Facebook, Russia, Trump – Did Voice of America violate U.S. laws?
BBG Watch Commentary As reported by The Washington Post and others, Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it…
Pre-Trump bureaucratic hiring frenzy by BBG and VOA chiefs who may soon leave
BBG Watch Commentary As if the “practically defunct” (Hillary Clinton’s words in 2013) Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Richard Stengel is Obama’s nominee for Chairman of Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch News and Commentary President Obama announced his intent to nominate Richard Stengel for Member and Chairman…
Are you in good hands, BBG?
BBG Watch Commentary “It’s playing everywhere here – even during the Olympics!,” a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Flawed law permits Broadcasting Board of Governors members to do private business in Russia and China
BBG Watch Commentary With increasing demands for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to come clean about accusations against…
VOA live convention views less than 0.0001% in China, 0.006% in Russia, 0.03% in Iran
BBG Watch Commentary According to Voice of America Director Ms.Amanda Bennett’s figures, less than 0.0001% Mandarin speakers, 0.0004% English speakers, 0.002% Spanish speakers, 0.006% Russian speakers,…
‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union says
BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Downward Spiral At Broadcasting Board of Governors
Opinion Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Two By The Federalist …
How the US is working to defeat ISIS online with no mention of the BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another media article on how the U.S. is trying to defeat ISIS online was…
Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignored
BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…
Closed meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a closed meeting notice to meet the…
RFE/RL as Radio Free Kremlin, Not An April Fools Day Joke
BBG Watch Commentary This is not an April Fools Day Joke, as much as we wished it to…
A Fantasy of Success at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary “‘It’s a whirlwind of positive change.’ Summing up the recent (February 26 [2016]) bimonthly public…
HELLE DALE Broadcasting Reform At BBG Is Urgently Needed To Fight ISIS
BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has called for urgent…
Smart Soft Power Needs Flexibility and Diversification
Smart Soft Power Diversified Diversified Outreach of U.S. Media and Public Diplomacy During the Cold War – American…
Some in Congress fuming over BBG lobbying for status quo EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Some members of Congress are angry at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), its board…
David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy
BBG Watch Guest Commentary Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy By Ted Lipien John…
Pro-status quo BBG Washington insider criticized for resisting BBG reform
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) journalists criticized Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Hand Me A Shovel
Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Losing The Information War: Hand Me A Shovel By The Federalist…
VOA News ignored Senator Corker on Putin corruption
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (English) News Omits Senator Corker’s Comments on Putin Corruption Voice of…
New BBG CEO John Lansing is having a positive impact, but is it enough?
BBG Watch Commentary There are clear signs that new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing is…
Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce on urgent need to reform BBG
BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) continues to argue for splitting different elements…
Communicators with new BBG CEO John Lansing
BBG Watch Media C-SPAN has posted its Communicators with John Lansing video. John Lansing is new Chief Executive…
Appointment of an information czar is bureaucratic overreach | WT op-ed
BBG Watch Media A single U.S. information czar not confirmed by the U.S. Senate in charge of absolutely…
Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against Reform
OPINION Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against Reform Will Taxpayers Continue to Foot This…
A profile of new BBG CEO John Lansing
BBG Watch Media AllGov.com has published a profile of John Lansing, the new CEO and Director…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Fantasy Reform
OPINION/COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: It’s Over. We Lost. Fantasy Reform By The Federalist …
Russia propaganda machine gains on U.S. | Washington Times
BBG Watch Media In an interview with The Washington Times, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.…
Voice of America or Voice of Castro?
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America or Voice of Castro? While surfing the web, we recently came across…
BBG hit with $400M employee contractors suit
BBG Watch Commentary A $400 million class action lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal…
BBG CEO gives two longtime SES executives new duties
BBG Watch Commentary Some Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees are scratching their heads to explain a recent…
Will Broadcasting Board of Governors Reform Itself?
EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Report With A Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge…
CUSIB, other experts disagree with David Ensor and one Superman CEO solution for BBG
BBG Watch Media The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a comment in Foreign Policy…
Voice of America opponents of ‘countering violent extremism’ not likely to be asked to do it
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English newsroom reporters, some of whom make more than $150,000 per…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: Reform and adult supervision for Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors and Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC. In an…
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War: Lost and Staying Lost By The Federalist …
OPINION Former Voice of America Director: U.S. International Media Needs Only One CEO, Other Experts Disagree
BBG Watch Media “The debate over how to reform America’s government-supported media operations has begun to zero in…
Business versus Policy Experience: Thoughts on Reform of U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch Remember Charlotte Beers. She is a highly successful American businesswoman. She was the first female vice-president…
Former RFE/RL President Kevin Klose Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kevin Klose, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President,…
Public Diplomacy Council says BBG CEO John Lansing opposes legislative reform of U.S. international media
BBG Watch Commentary It is not clear whether the Public Diplomacy Council’s (PDC) headline, “BBG CEO opposes plan…
Misplaced priorities of BBG Governor
BBG Watch Commentary We could not find any online trace of U.S.taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) paying any…
Digital Journal op-ed: Voice of America in intellectual twilight zone against Putin
BBG Watch Media Commentary An
John F. Lansing is leading contender for U.S. broadcasting BBG CEO post EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned from reliable high-level sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Senator Ted Cruz wants BBG to counteract ISIS propaganda, some Voice of America English news staffers don’t
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
U.S. taxpayers can’t afford Voice of America correspondent’s proposal
PHOTO: The power of Russia’s information machine is shown in a Voice of America map in which Crimea…
BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years ago
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
OPINION Conundrums of Self-Promotion
Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
The Katyn Massacre Lie and U.S. International Broadcasting
BBG Watch Guest Commentary The Katyń Lie and U.S. International Broadcasting Why did the Voice of…
OPINION Jeffrey Gedmin: Congress and Obama administration dither over reform of US international broadcasting
BBG Watch Media In an opinion article posted on the Atlantic Council website, former Radio Free Europe /…