Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Penny’s Folly
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Penny’s Folly by The…
VOA manager claims there is no retaliation against employees, only perceptions of retaliation
The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees commented on a recent statement by a top…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Gloom: Deep and Morose
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Gloom: Deep and Morose…
CUSIB asks McConnell to keep Ashe as BBG member
In a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell, the independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB –…
Management's panic at survey time
AFGE Local 1812 employee union reports that International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and other managers responsible for creating a…
BBG member may have a conflict in vigorously defending media freedom
BBG Watch Commentary At the May 15, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ann…
BBG employee union blasts IBB executives, praises Victor Ashe
Has there really been any significant change at the Agency that would result in improved morale? And why…
BBG Board Meeting, May 15, 2013 at 4PM EDT
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will hold its continuing board meeting today in Washington,…
What may be behind White House attempt to remove Victor Ashe from BBG board?
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) only Republican board member, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland…
Can the BBG's IBB bureaucrats get any lower?
Can the BBG’s IBB bureaucrats get any lower? by Jane Doe So, I haven’t written for a while…
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…
Obama nominates Ryan Crocker to serve on Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Will Ambassador Crocker’s nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) displace corruption watcher and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game by The Federalist…
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…
Union alleges misuse of OIG by International Broadcasting Bureau executives, calls for investigation
The union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) alleges that officials in charge of the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan by The Federalist …
Masha Gessen resigns from Radio Liberty in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Controversial director of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service Masha Gessen has…
Michael Lynton misses another Broadcasting Board of Governors meeting, makes agency ungovernable
BBG Watch Commentary Sources at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) report that BBG’s Interim Presiding Governor Michael…
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…
Top IBB officials are preventing hiring of an interim executive officer for BBG, undermine national security
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from several reliable sources that top officials of the International Broadcasting…
Beyond BBG press release: Comments from AFGE 1812's Tim Shamble, CUSIB's Ann Noonan
BBG Watch Commentary “Mindful of the damage to RFE/RL’s reputation in Russia caused by the previous RFE/RL management,…
Resignation of Dennis Mulhaupt from BBG was sudden, strange, unexplained
BBG Watch Commentary Sources tell BBG Watch that the resignation on Tuesday of Dennis Mulhaupt from the Broadcasting…
Dennis Mulhaupt leaves BBG, no quorum if Michael Lynton continues to be a no show at meetings
BBG Watch Commentary A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Dennis Mulhaupt has informed the White House that…
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…
Czech newspaper wonders if BBG Watch is right about imminent reforms at RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary Lidove Noviny, a daily Czech newspaper, published a commentary wondering whether the new acting 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…
U.S. court rules a contract employee can bring claims of discrimination against Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another defeat for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) General Counsel (GC) Office,…
Two vice presidents departed Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Dale Cohen, Vice President of Administration at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was By The…
IBB invited speaker who mocked former BBG member Hillary Clinton; some BBG governors furious with IBB's Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) has invited and later announced it will disinvite a Roman…
Employees angry with IBB Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary Jane Smith is one of our occasional anonymous contributors to BBG Watch from within the…
Voice of America – Broadcasting Board of Governors – has worst bosses, Federal Times reports
BBG Watch Commentary Federal Times reported that the Voice of America (VOA) has some of the worst bosses…
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…
Czech Radio criticizes RFE/RL for mistreatment of foreign employees, new executive expected to act
BBG Watch Commentary In an nationwide broadcast by the state-owned Czech radio station, Cesky Rozhlas Plus (Cro+), Anna…
BBG executives and lawyers refuse to settle discrimination cases they know they will lose
BBG Watch Commentary The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, has been…
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…
OCB and IBB executives show contempt for employees and law, face criticism from Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Cheered on by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff, the current administration of the…
RFE/RL's interim president expected to address Czech Helsinki Committee concerns with new personnel and policy decisions
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president Kevin Klose…
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…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama by The Federalist Before…
60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda
Commentary by Leon 60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda By Leon…
What would George Orwell say about journalism at Radio Liberty?
BBG Watch Commentary “Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.”…
Lev Roitman calls on Kevin Klose to act on restoring rights of RFE/RL employees
Commentary by Lev Roitman Former senior commentator at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Lev Roitman, who retired from…
RFE/RL president invites famous supporter of fired Radio Liberty journalists to anniversary event
BBG Watch Commentary Lyudmila Alexeeva’s participation in Radio Liberty anniversary events in Washington and in Moscow may lead…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan at BBG meeting defending fired Radio Liberty journalists
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has released a video of CUSIB Executive Director Ann…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART IV by AFGE Local 1812
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, continues…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: (Yet Another) Silver Bullet Placebo
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: (Yet Another) Silver Bullet Placebo by The Federalist As reported by…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART III
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues its series…
SHINING THE LIGHT ON AN OPAQUE BUREAUCRACY
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, commented in a…