Voice of America English News Continues to Ignore Congressional Visit to Ukraine, Call to Reform VOA
BBG Watch Commentary Even though U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and…
RT and Voice of Russia have much more on U.S. troops going to Poland, Baltics, and Black Sea than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s Kremlin-run media outlets, RT and Voice of Russia, have done considerably more reporting on…
In less than grammatical English, rudderless Voice of America adds English lessons to its news mission
A Guest Commentary From A Former Voice of America Journalist I looked at the Voice of America (VOA)…
Is Voice of America hobbling along? – Ariel Cohen, Blanquita Cullum, David Ensor, Dan Robinson respond
BBG Watch Commentary At the Heritage Foundation panel discussion today (April 21, 2014) on “Propaganda, Disinformation, and Dirty…
Deutsche Welle offers two news analyses on Biden’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America – a short news item from Reuters
BBG Watch Commentary Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) has posted on its English-language website two lengthy news analyses on…
Death By Division
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just Love Being Dysfunctional and Defunct! – Information War Lost: Death By Division By The Federalist…
Government Executive quotes John Lenczowski and BBG Watch about BBG problems in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive website, govexec.com, quoted from John Lenczowski’s Wall Street Journal op-ed and BBG Watch…
The Voice of America Shouldn’t Be A Whisper by John Lenczowski
BBG Watch Commentary In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former President Reagan’s Soviet affairs advisor John Lenczowski argues…
The Master Practitioner
International Broadcasting Bureau – Defining Success By Being Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: The Master Practitioner By The Federalist…
IBB’s push to end Voice of America radio and TV to Russia in 2008
BBG Watch Commentary The crying among International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives over the loss of a 30 min.…
BBC World News has ten times more Facebook Fans than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary VOA Facebook Page – 561k Likes BBC World News Facebook Page – 5.5m…
A Map, Malice and Mission Impossible
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Define Success By Being Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: A Map, Malice and…
The War on Information, a view from union of journalists and other BBG employees
BBG Watch Commentary The American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1812, a union representing federal employees of the…
Blame the IBB, not the BBG Board, for making U.S. media outreach dysfunctional, says former VOA and IBB executive
BBG Watch Commentary Journalist, writer and former Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive, Ted…
Voice of America – Yesterday’s News Tomorrow – 24 Hours Late on Moscow Anti-Censorship Protest
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English news website was more than 24 hours late in posting a…
Radio Liberty Russian Service Director warns of new Russian law restricting online and other media
BBG Watch Commentary At a recent Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) panel, no one in Washington picked up…
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan on need for management reforms at VOA and IBB
BBG Watch Commentary At the April 11 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, Committee…
WP: Moscow turns off Voice of America radio — once already silenced by U.S.
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post correspondent in Moscow Kathy Lally reports on the Russian government’s decision to stop…
After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US — But Can Rudderless VOA Also Deliver Real News?
BBG Watch Commentary This lengthy Voice of America report, “After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US,” was…
Albanian Americans, others concerned about decision to end U.S.-funded media outreach to the Balkans
BBG Watch Commentary A decision by the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to end Voice of America…
Step Up!
BBG Watch Commentary With their usual tact and people skills that have made them one of the worst…
Appeals from Congress to BBG to give radio to Ukraine and Russia serious consideration likely to be ignored by staff
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists, former Minister of Communications of Lithuania, and…
IBB staff ignored external medium wave option to Russia despite extra effectiveness at no extra cost
BBG Watch Commentary Some International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) managers are so dead set against radio —…
‘The Tree — A Living Memorial — Grows’ — BBG employees honor Ambassador Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary We are posting an update on efforts by U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees…
Disastrous BBG Budget
“The true bureaucrat is a man of really remarkable talents. He writes a kind of English that…
Keep The Implosion of U.S. International Media Rolling!
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just LOVE Our Jobs While Employees May Be Losing Theirs – Information…
Employees, former BBG member appalled by FY2015 program cuts and BBG press release
BBG Watch Commentary The announcement of massive FY2015 cuts to foreign language news programs for overseas audiences and…
House Foreign Affairs Committee votes $10 million for RFE/RL and VOA surge in Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed with…
OP-ED – ROBINSON – TRANSFORMATION IS UPON US: HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL
BBG Watch Commentary In a long-anticipated Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, officials appointed by the Broadcasting Board of…
Major cuts to programs and programming positions in U.S. international media outreach
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today released its detailed Fiscal Year 2015 budget request…
March Madness, Kind Of
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – Proudly Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: March Madness, Kind…
Killing Of RFI Baghdad Bureau Chief Prompts Shock, Outrage Among BBG Board – BBG PRESS RELEASE
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch extends its condolences to the family and colleagues of Dr. Mohammed Bdaiwi Owaid…
Susan Rice and Richard Stengel promote State Department’s response to Putin’s propaganda machine, offer little help so far to BBG
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. National Security Advisor to President Obama Susan Rice and U.S. Under Secretary of State…
Zombies at IBB – VOA Federal Agency
Commentary Executives running the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and the Voice of America (VOA) federal agency are a…
What’s worse – Voice of America zombie promo for Pakistan or its video of well-stocked food shops and fat kids in starving North Korea?
BBG Watch Commentary Have Voice of America (VOA) high standards of journalism and high production values all gone…
Losing Egypt and the Rest of the Arab and Muslim World
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) failed to send a correspondent with Vice President Biden to Central…
Obama Administration Wants to Ax Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Balkans, Iraq
BBG Watch Commentary The following article by Bridget Johnson was posted on PJ Media website: READ: Obama Administration…
CUSIB Urges BBG To Keep Radio As Part of Multimedia Strategy
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is urging the federal Broadcasting…
IBB-initiated BBG decision to cut RFE/RL programs to the Balkans and Iraq makes The Jerusalem Post
BBG Watch Commentary An article in The Jerusalem Post by Caroline B. Glick, “Our world: Why Obama will…
Voice of America not reporting on Biden’s planned visit to Poland and Lithuania, Voice of Russia and BBC are
BBG Watch Commentary In weekend mode, Voice of America is not reporting on Biden’s visit next week to…
Congressman Hultgren urges BBG not to cut RFE/RL broadcasts to Iraq and the Balkans
BBG Watch Commentary In their yet another attempt to hold on to their positions and budgets, International Broadcasting…
Wicker pushes to keep foreign radio services open — IBB wants them cut to keep its own budget and positions
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a leading Senator on the Commission on Security and Cooperation…
Mario Corti on continued importance and uniqueness of Radio Liberty in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty — A Unique Medium By Mario Corti Radio Liberty is a unique phenomenon…
A Dose of Reality in Response to Desperation
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Like Being Dysfunctional and Defunct! – Information War Lost: A…
Former U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors member Victor Ashe comments on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary An op-ed on Ukraine by former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, former U.S. ambassador…
Letter to BBG Watch from ‘a strong internal VOA critic’
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received an electronic letter from a Voice of America journalist / broadcaster…
VOA journalist screamed at for criticizing management stands up to an executive
BBG Watch Commentary An experienced and respected Voice of America (VOA) broadcaster who criticized VOA management practices was…
Congressman Duncan honors Ambassador Ashe for BBG service, BBG Watch reporting cited in Congressional Record
United States Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. from Tennessee, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and…
In response to criticism, more coverage of Russian intervention in Ukraine from Voice of America in Washington
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still misses or is late in reporting from Washington…
Chief WH Correspondent Slams VOA in Resignation Letter – FISHBOWLDC
BBG Watch Commentary Many journalists at the Voice of America and those who knew him outside the organization…