Policy heavyweights support Royce-Engel U.S. media reform bill
BBG Watch Commentary According to a new report released by the Aspen Institute, at the third annual Aspen…
Wimbush and Portale respond to Thomas on BBG reform
BBG Watch On April 30, 2015, BBG Watch published an opinion article by a former Voice of America…
OPINION: Flying journalism under a false flag
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This commentary by former Voice of America foreign…
Facebook comments on resignation of Voice of America director
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) journalists and others left numerous comments on Dan Robinson’s Facebook…
Voice of America Director David Ensor stepping down
BBG Watch At today’s Town Hall meeting at the Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, DC, Director David…
Closing of Voice of America Jerusalem Bureau
BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary was written as our introduction linking to an excellent investigative journalism…
Some of most popular BBG Watch posts of 2014
1. Bureaucrats gave listeners little time to learn about shortwave cuts by VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL In deciding…
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE NOW? by Gary Thomas
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Gary Thomas. He spent 27…
Robinson and Thomas on H.R. 4490 Voice of America reforms
BBG Watch Commentary Dan Robinson was one of the few if not the only Voice of America English…
Fixing U.S. International Broadcasting – At Last! – MULHAUPT and WIMBUSH
BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best reasoned and most coherent articles in favor of reforming the…
Is Congress trying to neuter Voice of America’s journalism or save it?
BBG Watch Commentary In a new Columbia Journalism Review article, former Voice of America (VOA) senior correspondent Gary…
How Effective Is the BBG in 2014? – Radio World asks
BBG Watch Commentary In an article in Radio World, “How Effective Is the BBG in 2014?,” Randy J. Stine quotes…
Employees speak out on VOA’s management problems and Royce-Engel bill
BBG Watch Commentary Current and former Voice of America (VOA) employees have spoken up about management problems at…
A Former VOA Correspondent on the Debate Over U.S. International Broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is providing a forum for discussion on the United States International Communications Reform Act of…
Götterdämmerung – Issues Of Reform, Rehabilitation, Rebirth
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War Lost: Götterdämmerung – Issues Of Reform, Rehabilitation, Rebirth By The Federalist On…
Disastrous BBG Budget
“The true bureaucrat is a man of really remarkable talents. He writes a kind of English that…
Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
Gary Thomas comments on departure of VOA White House correspondent Dan Robinson
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America senior correspondent Gary Thomas has commented on the departure from VOA…
The Russian Front – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
Foreign audiences looking for original Voice of America reports get news analysis from Reuters on VOA’s ‘unattractive’ website
BBG Watch Commentary It is bad enough that under the leadership of Voice of America Director David Ensor…
Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events
BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…
Honesty can be dangerous for BBG employees, union warns
BBG Watch Commentary A union representing federal employees working for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) warned its…
Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…
Victor Ashe apologized to Columbia Journalism Review for Voice of America management’s refusal to answer journalist’s questions
BBG Watch Commentary After his replacement had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, now former Broadcasting Board of…
Contrary to claims from Kim Andrew Elliott and IBB officials, Voice of America coverage of Russia does not compare to Radio Liberty reporting
BBG Watch Commentary In arguing for combining all U.S. international broadcasting entities into one and in his frequent…
Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt Act challenged by former Voice of America journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Foreign Policy magazine published in its online National Security section an article written by Prof.…
Broadcasting Board of Governor member Victor Ashe apologizes for Voice of America refusing to answer a press inquiry
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from several sources that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor…
Russia Today reported on Obama statement on Zimmerman verdict before Voice of America, put VOA story coverage to shame
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded multimedia news and opinion outlet Russia Today reported on President Obama’s statement on…
No post-Zimmerman verdict coverage on Voice of America English website, extensive coverage by Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary As of 2PM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website offers…
On Zimmerman verdict – foreign audiences turn for news to BBC, Russia Today, Al Jazeera – scant coverage from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Starved for staff and resources and badly managed, U.S. international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA)…
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! – Information War Lost
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! –…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – employee concerns with VOA English news and website ignored by Director and OIG
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
BBG Watch website passes 1 million 700,000 hits mark
BBG Watch thanks our readers and congratulates our contributors. We have passed 1 million 700,000 hits mark on…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – Ted Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting Associate Director in charge of VOA…
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t
When a “Private Blogger” Isn’t – International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard For Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – the Union
This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…
Personnel news from inside BBG, IBB, VOA and RFE/RL as reported and commented on by sources
BBG Watch Commentary CFO BBG Watch has learned that Leslie Hyland has been hired as the new Chief…
Tweets for Voice of America and Al Jazeera 7 Top English News: 143 – 810, July 9, AM ET
BBG Watch Commentary, BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Tweets for top…
Voice of America routed by Russia Today and Al Jazeera for top news on Facebook and Twitter
BBG Watch Commentary Whether a top news story is new or has been on the website for several…
Egypt explodes, Voice of America English news nowhere to be seen on social media, VOA director goes on vacation
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members are having a difficult…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Proud of It! – Self-Flagellation
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Proud of It! – Self-Flagellation by The Federalist …
43 to 1 – Voice of America beaten by Al Jazeera on Morsi ouster news story in social media engagement on the web
BBG Watch Commentary English is America’s official language, but critics charge that news collection and reporting by the…
A day late, BBG Media Highlights include a critical Columbia Journalism Review article on Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials included today in BBG Media Highlights a Columbia Journalism Review…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Beyond Rehabilitation – Embracing The Totalitarian Model
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Beyond Rehabilitation – Embracing The Totalitarian Model by The…
Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…
U.S. officials accused of practicing censorship are now in charge of distributing news to Americans
BBG Watch Commentary [aside] BBG Press Release BBG International Broadcasts Now Available Within The United States Domestic BBG…
Mission impossible: should Voice of America do news or public diplomacy?
BBG Watch Commentary Gary Thomas, a former Voice of America (VOA) journalist, published a significant analysis and opinion…