30 Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow,…