Fired Radio Liberty Internet team and its young reporter Elena Vlasenko receive Sakharov journalism prize
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty Internet team fired last September by American executives of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Gessen's attacks on Radio Liberty's American supporters bring more negative Russian media coverage
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
BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe challenges claims by Masha Gessen about Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Ambassador Victor Ashe, the U.S. federal agency…
Video of CUSIB's Ann Noonan asking BBG to protect Radio Liberty journalists
In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Masha Gessen denies Radio Liberty Russian Service will be inspected, calls it review of the situation in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary “The strategy of the development of the Russian Service was perceived very positively.” “There was…
Steven Korn to leave RFE/RL within 45 days, sources say
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
In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
How to Save Radio Liberty by Ariel Cohen and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation
How to Save Radio Liberty By Ariel Cohen, Ph.D. and Helle C. Dale, The Heritage Foundation December 13,…
Freedom House President David Kramer highly critical of Steven Korn's leadership at RFE/RL
Sources told BBG Watch that at a panel discussion on Russia held Thursday in Washington by the Broadcasting…
Former Radio Liberty reporter Elena Vlasenko to receive Sakharov journalism prize
Elena Vlasenko, a young journalist who resigned in protest from the Moscow bureau of Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda)…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Called for Solidarity with Tibetans, Defended Voice of America Radio Broadcasts to Tibet
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) and Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) sponsored a forum at Tibet…
CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki Group Prize Recipient Kristina Gorelik
Reposted from the CUSIB – www.cusib.org – website. December 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Congratulates Moscow Helsinki…
Sex and drugs trump human rights on new Russian home page of Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary On the International Human Rights Day, December 10, Masha Gessen’s Radio Liberty, also known in…
Fired Radio Liberty reporter Kristina Gorelik receives Moscow Helsinki Group Journalism Prize
BBG Watch Commentary Kristina Gorelik (Кристина Горелик), fired last September by American taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Never use a gadget that's smarter than you – RFE/RL President Korn embarrassed by his email
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffers are having a big laugh over their president and…
Open Letter to RFE/RL President Korn Urging Fair Treatment of Employees with Disabilities
Fired Radio Liberty journalists, some who are currently working at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well as those…
Radio Liberty offers young Kazakh Muslims American-style videos with sexual content, causes outrage
BBG Watch Commentary “I don’t understand why RFE/RL produced these obscene videos using American taxpayers’ money.” — Kazakh…
Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalists
Terry Willey was Director of the News and Current Affairs Division at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In…
Is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an Equal Opportunity Employer?
BBG Watch Commentary We went through the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website but could not find any…
Breaking News – Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Board plans to hear directly from fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors…
Radio Free Asia Tibetan Service covers extensively protests in Tibet and China despite recent dismissal of its director
BBG Watch Commentary The Radio Free Asia (RFA) Tibetan Service leads all international broadcasters in quick, extensive and…
From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road Map
BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…
Remembering Radio Liberty in Exile Journalists on Thanksgiving
As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, BBG Watch remembers Radio Liberty journalists who were brutally fired without a warning or…
Russian human rights leaders issue a second letter denouncing RFE/RL president Korn, ask Secretary Clinton and Congress to intervene
BBG Watch Commentary In a second letter sent in the last two months to the U.S. Senate Committee…
Russian media report on launching of Radio Liberty in Exile news website SvobodaNew.com
Interfax, the biggest non-governmental Russian news agency, reported the launching of SvobodaNew.com, the news and information website set…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and Rebellion
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and Rebellion by The Federalist “There is something…
RFE/RL management blocks employee access to Radio Liberty in Exile website SvobodaNew.com
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the management of BBG-supervised Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Russia expert David Satter offers scathing criticism of RFE/RL president Steven Korn
BBG Watch Commentary In a wide-ranging interview recored at the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Russia scholar, journalist and…
UK-based Russia expert Masha Karp analyzes Radio Liberty's demise
Masha Karp is a trustee of Rights in Russia and a London-based freelance journalist with a special interest in relations between Russia…
Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for help
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…
EuroNews – Radio Liberty ends Russia broadcasts
EuroNews reported on the ending of Radio Liberty Russian broadcasts on a medium wave frequency in Moscow on…
Research from Putin's pollster in Chechnya used to silence Radio Liberty, former RL journalist reports
A former Radio Liberty investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko wrote in her blog that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
Radio Liberty in Exile posts RFE/RL president Steven Korn's dismissive comments about Russian opposition leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Enterprising Radio Liberty in Exile journalists have obtained an audio file of Radio Free Europe/Radio…
Former Radio Liberty broadcaster calls on Secretary Clinton to confront damage to U.S. public diplomacy caused by BBG and RFE/RL officials
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 U.S.A. …
Radio Liberty making waves: have no lessons from the past been learnt?
This article by fired Radio Liberty human rights reporter Kristina Gorelik is reposted with permission from the openDemocracy…
Will Brutally Fired Radio Liberty Journalists See Generous, Compassionate, Tolerant America?
BBG Watch Commentary Will the board members and top executives of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) learn…
Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to RFE/RL President Korn – Video with English subtitles
Leading Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn’s decision…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven Korn
Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…
RFE/RL censors comments critical of its top management
This report was prepared for BBG Watch by a retired RFE/RL senior Russian Service editor. UPDATE: After the…
A New Plan for New Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary A New Plan for New Radio Liberty by Lev Roitman, RFE/RL Senior Commentator (1974-2004) We…
Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support
The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…
BBG Strategy and Budget Committee to discuss Radio Liberty in Russia
According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…
Human rights activist Pavel Litvinov calls for bringing back fired Radio Liberty journalists
During a panel discussion in Moscow on Monday, Russian writer, human rights activist and former Soviet-era political prisoner…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists invite RFE/RL president Korn to meet with them in Moscow, plan protest events
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group (Radio Svoboda-in-Exile) is planning a number of events and protests to coincide…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe has issued a statement today to…
Another young journalist resigns in protest from 'new' Radio Liberty, calls it a sinking Titanic
BBG Watch Commentary Anastasia Kirilenko, 28-year-old web editor, investigative reporter and radio broadcaster, has resigned in protest from…
New Moscow Times article quotes Mario Corti's BBG Watch comments on Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Steven Korn assured members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
New Radio Liberty head in Russia in charge of digital transition lost website visitors at previous employer, report shows
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Steven Korn tells anyone who would listen that Russian…