RFE/RL versus Helsinki Committee on labor rights – bad press continues
BBG Watch Commentary While the new leadership (Kevin Klose and interim team which replaced him) of U.S. taxpayer-funded…
Voice of America often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes promotes it
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes even…
CUSIB urges management reforms at BBG
BBG Watch Commentary The independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), which has been…
‘Scrap this broken agency’: Audit finds Broadcasting Board of Governors wasted $5M
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Times reports on Saturday, June 21, 2014: A new State Department Office of…
International Labor Rights Forum Charges Discrimination at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary In a letter sent to the Board of Broadcasting Governors (BBG), the International Labor Rights Forum calls…
Acting Ukrainian FM meets Voice of America director, Voice of Russia reports
BBG Watch Commentary Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Deshchytsya meet with Voice of America Director David Ensor on…
Face Off
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau Go Ahead: Try To Make Us Accountable – Information War Lost: Face…
How Effective Is the BBG in 2014? – Radio World asks
BBG Watch Commentary In an article in Radio World, “How Effective Is the BBG in 2014?,” Randy J. Stine quotes…
David Ensor on Combating Propaganda in Ukraine with Voice of America programs
BBG Watch Commentary Even though the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to cover a gathering of…
Biden, U.S. Congress delegation not mentioned in VOA video report from Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Even though the VOA Charter requires the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America to “present the…
Snowballs in Arizona
International Broadcasting Bureau – Maintaining Dysfunctional and Defunct is Our Most Important Business – Information War Lost: Snowballs…
House passage of Hitler-Stalin Pact ‘Black Ribbon Day’ bill ignored by Voice of America, mismanagement continues
BBG Watch Commentary With Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Matt Armstrong calling House Foreign Affairs Committee bipartisan…
Armstrong Going Off The Script: Calling H.R. 4490 ‘less than inarticulate’
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – Onward With Dysfunctional and Defunct! Information War Lost: Armstrong Going Off…
Former BBG member Ashe critical of BBG Governor Armstrong’s rebuke of Congress
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Governor Matt Armstrong about the bipartisan United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014 (H.R.…
BBG Governor Armstrong Rebukes Members of Congress for Criticism in Bipartisan Bill
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Governor Matt Armstrong about H.R. 4490 Bipartisan Reform Bill: “So, yes, I think, I…
A Former VOA Correspondent on the Debate Over U.S. International Broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is providing a forum for discussion on the United States International Communications Reform Act of…
Robinson comments on Pessin’s article in The Hill
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) senior White House correspondent Dan Robinson, who had retired earlier…
Russia’s RT retweets on Voice of America website draw criticism from former BBG members
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members have criticized Voice of America (VOA) practice…
Extraordinary Measures
International Broadcasting Bureau – Adding Disinformation to Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: Extraordinary Measures By The…
Voice of America wasted estimated millions on improper contract payments, Radio Free Asia gets clean bill of health
BBG Watch Commentary — Investigative Report — Waste and Mismanagement In a series of investigative reports, BBG Watch…
BBG Marks the Passing of Former Board Chairman, VOA Director, and BIB Board Member Kenneth Tomlinson
BBG PRESS RELEASE BBG Marks the Passing of Former Board Chairman, VOA Director, and BIB Board Member Kenneth…
Sen. Wicker, Rep. Shock question BBG strategy as do BBG chair and members, but change seems still elusive
BBG Watch Commentary In an opinion article published Friday (April 25, 2014) on FoxNews.com, “America must not retreat…
Shortwave radio – getting message across borders without censorship
BBG Watch Commentary and Guest Open Letter International radio broadcaster Keith Perron has written an open letter to…
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…
A Map, Malice and Mission Impossible
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Define Success By Being Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: A Map, Malice and…
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…
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…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell on threats to journalists
BBG Watch Commentary At the April 11 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, BBG…
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…
‘Russia Clamps Down Further on U.S. International Media,’ BBG reports
BBG Watch Commentary A few days ago, BBG Watch learned that the Russian authorities had ended several hours…
Protests from Helsinki Committee, bad publicity continue for RFE/RL over treatment of foreign journalist staff
BBG Watch Commentary During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty made every effort to publicize…
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…
‘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…
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…
U.S. Condemns Death of Radio Free Iraq Journalist — Voice of America fails to report
BBG Watch Commentary At her daily press briefing on Monday, March 24, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie…
Voice of America Ukraine coverage improves as VOA correspondents assert themselves against management
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed some, although still sporadic and small, improvements in Voice of America…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Former BBG member Blanquita Cullum : ‘very concerned about Voice of America’
BBG Watch “We’ve got a serious problem,” journalist, broadcaster and former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Blanquita…
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…
BBG FY2015 Budget Request – IBB bureaucracy gets 34% of $721 million – programmers will absorb most of $12 million cut
BBG Watch Commentary “Excellence in journalism remains our most important objective.” — BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell “What IBB…
Another former BBG member dismayed by departure of Voice of America White House correspondent
BBG Watch Commentary A former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, Ambassador Victor Ashe, expressed dismay over the…
Ambassador Crocker leads discussion on perceptions of America in Middle East — VIDEO
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, Ambassador Ryan Crocker moderated a discussion at the headquarters of the Middle…
BBG Meeting 2-25-14 — VIDEO and BBG Press Release
The Broadcasting Board of Governors met at the Springfield, VA, headquarters of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks on…
Kevin Klose to leave his job as RFE/RL president and CEO
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty president and CEO Kevin Klose will be leaving his…