Read More 10 minute read How do you call Trump a pig in Ukrainian? Voice of America will tell youOctober 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary How do you call Donald Trump a pig in Ukrainian? U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million in…
Read More 8 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors’ Failing GradeOctober 10, 2016 Commentary The Failing Grade: Employee Survey Results Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By The…
Read More 7 minute read CEO Lansing explains for BBG employees their FEVS answersOctober 7, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary After Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson reported correctly about 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS)…
Read More 10 minute read 45% of visits to Voice of America English website are from the U.S. – EXCLUSIVEOctober 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE One of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) newsroom editors disclosed in an internal…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. taxes at work at Voice of America – VOA journalist speaks out about inexperienced leaders and poor moraleOctober 2, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Video After the BBG Watch commentary was posted, VOA…
Read More 9 minute read Voice of America posts anti-Trump no-balance reportSeptember 30, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Even strong critics of Donald Trump among current and former Voice of America (VOA) journalists…
Read More 7 minute read Inexperienced leaders breed chaos at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsSeptember 28, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Voice of America (VOA) Video: India Python Swallows Antelope Broadcasting Board…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part TwoSeptember 26, 2016 Commentary Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part Two Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By…
Read More 12 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors: ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEOSeptember 23, 2016 Commentary ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Long Lost The…
Read More 17 minute read Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee moraleSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
Read More 15 minute read Washington Post: ‘BBG is going backward’ in employee engagement under new CEOSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John F. Lansing is a well-meaning individual,…
Read More 17 minute read Your tax-funded Voice of America: NYC terrorist ‘friendly’; Minnesota terrorist ‘smart and reliable’September 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Lacking experienced leadership, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has fallen into the trap of…
Read More 13 minute read Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff ShellSeptember 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Read More 3 minute read Analyze! Analyze! Make Sure The Result Says We’re Doing a Great Job!September 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The number of new bureaucratic positions and contracts in support of the bureaucracy being posted…
Read More 15 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors as ‘Temple of Cyber Insecurity’August 24, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Temple of Cyber Insecurity By The Federalist …
Read More 8 minute read BBG Channelling from Bad to WorseAugust 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) newsroom is now slightly faster, if not vastly better, in…
Read More 10 minute read Are you in good hands, BBG?August 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “It’s playing everywhere here – even during the Olympics!,” a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 5 minute read Losing the Information War Inside BBGAugust 1, 2016 COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Losing the Information War Inside BBG Honest…
Read More 2 minute read Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RTJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
Read More 6 minute read ‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union saysJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Read More 4 minute read RFE/RL moves from goats playing ball to serious journalism under new presidentJuly 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) employees are telling BBG Watch of improvements in…
Read More 4 minute read Grim RealitiesJuly 10, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Grim Realities By The Federalist We…
Read More 6 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors has no peer in diminished performanceJune 28, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Three By The Federalist …
Read More 2 minute read 20 Excellent Years for Voice of America Bosnian ServiceJune 22, 2016 BBG Watch The Voice of America’s (VOA) Bosnian Service has been one of the most successful VOA services…
Read More 2 minute read Update from BBG CEO on Thornberry Amendment to De-Federalize VOAJune 17, 2016 BBG Watch After earlier criticism from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees for taking too long to communicate…
Read More 8 minute read LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of AmericaJune 15, 2016 OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America employee says VOA should not be de-federalized as punishment for inept managementJune 14, 2016 BBG Watch A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee sent email to the two U.S. Senators from the…
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors contractors put hope for justice in a federal courtJune 13, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington-based law firm, Themis PLLC, plans to file a motion sometime next week to…
Read More 1 minute read DAN ROBINSON Voice of America needs honest self-examination, not ‘whitewash’June 7, 2016 BBG Watch Media Writing in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America – Staring Over The PrecipiceJune 6, 2016 OPINION Staring Over The Precipice Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist …
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalists don’t want to be treated like childrenJune 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST: “I’ve got some ideas for what they can scavenge for.…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America employees question BBG CEO John Lansing e-mail about their futureJune 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees received on Thursday, June 2, an e-mail with “Message…
Read More 4 minute read Proposed privatization of Voice of America widely opposedMay 26, 2016 BBG Watch BBG Watch has learned that a proposed privatization of the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America journalist embarrassed by failure of VOA News to cover Ben Rhodes scandalMay 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In a move that it likely to seriously damage the reputation of new Voice of…
Read More 9 minute read Reality CheckMay 17, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Reality Check By The Federalist There are some…
Read More 5 minute read NYT overlooked Voice of America executive’s early attempt to deprive journalist of U.N. press credentialsMay 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A New York Times May 13, 2016 article, “After Frustrating Officials, a Longtime U.N. Blogger…
Read More 3 minute read It’s Time for Absolute Honesty, It’s Survey TimeMay 3, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Worse Than Lost It’s Time for Absolute Honesty, It’s Survey Time!…
Read More 9 minute read Employee morale commitment letter from BBG CEOMay 3, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is distributing links for federal employees to participate…
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors asked court to dismiss $400M contract employees’ class action suitMay 1, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In the $400 million class action lawsuit against the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) for…
Read More 3 minute read Comments on poor quality video from VOA director’s swearing-in ceremonyApril 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Here are a few comments on the poor quality video from Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 1 minute read GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE: VOA Swears in Pulitzer Winner as New Director After Yearlong VacancyApril 22, 2016 BBG Watch Media Government Executive reporter Charles Clark noted in a recent report the appointment of Amanda Bennett…
Read More 4 minute read What else Voice of America employees want new director to know?April 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary What Else Voice of America Employees Want Amanda Bennett To Know? Current and Former VOA…
Read More 1 minute read Op-Ed: Voice of America or Voice of Castro without any balance?April 20, 2016 BBG Watch Media An
Read More 7 minute read New VOA director should question BBG PR claims, employees sayApril 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Amanda Bennett has been named director of the government-owned broadcaster Voice of America (VOA), Ron…
Read More 15 minute read RFE/RL as Radio Free Kremlin, Not An April Fools Day JokeApril 1, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary This is not an April Fools Day Joke, as much as we wished it to…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America reporters upset over VOA’s treatment of Brussels terror storyMarch 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A screenshot taken of the Voice of America mobile site at 11:33 AM on Tuesday,…
Read More 5 minute read Puzzling press release from RFE/RL about its Moscow bureauMarch 20, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a U.S. taxpayer-funded international media outlet based in…
Read More 6 minute read Broadening of $400 million class action lawsuit against Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMarch 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington, D.C. law firm, Themis PLLC, has broadened its $400 million class action lawsuit,…
Read More 7 minute read A Fantasy of Success at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMarch 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “‘It’s a whirlwind of positive change.’ Summing up the recent (February 26 [2016]) bimonthly public…
Read More 4 minute read Will RFE/RL Defeat Putin Propaganda With Plan Based On Catching ‘Anger Energy’?March 5, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on February 26, 2016, Radio…