employee morale – Page 17 – BBG and USAGM Watch

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Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protest

December 29, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…

Korn gets to leave with honor, Radio Liberty in Exile photo

December 22, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In the world of U.S. international broadcasting, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), and Radio…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed

December 20, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Russia Reviewed by The Federalist (Special to BBG Watch to mark…

Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverage

December 20, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Recent attacks in Russian by Masha Gessen, the new head of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service,…

RFE/RL executives claim strong BBG support, ignore reports of Steven Korn's imminent departure

December 18, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth – Part Three

December 17, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Three: Employee Voices by The Federalist (Note: This…

Risky business – BBG employees in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty colleagues

December 16, 2012

The following commentary was posted on the AFGE Local 1812 website of the union representing BBG employees: Risky…

Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources say

December 16, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary According to sources inside the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) headquarters, at a meeting in…

CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists

December 14, 2012

In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – worst place to work in U.S. federal government

December 14, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Federal News Radio, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the worst…

Radio Liberty in Exile journalists sent their comments and analysis to BBG members

December 14, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a group of fired Radio Liberty journalists and those who…

Anynomous Czech employee responds to RFE/RL Vice President Dale Cohen

December 13, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that in his communications with members of the…

RFE/RL management's strained relations with Czech employees

December 13, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a number of Czech employees of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth, Part Two

December 10, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Two: The Managers Speak, Sort Of by The Federalist…

Open Letter to RFE/RL President Korn Urging Fair Treatment of Employees with Disabilities

December 5, 2012

Fired Radio Liberty journalists, some who are currently working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well as those…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth

December 4, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth by The Federalist As we like to…

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Radio Liberty offers young Kazakh Muslims American-style videos with sexual content, causes outrage

December 3, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary “I don’t understand why RFE/RL produced these obscene videos using American taxpayers’ money.” — Kazakh…

Bureaucratic torment of BBG employees continues even after retirement

December 2, 2012

FROM: A FORMER EMPLOYEE To Whom It May Concern: According to the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,…

Is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an Equal Opportunity Employer?

November 30, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary We went through the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website but could not find any…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday Gifting

November 26, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Thanksgiving Holiday Gifting by The Federalist How do you…

From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road Map

November 26, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…

Russian human rights leaders issue a second letter denouncing RFE/RL president Korn, ask Secretary Clinton and Congress to intervene

November 21, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In a second letter sent in the last two months to the U.S. Senate Committee…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away

November 18, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away by The Federalist We now see…

Mysterious absence of BBG member Dennis Mulhaupt

November 16, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Where is Dennis Mulhaupt? It is the question being asked today at the Broadcasting Board…

Victor Ashe increases pressure on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, BBG worldwide audience declines

November 15, 2012

At the Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategy & Budget Committee open meeting held today (November 15, 2012) at…

Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for help

November 12, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…

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Radio Liberty in Exile posts RFE/RL president Steven Korn's dismissive comments about Russian opposition leaders

November 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Enterprising Radio Liberty in Exile journalists have obtained an audio file of Radio Free Europe/Radio…

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failure

November 9, 2012

BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Commentary by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee…

BBG has work to do, union says

November 9, 2012

Reposted from the AFGE Local 1812 website. Work To Do We thought we would sift through the initial…

Business as usual at BBG, union says

November 9, 2012

Reposted from the AFGE Local 1812 website. Business As Usual For those AFGE Local 1812 Local members who…

BBG Governors refuse to work, may cancel November meeting, leave incompetent executives in charge

November 8, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two Broadcasting Board of Governors members, interim presiding governor Michael…

Will Brutally Fired Radio Liberty Journalists See Generous, Compassionate, Tolerant America?

November 7, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Will the board members and top executives of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) learn…

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Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists

October 31, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…

Union Calls For Congressional Hearings On The BBG's Erratic Leadership,

October 24, 2012

The AFGE Local 1812 union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has called for congressional…

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Letter from Prague – Questions for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn

October 23, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary – a Letter from Prague by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist My…

U.S. News & World Report article on VOA notes firings at Radio Liberty, idleness of BBG members

October 20, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary The destruction of Radio Liberty story is not going away. In an article devoted largely…

New Radio Liberty head in Russia in charge of digital transition lost website visitors at previous employer, report shows

October 19, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Steven Korn tells anyone who would listen that Russian…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part One

October 16, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…

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Heritage Foundation scholar calls for return to work of fired Radio Liberty journalists

October 16, 2012

Dr. Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, has called on the Broadcasting…

BBG's Victor Ashe disassociates himself from (now removed) statement of support for RFE/RL President Korn

October 11, 2012

UPDATE: After the protest from Governor Victor Ashe, the statement of “Governors’ support for Steve Korn’s leadership” has…

Broadcasting Board of Governments employee union stands in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty journalists

October 11, 2012

Support for fired Radio Liberty Service Employees The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists plan to file class action lawsuit

October 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that some of the fired Radio Liberty journalists are planning to…

Americans! U.S. Government Supports Dictatorship in Russia, Says Protester Against Mass Dismissal of Radio Liberty Journalists

October 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Several individual Russian protesters appeared Wednesday near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with signs condemning…

Is Mr. Korn Fiddling as the Third Rome is Burning under Radio Liberty in Russia?

October 8, 2012

An anonymous RFE/RL journalist takes issue on historical grounds with the nickname given by one of his colleagues…

Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt Romney

October 8, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…

'Special operation' at Radio Liberty Moscow – Part Two

October 6, 2012

“I remember guards at our beloved RFE/RL Moscow editorial office and frozen eyes of bureaucrats saying ‘Thank you,…

'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in Moscow

October 5, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary It is being described as the Korn-Ragona special operation. Some were called at home early…

'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in Moscow, Part One

October 5, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Also read: ‘Special operation’ at Radio Liberty Moscow, Part Two It is being described as…

Broadcasting Board of Governors officials rebuked on illegal firings of employees, likely to waste millions on further appeals

October 1, 2012

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) rejected all of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) exceptions to Arbitrator…

How Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty top brass fired journalists in Moscow and caused a scandal

September 27, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary An online openDemocracy.net article, The End of ‘Liberty’ by a former Radio Liberty (RL) Russian…