International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted By The Federalist All governments,…
Voice of America fails to report on yet another phone call between U.S. Vice President Biden and Ukraine’s President Yanukovych
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of a long string of news reporting failures, the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
BBG Media Highlights – February 4, 2014 – omit Government Executive report on IBB management
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
OIG uncovers alleged massive unauthorized use of personal services contracts by IBB officials
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) has…
Re: The Weakening Of The Rule of Law: An Agency Tragedy? – AFGE Local 1812 Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is republishing as a public service an editorial posted on the website of…
WHO’S IN CHARGE – REALLY?? – AFGE Local 1812 Editorial
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is republishing as a public service an editorial posted on the website of…
Canadian bad dreams and Justin Bieber at Voice of America instead of Obama video on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) may not have enough resources to report all news, but we…
Lost and Dead A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two…
Intimidated Voice of America reporters protest anonymously against ‘fluff journalism’ pushed by management
BBG Watch Commentary Intimidated by the upper management into public silence, Voice of America (VOA) journalists protest anonymously…
Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part One
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part One…
Voice of America not reporting on U.S. Congressman’s threat to journalist – BBC, Russia’s RT, Iran’s Press TV are
BBG Watch Commentary Whether the news is good or bad for the United States or for President Putin,…
Alleged violations of IRS rules by IBB officials may cost taxpayers, U.S. agency millions
BBG Watch Exclusive Commentary BBG Watch has learned that officials of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) at a…
Former member calls for urgent reforms at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Victor Ashe, a former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland and…
VOA Newsroom Follow-Up
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional And Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: VOA Newsroom…
Gambling U.S. federal style – Bingo at Voice of America while Ukraine burns lacking U.S. news
BBG Watch Commentary While U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) worldwide news operation has become defunct and fails…
BBG reconfirms IBB management changes, allays some but not all concerns
BBG Watch Commentary In a press release posted today (Wednesday) on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website,…
Back To The Newsroom and a Side Trip
Noted and reported by BBG Watch: “Due to the severe weather forecast for tomorrow, we [IBB and Gallup]…
Voice of America Persian Service hours behind BBC in online reporting on Obama Iran nuclear deal statement
BBG Watch Commentary The embattled Voice of America (VOA) Persian Service was today (Sunday. Jan. 12) hours behind…
New Year, Same Agency, Same Problems – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: New Year, Same…
Voice of America did not report WIN / Gallup Int. poll finding US is a threat to peace
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said in a recent media interview that the…
Voice of America English News has no report on California law license granted to undocumented immigrant, Russia’s RT does
BBG Watch Commentary As incredible as it may sound, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) charged by Congress…
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Tim Shamble Defends BBG Employees – CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting a press release which appeared on the CUSIB website. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2,…
New Year’s Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Demonstration in Turkey — But Nothing From Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Eve Demonstration in Turkey — But…
The Russian Front – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
Another Year, Hope Springs Eternal – Message from AFGE Local 1812 BBG Employee Union
BBG Watch is happy to publish his New Year Message from the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE…
VOA Director David Ensor described as inspirational by public diplomacy expert
BBG Watch Commentary Jonathan Henick, a career diplomat with over 20 years of experience in the U.S. Foreign…
Memo To The Board #4 – ‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’
BBG Watch Commentary Introduction BBG Watch welcomes the last commentary of 2013 by The Federalist, our most popular…
Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal Wedding
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
VOA Reporting About North Korea Needs to Change – RFA’s Korean Service Provides Insight On Execution Of Kim Jong Un’s Uncle
BBG Watch Commentary Well-managed on a small budget, Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been doing an excellent job…
RT beats VOA on breaking U.S. news – U.S. judge rules NSA phone spying is legal
BBG Watch Commentary LATEST UPDATE: Sometime between 4PM and 5:15PM, the Reuters story on the NSA court ruling…
Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full text
BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
Mission and Innovation — Netflix CEO at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell should be applauded for arranging a visit…
Exclusive Voice of America Russian Service report on White House welcoming Khodorkovsky’s release
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 5PM ET Friday, the Voice of America English website still shows nothing…
CUSIB welcomes management reforms by Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB…
BBG Governor Matt Armstrong presses Voice of America Director David Ensor on problems with VOA news – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which supervises the work of U.S.…
IBB Acting Director Jeff Trimble to Move to Journalistic Role Amid Management Shakeup – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington,…
The New Black: Recent IBB Audience Surveys
This commentary by The Federalist was written mostly before the BBG Board announced Wednesday, December 18, 2013, major…
BBG announced new IBB interim management – Jeff Trimble to move to journalistic role
BBG Watch Commentary At today’s open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) its chairman Jeff Shell…
Voice of America ignored bipartisan statements on Ukraine from Biden and McCain
BBG Watch Commentary These days, the work of the Voice of America (VOA) in reporting to the world…
U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regions
BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…
Voice of America English News fails to report on Senator McCain’s and Senator Murphy’s meeting with Ukraine’s President Yanukovych
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English News fails to provide fast, accurate, comprehensive and balanced news reporting…
If Richard Lobo did not make his agency ‘defunct’ – who did? Hillary Clinton?
BBG Watch Commentary As reported on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, at an agency-wide staff meeting on…
ON THIS THANKSGIVING…
BBG Watch wishes Happy Thanksgiving to our readers, contributors and supporters. The following commentary is reposted from the…
Memo To The Board #2
BBG Watch Commentary The new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell deserves credit for seeing to…
What Would President Obama Tell THIS Cuban Dissident?
As BBG Watch reported, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website failed to post a news on…
Union Comments on Initial BBG Results from the 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
BBG Watch Commentary AFGE Local 1812, a union representing federal employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
BBG Governor Matt Armstrong talks with agency’s journalists about management reforms
BBG Watch Commentary We note with some encouragement and pleasure reports from our sources that one of the…
VOA and IBB heads preach about social media while Voice of America news and social media outreach collapses
BBG Watch Commentary As Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) directors preach at an event…
Letter from illegally RIFed OCB employee reveals personal hardships
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received text of an email sent to a supporter by one of…