SHINING THE LIGHT ON AN OPAQUE BUREAUCRACY
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, commented in a…
Union accuses IBB bureaucracy of 'a great pretend game'
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812,…
Beware of Central Bureaucracy for USIB
BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary on the “21st Century Vision for U.S. Global Media” paper by…
CUSIB Statement on Recent BBG Developments
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting has released a statement expressing its opposition to the growth of bureaucracy…
An alternative view of the BBG Board
An alternative view of the BBG Board By a long-time employee AND taxpayer We’ve heard the part-time…
In defense of Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary The Bureaucracy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, centered largely within the BBG’s International Broadcasting…
Lyudmila Alexeeva, staunch ally of fired Radio Liberty journalists, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Dr. Paul Goble on his scholarly Window on Eurasia blog focusing on…
U.S. media on failing revenge of Washington bureaucracy at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary When one hears of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comment that the Broadcasting Board…
Kevin Klose offers vision of journalism that empowers, remains silent on plans to reform RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary “Fact-based, quality, reliable, independent, verifiable journalism — that’s what we’re about,” recently appointed Radio Free…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again, Part Two
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again, Part Two by The Federalist …
Taking issue with Clinton's claim of U.S. international broadcasting being 'dysfunctional'
BBG Watch Commentary One of our guest commentators who writes under the pen name of Jane Doe because…
State IG blamed for blaming the messenger on mismanagement and Internet security lapses at BBG
Commentary In this guest commentary by an Internet security expert , BBG Watch looks again at the recent…
Static at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Jackson Diehl writes in The Washington Post
BBG Watch Commentary Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of The Washington Post, whose extensive experience in reporting…
Problems at Voice of America and its News Division outlined in a union article
Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues a…
Clinton: If we don't have an up-to-date, modern, effective Broadcasting Board of Governors, we shouldn't have one at all
BBG Watch Commentary Hillary Clinton gave the final major speech Thursday as the outgoing Secretary of State at…
Union criticizes executive staff attacks on BBG members
In a new article, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local…
MAXIMUS HUBRIS: DYSFUNCTION, employee union describes problems at Broadcasting Board of Governors
The union representing Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees is publishing a series of articles on its website…
VOA union leader appeals to Director Lobo to stop intimidating security procedures
BBG Watch Commentary “It’s a New Year, let’s make it the BBG’s best.” – Dick Lobo Imagine if…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again
(For more discussion on Secretary Clinton’s comments and the future of BBG see: “Fox, Marks, Perron, and…
Fox, Marks, Perron, and others on Clinton and 'defunct' U.S. international broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary With the publication of this FoxNews.com article, “Clinton pushes for more broadcasting of pro-US message,…
Broadcasting Board of Governors may put a stop to intimidation of journalists by senior managers
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that attempts by seniors executives and managers to intimidate journalists and…
A staff run amok
Jane Doe, one of our occasional commentators, sent us her thoughts on the latest OIG report on the…
Clinton – 'We have abdicated the international broadcasting arena.' Why?
BBG Watch Commentary SECRETARY CLINTON: “And finally, we need to do a better job conveying a counter-narrative to…
An Argument Against a CEO from BBG employee union
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, has…
Former BBG member Wimbush joins attack on Ashe, was rejected for RFE/RL interim president position
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member S.…
BBG and RFE/RL rank-and-file employees feel insulted and outraged by OIG inspection reports
BBG Watch Commentary Rank-and-file employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty continue…
Unprofessional OIG reports on BBG and RFE/RL part of a larger pattern
BBG Watch Commentary The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the State Department, which produced two incomplete…
Who will inspect the inspectors? – Flawed OIG inspections at RFE/RL and BBG miss serious problems
BBG Watch Commentary The January 2013 Office of Inspector General’s report “Inspection of the Broadcasting Board of Governors”…
BBG employee union calls OIG report 'Hatchet Job'
In one of its previous reports, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of State…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to the Woodshed
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to…
Voice of America Director David Ensor on Truth and Propaganda to Iran
BBG Watch Commentary We were greatly intrigued by this comment about Truth versus Propaganda from Voice of America…
Kevin Klose To Be RFE/RL’s Acting President And CEO
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has named Kevin Klose to be Radio Free Europe/Radio…
Announcement on new RFE/RL president expected soon
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will soon make an…
Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their own jobs, union predicts
BBG Watch Commentary Executives at the worst-run agency in the Federal Government will again fire workers, protect their…
Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…
IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union says
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
BBG employee union takes note of Andrei Babitsky's protest at Radio Liberty
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its website a number…
Korn’s Crash Landing, BBG Left to Pick Up the Pieces, BBG employee union comments
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Masha Gessen sends a message she's untouchable at Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “The Untouchable” – Masha Gessen In an attempt to hold on to her job as…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Advice to IBB Director Richard Lobo on How to Improve Employee Morale
The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard M. Lobo operates as an extension of the Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by The Federalist…
Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist tells Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist Sophia Kornienko tells Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Bluster
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Bluster by The Federalist The Congress has thrown a bone…
Business class plane travel and housing allowances for Korn's favorites at RFE/RL raise questions
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two of the resigning Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President…
A Farcial Spin at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
This article was published by the BBG employee union AFGE Local 1812 A FARCICAL SPIN For members of…
U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia by Mario Corti and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Surprise!
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Surprise! by The Federalist (Note: We thought The Federalist was…
Freedom House President refutes statements from RFE/RL officials
BBG Watch Commentary “Not only have I not changed my views on how bad the situation is at…
BBG member counters Masha Gessen's spin on Radio Liberty in Russian media
BBG Watch Commentary It used to be the job of the director of Radio Liberty’s Russian Service to…