Read More 6 minute read WP editorial: Voice of America needs to keep its objective voice, BBG Watch agreesJune 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary We do not disagree with the Washington Post editorial, “Voice of America needs to keep…
Read More 18 minute read Voice of America did not send staff reporter from Washington with Biden to Ukraine, paid for Europe trip for VOA Director insteadJune 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: Later in the day, VOA added the name of Gabe Joselow as a byline…
Read More 3 minute read Deutsche Welle does Voice of America’s reporting job on Hunter Biden and UkraineMay 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website did not have a news report on Hunter…
Read More 5 minute read RFE/RL praised for StoryMap, multimedia reporting comparisons with VOA and DWMay 20, 2014 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) “made this brilliant interactive map of Moscow’s coercive diplomacy using the open source…
Read More 13 minute read Biden and Kerry on ‘Toward a Europe Whole and Free’ and Reuters reports from Voice of AmericaApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to arrange for its own coverage of Secretary…
Read More 4 minute read House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce calls for reduction and reform of U.S. international media bureaucracyApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) said that U.S. broadcasters – the Voice of America, Radio Free…
Read More 5 minute read Leading House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrat Eliot Engel remarks on U.S. broadcasting reform legislationApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan reform legislation to improve the missions, objectives, and…
Read More 9 minute read As effort to reform Voice of America starts in Congress, VOA uses Reuters to report on Obama Europe trip, is four hours lateApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America executives were too busy today meeting behind closed doors to decide how…
Read More 5 minute read Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reportingApril 30, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America English, Ukrainian and Russian services ignored Chairman Royce’s CNN interview from Kyiv urging use of energy leverage against PutinApril 24, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report on the interview Rep. Ed Royce…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America English News Continues to Ignore Congressional Visit to Ukraine, Call to Reform VOAApril 23, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Even though U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and…
Read More 5 minute read In less than grammatical English, rudderless Voice of America adds English lessons to its news missionApril 22, 2014 A Guest Commentary From A Former Voice of America Journalist I looked at the Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 17 minute read VOA had no correspondent with Biden, offered limited coverage of his visit to Ukraine, but re-posted Al Jazeera tweetApril 22, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While re-posting a tweet from Al Jazeera, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) did not…
Read More 3 minute read Is VOA hobbling?April 22, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The latest example of VOA’s hobbled state was observed on Sunday, April 20, 2014. VOA’s…
Read More 10 minute read Is Voice of America hobbling along? – Ariel Cohen, Blanquita Cullum, David Ensor, Dan Robinson respondApril 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary At the Heritage Foundation panel discussion today (April 21, 2014) on “Propaganda, Disinformation, and Dirty…
Read More 7 minute read Deutsche Welle offers two news analyses on Biden’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America – a short news item from ReutersApril 20, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) has posted on its English-language website two lengthy news analyses on…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America Ukraine coverage improves as VOA correspondents assert themselves against managementMarch 22, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed some, although still sporadic and small, improvements in Voice of America…
Read More 12 minute read Losing Egypt and the Rest of the Arab and Muslim WorldMarch 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) failed to send a correspondent with Vice President Biden to Central…
Read More 8 minute read Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of AmericaMarch 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
Read More 25 minute read China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentenceMarch 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Read More 25 minute read Deutsche Welle reports on what Biden said today in Warsaw, Voice of America is notMarch 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still has nothing…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America not reporting on U.S. reaction to death of Chinese activist Cao ShunliMarch 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of many news reporting failures, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia posted reports on VP Biden’s Ukraine related trip to Poland and Lithuania — why not Voice of America?March 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Both Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia had posted on their websites full-length reports on…
Read More 1 minute read First G-7 leader to visit Ukraine, Voice of America not reporting on Canada PM’s planned tripMarch 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was hours late and well behind Voice of Russia and BBC…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America not reporting on Biden’s planned visit to Poland and Lithuania, Voice of Russia and BBC areMarch 14, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In weekend mode, Voice of America is not reporting on Biden’s visit next week to…
Read More 5 minute read After business hours: no Voice of America report on meeting between Biden and Ukrainian PMMarch 13, 2014 BBG Commentary Things have gotten back to normal at the Voice of America (VOA) after some improvement in…
Read More 2 minute read As Russian occupation of Ukraine expands — Voice of America Ukrainian Service lacks resources to update Twitter and FacebookMarch 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A check done by BBG Watch at 11:00 PM EST Monday, March 3, shows that…
Read More 3 minute read After business hours: no Voice of America report on Biden’s phone call with Ukraine’s PMMarch 3, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Poorly-managed U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) reported Monday during business hours on Vice President…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America has two sentences on Russia’s move today in Ukraine, Voice of Russia and RT have multiple new reports and commentariesMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has only two sentences on the VOA English website…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America fails to report on Biden’s Friday phone call with Ukraine’s PMMarch 1, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), which is charged…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America fails to report on yet another phone call between U.S. Vice President Biden and Ukraine’s President YanukovychFebruary 5, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of a long string of news reporting failures, the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 5 minute read Lost and Dead A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part TwoFebruary 2, 2014 International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – A New Level of Dysfunctional and Defunct – Part Two…
Read More 9 minute read BBC, RT, Voice of Russia report on Monday’s Biden-Yanukovych phone call, Voice of America does notJanuary 28, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 2:00 AM EST, Tuesday, January 28 — Still no change. For the…
Read More 4 minute read Video and text of Secretary Kerry’s remarks on Ukraine ignored by Voice of America news websitesJanuary 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary While the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian Service continues to provide excellent coverage of events…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. State Department ‘disappointed’ with Russian visa denial to American journalist, Voice of America has not yet reportedJanuary 15, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Nine hours later, the Voice of America is still not reporting on a State Department…
Read More 12 minute read New Year’s Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Demonstration in Turkey — But Nothing From Voice of AmericaJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Eve Demonstration in Turkey — But…
Read More 15 minute read Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal WeddingDecember 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America ignored bipartisan statements on Ukraine from Biden and McCainDecember 18, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary These days, the work of the Voice of America (VOA) in reporting to the world…
Read More 8 minute read U.S. government-funded international media lost audiences in Middle East and other key regionsDecember 17, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary According to new audience research data released by the Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 7 minute read Russia Today and Voice of Russia report on Senator McCain’s trip to Ukraine, Voice of America does notDecember 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state media outlet RT – Russia Today and media in Europe are reporting on…
Read More 3 minute read Kerry’s expression of ‘disgust’ with government use of force in Ukraine does not make Voice of America main homepageDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website has hidden U.S. Secretary of State John…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America website not updating news from UkraineDecember 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary During the night of December 10/December 11 in Washington, which was already daytime in Europe,…
Read More 3 minute read On Mandela, Ukraine – Voice of America executives can’t arrange for special news coverageDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Take a look at these two screenshots showing BBC’s and Voice of America’s (VOA) home…
Read More 2 minute read Russia Today now reports on Biden’s call to Yanukovych – still nothing on VOA English websiteDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Several hours ago, the state broadcaster Voice of Russia (VOA) reported that that U.S. Vice President Joe…
Read More 1 minute read RFE/RL counters Russian state media propaganda on events in UkraineDecember 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary This has been posted on Facebook by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). Russian state-controlled…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of Russia reports Biden called Ukrainian President – still no report on Voice of America English siteDecember 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 7:30PM ET Monday, December 9, 2013, the Voice of America English news…
Read More 10 minute read Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his supportOctober 30, 2012 The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…
Read More 3 minute read Radio Liberty listeners appeal to President Obama to bring back fired Radio Liberty journalists, restore radio programsOctober 11, 2012 We demand that a compromise with Russian authorities be found so that Radio Svoboda continues medium-wave broadcasting. We…
Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt RomneyOctober 8, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…
Read More 8 minute read 'Fake' interview on Voice of America part of a bigger problem at BBG and VOA Russian ServiceFebruary 6, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The posting on the Voice of America Russian website of a fake interview with a…