As Taliban Kills Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic News from Afghanistan – Example I
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
DW down on burning of Jewish flags, Voice of America loves to show it without balance
BBG Watch Commentary Ines Pohl, the Editor-in-Chief of Germany’s external broadcaster and digital media outlet Deutsche Welle (DW),…
Voice of America still has not posted a profile of Melania Trump, others did
BBG Watch Commentary Under the leadership of Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and director John F. Lansing,…
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 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…
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…
Poor quality BBG video, risky ads on BBG YouTube, VOA Director Amanda Bennett
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted on its official website and uploaded to…
RFE/RL English reporting is often superficial and sloppy
BBG Watch Commentary During the Cold War, U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was a giant of…
Curious convergence? Voice of America and RT on Turkey
BBG Watch Media Commentary After the downing of the Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military in November…
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…
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…
Is Voice of America talking down to foreign audiences?
BBG Watch Commentary Compared to BBC, Deutsche Welle (DW), Radio France Internationale (RFI) and even Russia’s RT and…
VOA News days behind BBC, RT, DW, NYT on Cologne attacks
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America’s VOA English News (not counting VOA Learning English section which is not…
Voice of America Central News ignores sexual assaults on women in Cologne
BBG Watch Commentary It was not a big surprise to us that as of 1:30 AM EST, Wednesday,…
Voice of America opponents of ‘countering violent extremism’ not likely to be asked to do it
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English newsroom reporters, some of whom make more than $150,000 per…
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost By The Federalist …
Broadcasting Board of Governors claims a record audience despite dismal VOA social media stats
BBG Watch Commentary There is no shortage of good news from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) despite…
Voice of America with minimal Paris terror coverage had dismal social media engagement compared to BBC, DW, and RT
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) offered this weekend its international audiences minimal coverage…
Voice of America irrelevant on social media during Democratic presidential debate
BBG Watch Commentary America is calling, but is anyone looking at Voice of America news content on social…
Voice of America fails to notice Russian propaganda on WWII history
BBG Watch Commentary Russian ambassador to Poland has implied that Poland, not Hitler and Stalin, was responsible for…
John Kerry Voice of America interview proved VOA’s irrelevance on social media
BBG Watch Commentary Seven and a half hours after a Voice of America (VOA) interview with U.S. Secretary…
Voice of America has news and web issues
BBG Watch Early Wednesday afternoon, new Russsian military offensive in Ukraine was number two news story on BBC…
Oops, Cameron not ousted as Voice of America speculated
BBG Watch Commentary British Prime Minister David Cameron was not ousted as Voice of America (VOA) speculated he…
Voice of America can’t get news of its own reform right
BBG Watch Media It is unlikely in the extreme that Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor (who…
Voice of America Persian v DW Persian on Facebook 301 – 3,800
BBG Watch Media The Voice of America Persian Facebook post on President Obama statement on the nuclear…
Voice of America Persian v BBC Persian on Facebook 301 – 6,900
BBG Watch Media Voice of America Persian slide into irrelevance on social media While most…
Dismal Voice of America social media stats on big Iran – U.S. news day
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) should hold top Voice of America…
DALE Europeans Agree to Counter Russian Propaganda War
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, writes in The Daily…
Chen Guangcheng on importance of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America for China
BBG Watch Book Review U.S. Media Outreach Can Make A Big Difference Abroad By Ted Lipien Chen Guangcheng…
Where is Voice of America News? | AFRICA UPDATE
BBG Watch Commentary Why would U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) wait more than a day to report…
RFI, DW report on U.S. diplomat, journalists arrested in Congo, but not Voice of America English News
BBG Watch Media RFI Screen Shot 2015-03-16 at 1:44 PM ET As of 1:45 PM ET, Monday, March…
U.S. media agency BBG leagues behind BBC and RT in web traffic
BBG Watch Commentary The troubled U.S. media agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), released Tuesday its detailed…
VOA improves Boris Nemtsov coverage but fails to give White House statement a headline
BBG Watch Commentary After being late and behind Russia’s RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Voice of America late with Boris Nemtsov murder story, beat by RT, BBC, DW, Al Jazeera, RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary VOA Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 5:36 PM ET As of 5:36 PM ET, Friday, February…
Some senior Voice of America correspondents have less than 100 Twitter Followers, one VOA reporter has 10
BBG Watch Commentary Most reporters who regularly tweet news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) main…
Deutsche Welle analyzes Republican victory – Voice of America not yet
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was not only late in reporting on U.S. election results, not…
No update of VOA homepage, no separate report on Obama Ukraine statement
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America has not updated its main English news…
Voice of America does not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley, RT of Russia does
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) did not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley;…
Voice of America ignores U.S. observances of Hitler – Stalin Pact anniversary
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America management ignores U.S. statements on Hitler – Stalin Pact 75th anniversary and…
Voice of America finally on the scene in Ferguson – No Comment
BBG Watch Commentary After more than ten days of reporting on the Ferguson protests from Washington, without any…
On Ferguson, Voice of America top brass shows Rick Stengel why Russia’s RT is better
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on August 13 in Washington,…
Russia’s RT reports: Obama to send Holder to Ferguson, Voice of America was late
BBG Watch Commentary As of 5:00 PM EDT, August 18, 2014 – UPDATE: At about 5:45PM…
Inaccurate reporting from Voice of America offers support for Kremlin propaganda
BBG Watch Commentary A report posted Monday on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), “As Kyiv’s Maidan…
A historical perspective on H.R. 4490 debate — propaganda — public diplomacy — VOA Charter
BBG Watch Commentary VOA CHARTER To protect the integrity of VOA programming and define the organization’s mission, the…
BBG Governor Matthew Armstrong says ‘You can’t censor the Internet’, DW reports
BBG Watch Commentary Speaking at the Deutsche Welle (DW) Global Media Forum in Bonn last week in a…
Bobby Womack RIP : to learn about his death and legacy, foreign audiences must go to DW and BBC, not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Voice of America finally posted a report about Bobby Womack’s death, no video and…
Voice of America often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes promotes it
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes even…
Voice of America ignores opening of Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Angelina Jolie’s speech
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another example of mismanagement and violation of its congressional Charter obligation to report…
Voice of America did not send staff reporter from Washington with Biden to Ukraine, paid for Europe trip for VOA Director instead
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Later in the day, VOA added the name of Gabe Joselow as a byline…
VOA English News does not update Obama – Poland story for 11 hours, fails to cover Solidarity Prize for Crimean Tatar leader
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted its last VOA English News update on President…