Voice of America English website ignores Pope Francis’s Syria peace vigil
BBG Watch As reported by BBG Watch on September 6, the main English news website of U.S. international…
Voice of America executives and correspondents at odds over news reporting and management issues
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) has been late in posting major news stories or altogether failed…
Foreign audiences looking for original Voice of America reports get news analysis from Reuters on VOA’s ‘unattractive’ website
BBG Watch Commentary It is bad enough that under the leadership of Voice of America Director David Ensor…
Time and Christian Science Monitor report on U.S. Ambassador’s letter to Egyptian newspaper, VOA ignores the story
BBG Watch Commentary Time magazine and now Christian Science Monitor have both reported on the letter sent on…
Gulf News columnist says Voice of America lost much of its relevance
BBG Watch Commentary In a column for Gulf News, a leading English language newspaper of the Gulf region,…
Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events
BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…
Voice of America is late in posting news stories, gets pummeled by BBC, Russia Today and Al Jazeera in social media engagement
BBG Watch Commentary Consequences of allowing the worst management team in the federal government to continue to run…
Bureaucracy silences free debate at media freedom agency
BBG Watch Commentary The AFGE Local 1812 union representing federal employees at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Strategic Collapse
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: Strategic Collapse by…
De-Federalization of Voice of America would remove public oversight, give full control to bureaucrats
BBG Watch Commentary De-Federalization of the Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) would…
Dense Fog by The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost:…
Congressional criticism of Voice of America programs to Iran should serve as a reality check for VOA Director David Ensor
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said on August 6, 2013 during an all-staff…
Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…
Victor Ashe apologized to Columbia Journalism Review for Voice of America management’s refusal to answer journalist’s questions
BBG Watch Commentary After his replacement had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, now former Broadcasting Board of…
Voice of America officials were wrong in downplaying coverage of Turkish protests
BBG Watch Commentary When Voice of America (VOA) executives tried to justify their decision not to send a…
Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – International Broadcasting Bureau
Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal…
Even good Voice of America English news reports get few Facebook ‘Likes’ compared to those from BBC and Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary All of this may be beating a dead horse by reporting on it again, as…
Voice of America officials told to seek formal BBG board approval before trying to end Songhai programs
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that VOA officials tried to make a decision to terminate Songhai-language…
VOA journalist and VOA listener are not too kind on Rosa Brooks’ article and Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In one of our recent posts, “Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt…
Contrary to claims from Kim Andrew Elliott and IBB officials, Voice of America coverage of Russia does not compare to Radio Liberty reporting
BBG Watch Commentary In arguing for combining all U.S. international broadcasting entities into one and in his frequent…
RT 14,189 – VOA 44 – Social media disaster for Voice of America news continues against Russia Today, others
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website continues to show disastrously poor social media…
Broadcasting Board of Governor member Victor Ashe apologizes for Voice of America refusing to answer a press inquiry
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from several sources that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor…
Russia Today reported on Obama statement on Zimmerman verdict before Voice of America, put VOA story coverage to shame
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded multimedia news and opinion outlet Russia Today reported on President Obama’s statement on…
No post-Zimmerman verdict coverage on Voice of America English website, extensive coverage by Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary As of 2PM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website offers…
On Zimmerman verdict – foreign audiences turn for news to BBC, Russia Today, Al Jazeera – scant coverage from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Starved for staff and resources and badly managed, U.S. international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA)…
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! – Information War Lost
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! –…
Snowden – Voice of America’s Reuters story, no video, 4 Facebook Likes – Russia Today, videos, 3,200 Facebook Likes
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of Saturday morning (Washington, DC), July 13, the Russia Today English news report…
Disastrous social media engagement results for Voice of America English news website
BBG Watch Commentary Facebook “Likes” for Seven Top News Stories on English Websites, July 11, PM, Washington, DC…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – employee concerns with VOA English news and website ignored by Director and OIG
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – Ted Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting Associate Director in charge of VOA…
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t – International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard For Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Governor Susan McCue and Governor Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Agency sources have shared with us summaries of some of the comments Broadcasting Board of…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – the Union
This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…
Personnel news from inside BBG, IBB, VOA and RFE/RL as reported and commented on by sources
BBG Watch Commentary CFO BBG Watch has learned that Leslie Hyland has been hired as the new Chief…
Facebook Likes for Voice of America and Russia Today 7 Top News: 122 – 4,539 – July 9, AM – VOA vs. BBC: 122 – 10,357
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Facebook “Likes” (same…
Tweets for Voice of America and Al Jazeera 7 Top English News: 143 – 810, July 9, AM ET
BBG Watch Commentary, BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Tweets for top…
Voice of America English news on White House statement on Egypt comes from Reuters – 0 Facebook ‘Likes’
BBG Watch Commentary For many hours Monday, Voice of America English website could not post its own original…
New low for Voice of America – no original coverage of massacre in Egypt – leads with Reuters news – shows 0 Facebook ‘Likes’ – Al Jazeera already has 2,500
BBG Watch Commentary 42 protesters have been killed, including women and children in the overnight clashes in Egypt.…
Former CNN executives at Voice of America had no video on San Francisco plane crash, Russia Today video got 33K views as of Sunday evening
BBG Watch Commentary Al Jazeera, Russia Today and BBC had thousands of Facebook “Likes” and Tweets for their…
Voice of America routed by Russia Today and Al Jazeera for top news on Facebook and Twitter
BBG Watch Commentary Whether a top news story is new or has been on the website for several…
China’s CCTV coverage of San Francisco plane crash puts Voice of America to shame
BBG Watch Commentary China’s international satellite television channel, CCTV, is providing full coverage of the South Korean airliner’s…
Voice of America and Russia Today Saturday Turkey Protests coverage compared: VOA Facebook “Likes” – 2, RT – 923 (Sun. 1PM DC)
BBG Watch Commentary 923 to 2 – Russia Today (RT) English beats Voice of America (VOA) English in…
When a plane crashes in US, web audiences abroad go to Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today – not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary When a South Korean airliner crash-landed at the San Francisco International Airport, Al Jazeera, BBC…
Egypt explodes, Voice of America English news nowhere to be seen on social media, VOA director goes on vacation
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members are having a difficult…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Proud of It! – Self-Flagellation
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Proud of It! – Self-Flagellation by The Federalist …
43 to 1 – Voice of America beaten by Al Jazeera on Morsi ouster news story in social media engagement on the web
BBG Watch Commentary English is America’s official language, but critics charge that news collection and reporting by the…
American journalist still fuming over Voice of America official’s attempt to ban him from the UN is part of a much bigger problem for BBG
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S Government officials try to ban journalists, deprive them of work or defame them,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Not Getting Any Better – Failure Compounded
EDITOR’S NOTE: BBG Watch strongly supports the concept of all BBG programs fully paid for by American taxpayers…
Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…