Bureaucrats proposed cutting US broadcasts to North Caucasus, home of Boston bombing suspects
BBG Watch Commentary. U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) still broadcasts uncensored radio programs in…
Congress to Broadcasting Agency: Is Anyone Listening to Us? by Helle Dale
U.S. international broadcasting strategy again landed under congressional scrutiny in Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, a Heritage…
Tara Sonenshine on Public Diplomacy, Voice of America Interview
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) interviewed Tara Sonenshine, the U.S. Undersecretary of State…
CUSIB's Ann Noonan condemns targeting of dissidents' children in China, defends RFA and VOA radio broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) gave…
Moscow on the Potomac – bizarre attempt to ban U.S. official from Masha Gessen event
BBG Watch Commentary A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Dinner in Washington American journalist Judy Bachrach,…
Beyond BBG press release: Comments from AFGE 1812's Tim Shamble, CUSIB's Ann Noonan
BBG Watch Commentary “Mindful of the damage to RFE/RL’s reputation in Russia caused by the previous RFE/RL management,…
2014 Obama budget eliminates Voice of America radio to Iran, reduces radio to Afghanistan, cuts positions
BBG Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor has announced that President Obama’s FY 2014 budget…
Resignation of Dennis Mulhaupt from BBG was sudden, strange, unexplained
BBG Watch Commentary Sources tell BBG Watch that the resignation on Tuesday of Dennis Mulhaupt from the Broadcasting…
Dennis Mulhaupt leaves BBG, no quorum if Michael Lynton continues to be a no show at meetings
BBG Watch Commentary A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Dennis Mulhaupt has informed the White House that…
VOA Director Ensor blamed for expanding bureaucracy while reducing programs to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor announced last week that that cross-border VOA radio…
Sequestration Prompts Attempt to Silence U.S. Radio Broadcasting
“Again, the BBG has demonstrated why it is a broken institution, unfit to handle the U.S. government’s most…
Bulat Atabayev – Radio Liberty Kazakh Service stopped radio programs and became a tabloid website
BBG Watch Commentary Prominent Kazakh theater director and former political prisoner Bulat Atabayev joined other Kazakh opposition leaders…
Generous bonuses for poorly performing SES executives at Broadcasting Board of Governors draw criticism
BBG Watch Commentary A list of cash bonuses given to the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), the Voice of…
U.S. court rules a contract employee can bring claims of discrimination against Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another defeat for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) General Counsel (GC) Office,…
Two vice presidents departed Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Dale Cohen, Vice President of Administration at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional and Defunct, Same As It Ever Was By The…
IBB invited speaker who mocked former BBG member Hillary Clinton; some BBG governors furious with IBB's Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) has invited and later announced it will disinvite a Roman…
Employees angry with IBB Director Lobo
BBG Watch Commentary Jane Smith is one of our occasional anonymous contributors to BBG Watch from within the…
Voice of America – Broadcasting Board of Governors – has worst bosses, Federal Times reports
BBG Watch Commentary Federal Times reported that the Voice of America (VOA) has some of the worst bosses…
BBG Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton is not confirming participation in April board meeting
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael…
U.S. reduces radio news broadcasts to Iran, Afghanistan, Belarus, China and other nations without free media
BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary The United States is cutting or reducing radio news broadcasts to Afghanistan,…
Morale boosting plan made some BBG employees highly skeptical
BBG Watch Commentary One employee said that he was literally sick in his stomach listening to and watching…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News”
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News” by The Federalist Anyone who has held a…
BBG executives and lawyers refuse to settle discrimination cases they know they will lose
BBG Watch Commentary The union representing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees, AFGE Local 1812, has been…
BBG aggregates English news from its media entities in one website
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has launched a new website which aggregates English-language news…
BBG union president says Voice of America and surrogate broadcasters have different missions
In a letter to The Washington Post, Tim Shamble, president of the AFGE Local 1812 union representing the…
OCB and IBB executives show contempt for employees and law, face criticism from Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Cheered on by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive staff, the current administration of the…
CUSIB looks at sequestration, Radio World reports
BBG Watch Commentary Radio World reported on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) recommendation that instead of…
Is unexplained absence of Broadcasting Board of Governors interim chair due to alleged conflict of interest?
BBG Watch Commentary While the remaining members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have been working hard…
CUSIB calls for protecting vulnerable groups of BBG employees and for more funding for U.S. international broadcasting
In a press release issued today, the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) called for…
Will IBB make exploited and powerless VOA contract employees pay the price of sequestration?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last week, Governor Michael Meehan announced that…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – IBB: The Babble-Rama by The Federalist Before…
Former Russian Service director Mario Corti calls Radio Liberty in Exile only remaining agent of station's mission in Russia
At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians to mark the…
Message from IBB Deputy Director Trimble to Radio Liberty in Exile read at 60th anniversary in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians…
Hillary Clinton's unfinished business and new direction at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Writing about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Robert Schadler, a senior fellow for Public…
Only good duplication between VOA and surrogate broadcasters, Secretary Sonenshine told
BBG Watch Commentary During the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting last Friday, February 22, 2013, Under Secretary…
US stands to lose ability to connect with citizens in closed societies if bureaucrats have their way
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington bureaucrats in charge of U.S. international broadcasting (USIB) have not increased their audience…
Broadcasting Board Of Governors To Meet Today
According to an announcement on the BBG official website, an open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Tuning Out and Gone by The Federalist The behavior of senior…
Radio Liberty in Exile issues statement on meeting with RFE/RL acting president Kevin Klose
BBG Watch Commentary After much internal debate, journalists of Radio Liberty in Exile issued a statement on their…
Kevin Klose meets with Russian human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary During a highly emotional meeting in Moscow on Tuesday that lasted nearly five hours, newly-appointed…
The State of America’s Voice: Good, According to VOA Director, But Audience Drops
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor posted an upbeat message about VOA on…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART IV by AFGE Local 1812
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, continues…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: (Yet Another) Silver Bullet Placebo
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: (Yet Another) Silver Bullet Placebo by The Federalist As reported by…
Former RFE/RL president Tom Dine blasts supporters of merging and de-branding of surrogate broadcasters
During a roundtable discussion on the future of U.S. global media, held Tuesday at the Wilson Center in…
Unique Role of U.S.-Funded Surrogate Broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary Unique Role of U.S.-Funded Surrogate Broadcasters by Ted Lipien U.S. Government-funded surrogate broadcasting, which started…
BBG Presiding Governor may be absent at next board meeting
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael…
Single CEO for U.S. International Broadcasting expected in Obama's FY2014 budget proposal
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that President Obama’s FY2014 budget proposal is likely to call for…
Congressional Record, April 6, 2011: Rep. Rohrabacher confronts BBG on China and Iran
From time to time, BBG Watch publishes significant historical documents on U.S. international broadcasting. Today, we want to…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART III
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues its series…