How a story of Somali Americans in Minnesota gave U.S. government new domestic media powers
BBG Watch Commentary We have all heard this story told countless times by International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe accuses top agency officials of wasting taxpayers’ money, prolonging hardships of RIFed employees
BBG Watch Commentary In a strongly-worded statement for the press, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) only Republican member…
Halt the Senate Rush to Fill Dysfunctional Broadcasting Board, say Heritage Foundation experts
BBG Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, and Brett D.…
Even More Words and Their Stories and Some Numbers, Too – Information War Lost – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – International Broadcasting Bureau
Even More Words and Their Stories and Some Numbers, Too – Information War Lost – The Standard for…
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Rejects Recommendations in S. Enders Wimbush’s WSJ Op-Ed
The following statement was posted on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) website in response…
Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt Act challenged by former Voice of America journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Foreign Policy magazine published in its online National Security section an article written by Prof.…
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) government officials achieved what KGB couldn’t, made Americans believe Voice of America is a propaganda outfit
BBG Watch Commentary Initiated by government bureaucracy, the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act is ruining Voice of America’s reputation for…
Tweets for Voice of America and Al Jazeera 7 Top English News: 143 – 810, July 9, AM ET
BBG Watch Commentary, BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Tweets for top…
IBB’s Kim Andrew Elliott renews private blogging with comments about Rep. Ed Royce and Radio Free Asia
BBG Watch Commentary After several months of absence from private blogging on international broadcasting, Kim Andrew Elliott an…
American journalist still fuming over Voice of America official’s attempt to ban him from the UN is part of a much bigger problem for BBG
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S Government officials try to ban journalists, deprive them of work or defame them,…
U.S. Rep. Engel: Voice of America was instrumental during the Cold War and is instrumental now
BBG Watch Commentary In his opening statement at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, “Broadcasting Board of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and (Still) Out of Order – The Numbers Game Redux
by The Federalist Such a gift, these guys. We now have a new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Generally Out of Order – For Every Measure
by The Federalist On Thursday, June 13, 2013 the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) held a “digital innovation expo”…
Turkish protesters ask for help to counter media censorship
BBG Watch Commentary An appeal posted on Facebook by pro-democracy protesters in Turkey talks about local media censorship…
Al Jazeera, Russia Today, U.S. International Broadcasting — which will be “A Voice of the Voiceless”?
BBG Watch Commentary Two media articles caught our eye this weekend. “Al Jazeera America Pitches Cable On Plan…
Al Jazeera, Russia Today, U.S. International Broadcasting — which will be "A Voice of the Voiceless"?
BBG Watch Commentary Two media articles caught our eye this weekend. “Al Jazeera America Pitches Cable On Plan…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CUSIB Welcomes Michael Benjamin to Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org), a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization working to strengthen free flow of…
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…
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…
Case against informational appeasement of Putin's Russia
BBG Watch Commentary An important article by Edward Lucas published by the Washington, DC-based Center for European Policy…
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…
CUSIB Encouraged by BBG's Selection of Kevin Klose to Lead RFE/RL
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting, an independent and nonpartisan media freedom NGO, has issued a press release…
U.S. Still Needs Radio for Public Diplomacy in the Internet Age – WPR
Tom Woods, World Politics Review analyst, wrote that during the last presidential debate, which was focused on foreign…
Former Radio Liberty chief editor calls on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, offers a taste of British humor
BBG Watch Commentary Leonid Finkelstein is a writer and a former international broadcaster. While still a student in…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed
Broadcasting Board of Governors Being Unnoticed A commentary by The Federalist You know where we’re coming from: we…
Question for IBB Director Lobo's "Viewpoint" blog: what will you do about VOA request to deny UN press accreditation to American journalist?
BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo has launched his own blog: “Viewpoint. Dick…
July BBG board meeting cancelled due to lack of interest
BBG Watch Commentary How can anyone, particularly members of Congress, take the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) seriously…
Why are 'old white guys' leaving RFE/RL?
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) top lawyer is the latest experienced executive to announce he is leaving the…
Editorial on RCI and international broadcasting by Keith Perron
In an interview with Ian Johnson for The New York Review of Books, blind Chinese human rights activist…
Outstanding reporting on Chen Guangcheng's story by RFA and VOA is unnoticed by Broadcasting Board of Governors
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives and public relations specialists should be letting everyone know about outstanding…
BBG plans to confuse the world with yet another brand name – GNN
BBG Watch Commentary As the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) prepares to eliminate the Voice of America brand…
Tibetan woman challenges Gallup and Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Speaking up at a panel discussion on media freedom, an unidentified Tibetan woman challenged the…
Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio appeals to Congress for protection from Obama Administration cut
A recently launched Save Voice of America Tibetan Radio website (www.savevoatibetanradio.com) and a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/savevoatibetan) urge supporters…
Reaching hearts and minds used to be VOA's mission
TV is the dinosaur: Back to the future with shortwave and Internet!” by Another Voice I have not…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – We Know Who The Enemy Is – Part I
by The Federalist It certainly isn’t BBG Watch. And it isn’t the Committee on US International Broadcasting (CUSIB).…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – take your own medicine
A guest commentary by Edite Lynch It is beyond comprehension that these Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) conduits…
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests defines proposed program cuts at Voice of America The bureaucratic executive…
Confused IBB and BBG bureaucracy grows at the expense of strategy, national interests, and public diplomacy
Who’s on first… By Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Of late, a lot of confusion at the BBG, IBB,…
Why America Has Trouble Reaching Iran: VOA’s Persian News Network in Dire Need of Reform by Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
Helle C. Dale, a Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy at The Heritage Foundation has written another in-depth analysis…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – The Eve of Destruction
by The Federalist On March 7, 2012 the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) plans to mark the 70th…
Human rights groups appeal to Congress to save broadcasts to China, Tibet and other nations without free media
This announcement was first published by the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB). Link Open Letter to Members…
Quieting the Voice of America – Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
“More than 30 years have passed since Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the “Soft Voice of America” in an…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Iran and the Art of the Deal
by The Federalist Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor is taking on Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and its…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Not Too Big To Fail
by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of Governors – International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), known to be the worst…