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Reforming U.S. international broadcasting agency won’t be easy as entrenched bureaucrats try to hold on to their jobs

October 2, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting,…

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AFGE Tribute to BBG Governor Susan McCue: AFGE1812 SALUTES A GOVERNOR AND A LADY

October 1, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary AFGE Local 1812, a union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) workforce, posted on…

Departures of good BBG Governors allow failed IBB and VOA managers to stay

September 30, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Not all Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members have been great. Some were disengaged or…

Voice of America English and Russian News Ignores Walesa Human Rights Award for Khodorkovsky

September 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As a further example of how mismanaged and provincial the Voice of America (VOA) has…

BBG Governor Susan McCue Nominated to Millennium Challenge Corporation Board

September 26, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Several current and former U.S. international broadcasting employees contributed to this BBG Watch article. What…

Voice of America abdicates its responsibilities under its Charter, VOA journalists say

September 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, published a commentary on the failure of…

No Class

September 24, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary No Class An event of sorts took place today, Monday, September 23, at the Cohen…

Connecting Some Dots

September 23, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Connecting Some Dots by The…

Near Nuclear Disaster in the U.S. in 1961 – BBC 16,390 Facebook Likes – Russia Today 6,900 – No news report on Voice of America English Website

September 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Like most of international media, Russia Today reported already two days ago that a newly…

BBG Chairman Shell Visits RFE/RL In Prague – BBG Press Release

September 19, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch reported two weeks ago that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell…

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Yet another personnel change at PNN – Voice of America Persian Service – is a sign of deep leadership crisis at VOA

September 17, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Observers of U.S. international broadcasting see the latest personnel change at PNN (Persian News…

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BBC, Russia Today, CNN Int’l, Al Jazeera lead in social media coverage of Kerry-Lavrov Syria deal, VOA had only 8 Facebook ‘Likes’

September 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary When it comes to finding out what the United States does on the world scene,…

A New Campaign of Truth

September 14, 2013

Two recent articles posted on the website of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’s (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local…

BLOATED BUREAUCRACY

September 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Two recent articles posted on the website of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’s (BBG) employee…

Richard Stengel leaving Time for State Department public diplomacy job with duties at BBG

September 13, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Politico and The New York Times reported that Richard Stengel, the top editor of Time…

Voice of America’s amateur hour on Obama’s Syria speech

September 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Let’s face it: Voice of America’s (VOA) news reporting and management structure are completely broken.…

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BBG Watch – Two Million Hits Since Launch

September 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch, our little news and media freedom advocacy website, launched in September 2011…

BBG Chairman Jeff Shell will head Universal, reports say

September 10, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Los Angeles Times and other media reported that Jeff Shell, a longtime Comcast Corp.…

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Why Secretary Kerry has not yet designated anyone to represent him at BBG meetings?

September 10, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As far as we know, Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet designated anyone…

Voice of America Management and Syria – Faulty Risk Calculus

September 9, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the US Government – Faulty Risk Calculus and Other…

APOLOGISTS HARD AT WORK, HOPEFULLY NOT ON TAXPAYERS’ DIME

September 9, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary We are reposting a commentary which has been posted on the AFGE Local 1812 website.…

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Magic happens – BBG Watch serves as managing editor for Voice of America

September 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website can be hours or days late in…

China Radio International and CCTV among many broadcasters ahead of VOA in reporting on 2020 Tokyo Olympics

September 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) correspondents who are at odds with top executives over news handling…

Voice of America executives and correspondents at odds over news reporting and management issues

September 7, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) has been late in posting major news stories or altogether failed…

BBG Press Release: BBG Networks Bring Comprehensive Syria Coverage To The Region And Beyond

September 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Despite serious management issues and poor employee morale, especially at the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)…

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Anna’s Story – ‘Anna Karapetian: a woman against the System’ by Veronica Sulla

September 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary A documentary essay, Anna Karapetian: a woman against the System, was posted recently in Russian…

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Growth of International Broadcasting Bureau – IBB Staff – FY 07-14

September 2, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives eliminated language services and U.S. international broadcasting programming positions…

Former BBG Governor Ashe welcomes promise of federal pay raise, warns of anti-labor animus

August 31, 2013

BBG Commentary Beloved by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) rank and file employees and feared by International Broadcasting…

Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events

August 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…

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Salvador’s Story

August 28, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary From the firing of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia to the illegal RIF of OCB…

Voice of America is late in posting news stories, gets pummeled by BBC, Russia Today and Al Jazeera in social media engagement

August 27, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Consequences of allowing the worst management team in the federal government to continue to run…

It’s Worse Than You Think

August 26, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: It’s Worse Than…

BBG employee union welcomes new BBG Chairman and other new Board members

August 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Paul Westpheling, Vice President of AFGE Local 1812, a union representing federal employees of the…

Suzie Carroll appointed BBG Executive Director

August 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Newly-confirmed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced at an open BBG Board…

Bureaucracy silences free debate at media freedom agency

August 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The AFGE Local 1812 union representing federal employees at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…

Strategic Collapse

August 13, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: Strategic Collapse by…

From defunct to ridiculous – how IBB officials are ruining good name of U.S. international broadcasting

August 13, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary It did not occur to International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) bureacrats that Americans might not like…

De-Federalization of Voice of America would remove public oversight, give full control to bureaucrats

August 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary De-Federalization of the Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) would…

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CUSIB Advisory Board met with new BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell

August 9, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Some of the members of the Advisory Board for the independent Committee for U.S. International…

Dense Fog by The Federalist

August 8, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost:…

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Congressional criticism of Voice of America programs to Iran should serve as a reality check for VOA Director David Ensor

August 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said on August 6, 2013 during an all-staff…

Departing BBG member Victor Ashe joins CUSIB

August 7, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusig.org) announced that departing Broadcasting Board of…

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Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management

August 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…

Voice of America management burdens its own broadcasters with getting programs ready for domestic distribution

August 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA), U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster can barely adequately cover news for…

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Employee union, AFGE Local 1812, joins many praising Victor Ashe’s tenure on Broadcasting Board of Governors

August 5, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, a union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors…

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Victor Ashe got things headed in the right direction at BBG, Radio Liberty

August 5, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Victor Ashe’s legacy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will be one of being…

Voice of America partially removes misleading language about domestic use of its programs

August 4, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In a victory by critics against government officials trying to claim new powers which they…

Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – International Broadcasting Bureau

August 4, 2013

Revisiting the VOA Newsroom – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal…

Even good Voice of America English news reports get few Facebook ‘Likes’ compared to those from BBC and Russia Today

August 4, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary All of this may be beating a dead horse by reporting on it again, as…

CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members

August 2, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the confirmation by…