Hand Me A Shovel, Part II
BBG Watch OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: Hand Me A Shovel, Part Two…
David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy
BBG Watch Guest Commentary Good CEO, some good ideas, bad overall strategy By Ted Lipien John…
Pro-status quo BBG Washington insider criticized for resisting BBG reform
BBG Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) journalists criticized Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member,…
New CEO tries to get BBG executives to do their jobs
BBG Watch Commentary During his few short months on the job, new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Hand Me A Shovel
Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Losing The Information War: Hand Me A Shovel By The Federalist…
BBG CEO and media executives disavow BBG analyst’s view of impact
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) new CEO John Lansing and his senior media executives…
VOA News ignored Senator Corker on Putin corruption
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (English) News Omits Senator Corker’s Comments on Putin Corruption Voice of…
New BBG CEO John Lansing is having a positive impact, but is it enough?
BBG Watch Commentary There are clear signs that new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing is…
VOA and IBB employees did well in D.C. snowstorm
BBG Watch From: IBB Notices Admin Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:02 AM To: IBB Notices Administration Subject:…
Radio Liberty Gave No Support To Investigative Reporters
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: In Russia, journalists who run afoul of the Kremlin or the business mafia, end…
Life in Post-Soviet Russia of Former Radio Liberty Reporter
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: A young and successful Russian investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko is one of many who…
No Particular Radio Liberty Support For Interview With Putin’s Accuser
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: A young and successful Russian investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko is one of many who…
CORRECTION VOA did not break Burkina Faso terror news, AFP did
BBG Watch CORRECTION On January 15, BBG Watch reported that Voice of America (VOA) French-to-Africa Service broke the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors cyber policies not ready for primetime
BBG Watch Media The Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) “response to cybersecurity incidents and its newly developed policy…
Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian Service
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Introduction to “Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian Service: A View From Russia”…
Bruce Sherman leaving BBG as Office Of Strategy And Development Director
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Bruce Sherman is leaving the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Voice of America Launched Extremism Watch Desk EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary Defying her critics in the Voice of America (VOA) Central English Newsroom who object…
Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce on urgent need to reform BBG
BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) continues to argue for splitting different elements…
Communicators with new BBG CEO John Lansing
BBG Watch Media C-SPAN has posted its Communicators with John Lansing video. John Lansing is new Chief Executive…
BBG Contract Employees $400M Class Action Complaint EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary This article covers legal issues. Please read our Disclaimers and Terms of Use. …
Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against Reform
OPINION Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against Reform Will Taxpayers Continue to Foot This…
Voice of America gets hit with ‘Extreme Temperature Swings’
BBG Watch Commentary If electricity and digital outages, disrupting for hours and in some cases several days delivery…
Edward R. Murrow – A Propaganda Hound
Commentary Ted Lipien, who is one of BBG Watch’s sponsors and supporters, has agreed to write for us…
A profile of new BBG CEO John Lansing
BBG Watch Media AllGov.com has published a profile of John Lansing, the new CEO and Director…
The Big Kahuna Hits A Wall at Broadcasting Board of Governors
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: We Lost – The Big Kahuna Hits A Wall By…
Voice of America digital meltdown redux of PBS for BBG CIO?
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chief Information Officer and former Interim CEO and Director André…
One BBG executive apologizes, others keep silent
BBG Watch Commentary “Meanwhile, please accept my personal apologies for this serious event. It is very…
Voice of America Digital Failure, saga continues, frustrations mount WED. PM UPDATE
BBG Watch Commentary The latest digital equipment failure at the Voice of America (VOA) — one of many…
Voice of America Digital Failure, saga continues, frustrations mount
BBG Watch Commentary There is no end in sight to equipment and other failures at the Voice of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Fantasy Reform
OPINION/COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: It’s Over. We Lost. Fantasy Reform By The Federalist …
Digital failure at Voice of America MONDAY PM UPDATE
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Voice of America (VOA)…
Technical and management troubles don’t cease at Voice of America, BBG
BBG Watch Commentary New Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing may be finding out that the…
$400M class action suit may signal more trouble ahead for new BBG CEO
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Report and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the reported $400 million class action lawsuit…
Russia propaganda machine gains on U.S. | Washington Times
BBG Watch Media In an interview with The Washington Times, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep.…
Misclassified: BBG faces $400mn lawsuit over contracting practices, report claims — RT USA reports
BBG Watch Commentary RT USA, the English language website of Russia’s overseas propaganda media outlet RT, is reporting…
BBG hit with $400M employee contractors suit
BBG Watch Commentary A $400 million class action lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Federal…
BBG employees ‘crippled’ by technical breakdowns ‘lose confidence’ in leaders
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has received an urgent message from a Voice of America (VOA) journalist intended…
Bureaucratic appointments by new BBG CEO worry agency writer
OPINION A writer, who wants to remain anonymous, comments on recent personnel appointments made by new Broadcasting…
BBG CEO gives two longtime SES executives new duties
BBG Watch Commentary Some Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees are scratching their heads to explain a recent…
Is this Russian RT, SPUTNIK or something else?
BBG Watch Commentary Was this Facebook item posted by Russian propaganda channel RT, Russian disinformation news agency SPUTNIK…
Will Broadcasting Board of Governors Reform Itself?
EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Report With A Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge…
CUSIB, other experts disagree with David Ensor and one Superman CEO solution for BBG
BBG Watch Media The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a comment in Foreign Policy…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: We Lost – State of Fear – NOT!
OPINION “State of Fear” – a Voice of America (VOA) article published shortly after the terrorist attack in…
Maria González To Head Office Of Cuba Broadcasting, Carlos A. Garcia-Pérez not pushed out for suspicion of Castro regime
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned from a well-informed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) source that the…
Voice of America power and broadcasting outage UPDATE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE It took the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) massive administrative and technical support staff a…
Power outage disrupts Voice of America broadcasts
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A power outage today at the Washington, DC headquarters of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG and VOA managers too busy traveling and teaching journalism abroad to manage their own
BBG Watch Commentary Too much foreign travel not related to a core activity can make a government agency…
Voice of America homepage link to California shooting did not work as story developed
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another journalistic, digital and managerial embarrassment for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America opponents of ‘countering violent extremism’ not likely to be asked to do it
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English newsroom reporters, some of whom make more than $150,000 per…