BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests defines proposed program cuts at Voice of America The bureaucratic executive…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: The Good, The Bad, The Nonsensical
by The Federalist Ted Lipien’s recent op-ed piece in The Washington Times, “LIPIEN: VOA harms Putin opposition in Russia Faked interviews, lax Web security are signs a shakeup is needed,” took the Voice of America’s (VOA) Russian Service to the woodshed for its recent fiasco of posting a fake interview with a leading Russian opposition leader and dissident blogger.
New Media Scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy Is Author of ‘Pro-Putin Bias In VOA’ Study
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…
Would Navalny visit Voice of America? Follow up to Washington Times op-ed
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former VOA acting associate director who now serves on the board of directors…
'VOA Public Relations' does a number on Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Someone calling themselves “VOA Public Relations” responded to Ted Lipien’s op-ed in The Washington Times.…
Voice of America Director Ensor's 'Getting It Right in Russia' explanation misses the main point
BBG Watch Commentary Commenting on the Voice of America director David Ensor’s response to the posting of a…
Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs
BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Times op-ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about…
Absentee member Michael Lynton pushed to become temporary Broadcasting Board of Governors chair
Sources tell BBG Watch that Democrats on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) are pushing for Michael Lynton, an absentee member, to become temporary BBG chair until a permanent chairman is named, whenever that may be. Lynton has distinguished himself for being the worst absentee board member. He has missed at least five BBG meetings, including the January one
Voice of America undermines anti-Putin opposition at US taxpayers' expense
BBG Watch Commentary Early last year, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which manages the…
Apologize if you can't help it but don't report and don't reform
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service did not report on the “fake” interview with a…
'Fake' interview on Voice of America part of a bigger problem at BBG and VOA Russian Service
BBG Watch Commentary The posting on the Voice of America Russian website of a fake interview with a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Borsch – The Federalist
by The Federalist In recent days, the independent employee and volunteer-run BBG Watch website has posted a series…
Voice of America English website still ignoring VOA Navalny 'fake interview' controversy
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America English website has not reported yet on the controversy involving the…
Broadcasting Board of Governor's policies blamed for fake Voice of America interview
One can make a very good argument that going all web and eliminating Voice of America (VOA) Russian…