Aspen Ideas Festival kept VOA Director Ensor from dealing with crisis in Cambodia
BBG Watch Commentary An agency source told BBG Watch that Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor was…
Voice of America Director Ensor missing during broadcasting crisis in Cambodia
BBG Watch Commentary Several sources pointed out that Voice of America Director David Ensor was missing over the…
Voice of America English is hours late in updating news stories on Facebook, loses to Russia Today and Al Jazeera
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state supported broadcaster Russia Today (RT) leads U.S.-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) by…
Is America Losing Its Voice? by David Hyatt – The Answer is “Yes”
BBG Watch Commentary David Hyatt is a former Voice of America (VOA) bureau chief in Bangkok covering…
Is America Losing Its Voice? by David Hyatt – The Answer is "Yes"
BBG Watch Commentary David Hyatt is a former Voice of America (VOA) bureau chief in Bangkok covering Southeast…
Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America’s, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucrats
BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America's, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucrats
BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
VOA English has a staff reporter in Istanbul, finally
BBG Watch Commentary (Advisory: This commentary refers only to Voice of America (VOA) English-language coverage of the protests…
Voice of America English service failed to send staff reporters to Turkey to cover protests
BBG Watch Commentary A survey prepared by the Voice of America management showed that much of VOA English…
Voice of America English website posts a one-sided report on Turkey
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English news website has posted Sunday a one-sided…
Crocker and Ashe: both needed at Broadcasting Board of Governors
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Chess Moves by The…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable -The FY2014 Budget – Part Three: David Ensor Does Q and A With The VOA Newsroom Staff
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable -The FY2014 Budget Part Three: David Ensor Does…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – David Ensor Speaks – The Newsroom and the FY2014 Budget
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable David Ensor Speaks – The Newsroom and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional and Defunct – The FY2014 Budget
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional and Defunct – The FY2014 Budget by The Federalist On…
2014 Obama budget eliminates Voice of America radio to Iran, reduces radio to Afghanistan, cuts positions
BBG Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor has announced that President Obama’s FY 2014 budget…
VOA Director Ensor blamed for expanding bureaucracy while reducing programs to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor announced last week that that cross-border VOA radio…
Generous bonuses for poorly performing SES executives at Broadcasting Board of Governors draw criticism
BBG Watch Commentary A list of cash bonuses given to the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), the Voice of…
Employees angry with IBB Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary Jane Smith is one of our occasional anonymous contributors to BBG Watch from within the…
Morale boosting plan made some BBG employees highly skeptical
BBG Watch Commentary One employee said that he was literally sick in his stomach listening to and watching…
Video of Wilson Center Roundtable Discussion on the Future of U.S. Global Media
BBG Watch Commentary After a long delay, the Wilson Center posted the video of the roundtable discussion on…
Growing consensus that failed Broadcasting Board of Governors executives should leave
BBG Watch Commentary “That is why we call yet again on Congress to exercise its overview functions to…
Will IBB make exploited and powerless VOA contract employees pay the price of sequestration?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last week, Governor Michael Meehan announced that…
Only good duplication between VOA and surrogate broadcasters, Secretary Sonenshine told
BBG Watch Commentary During the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last Friday, February 22, 2013, Under Secretary…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone by The Federalist The behavior of senior…
The State of America’s Voice: Good, According to VOA Director, But Audience Drops
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor posted an upbeat message about VOA on…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART III
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues its series…
Problems at Voice of America and its News Division outlined in a union article
Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues a…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS: DYSFUNCTION, employee union describes problems at Broadcasting Board of Governors
The union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees is publishing a series of articles on its website…
VOA union leader appeals to Director Lobo to stop intimidating security procedures
BBG Watch Commentary “It’s a New Year, let’s make it the BBG’s best.” – Dick Lobo Imagine if…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again
(For more discussion on Secretary Clinton’s comments and the future of BBG see: “Fox, Marks, Perron, and…
Voice of America Director David Ensor on Truth and Propaganda to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary We were greatly intrigued by this comment about Truth versus Propaganda from Voice of America…
Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their own jobs, union predicts
BBG Watch Commentary Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their…
Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…
A Farcial Spin at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
This article was published by the BBG employee union AFGE Local 1812 A FARCICAL SPIN For members of…
IBB executives travel abroad, pay no attention as RFE/RL crisis deepens and audiences decline
BBG Watch Commentary Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva and former President Mikhail Gorbachev apparently care more about…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth, Part Two
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 Sein
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu, and Voice of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth by The Federalist As we like to…
Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon to retire
Longtime U.S. international broadcasting executive John Lennon will be retiring from the Voice of America (VOA) the Broadcasting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away by The Federalist We now see…
Still no official BBG word on Board's meeting with Secretary Clinton
We are wondering what prevents the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior staff from posting on their official…
Without substantive change, Broadcasting Board of Governors Governance Committee may soon be selling mismanagement under a different name
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governance Committee, scheduled to…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: End of Summer No End to the Nightmare
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: End of Summer No End to the Nightmare by The Federalist For…
Broadcasting Board of Governors emails document VOA executive's move against independent reporter
BBG Watch Commentary Internal Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew…
BBG members kept in the dark about Voice of America satirical TV show to Iran being off the air for nine months
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members were reportedly appalled to learn last week for the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed A commentary by The Federalist You know where we’re coming from: we…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Messages
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Messages by The Federalist David Ensor, the Voice of America (VOA) director, made…
VOA Director Ensor does not rule out RIFs
Voice of America Director David Ensor does not rule out staff reductions in Central News or English Division,…
CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) co-founder and former Voice of America (VOA) acting…
NYCLU defends rights of journalist whom Voice of America official wants to drive out of the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary The New York Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to disclose its procedures for…