BBG Chair Jeff Shell’s expulsion from Russia points to US bureaucratic failure
BBG Watch Commentary While all the facts are not yet in, one thing is certain: bureaucrats of the…
EXCLUSIVE Congressional sources call for abolishing the BBG after its bureaucracy bungled BBG Chair’s trip to Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE Senior congressional staffers told BBG Watch that the expulsion of Broadcasting Board of Governors…
BBG Chair Jeff Shell detained and expelled from Russia
BBG Watch Last night BBG Watch reported that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell, BBG CEO…
BBG in Moscow: Russia needs a new and reformed Radio Liberty, a journalist says
OPINION Introduction by BBG Watch According to unconfirmed reports, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) chairman Jeff Shell, BBG…
Mismanaged Voice of America adds to America’s bad image and racial tensions with wrong information
BBG Watch Commentary Instead of anticipating President Obama’s eventual call for racial solidarity in the wake of the…
Voice of America was not updating Facebook news page during key hours of Dallas crisis
BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), part of the $777 million Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Voice of America English News takes nearly 4 hours to report on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch According to the time stamp on the Voice of America (VOA News) English report posted online…
Voice of America v. Saudi TV host on terrorism
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), a federal government entity of the U.S. Broadcasting…
Voice of America quotes: a Muslim terrorist ‘all over the media’ – a terror attack by a Westerner doesn’t have the same [media] impact
BBG Watch Commentary A press release from the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) about the VOA-hosted panel…
Voice of America Turkey and EU headlines could have been written by RT
OPINION VOA Should Quote Experts, Not Mix News With Commentary By Ted Lipien Voice of America…
Downward Spiral At Broadcasting Board of Governors
Opinion Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Two By The Federalist …
In a report on New York LGBT Pride March, Voice of America fails to call Orlando shooting terrorism, doesn’t mention murderer’s oath to ISIS or even his name
BBG Watch Commentary In a report on the New York LGBT Pride March on Sunday, June 26, the…
How the US is working to defeat ISIS online with no mention of the BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Yet another media article on how the U.S. is trying to defeat ISIS online was…
Voice of America director posts a comment to BBG Watch website
BBG Watch As reported earlier by BBG Watch, Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett has posted a…
Voice of America Downplaying Terrorist Threat From ISIS
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost – The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Voice of America Downplaying Terrorist…
Former BBG Governor calls Voice of America video on Islamist terrorism flawed and dangerous
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is posting this commentary as an introduction to an op-ed by former presidentially-appointed…
Update from BBG CEO on Thornberry Amendment to De-Federalize VOA
BBG Watch After earlier criticism from Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees for taking too long to communicate…
LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America
OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…
Politically correct Voice of America reports on U.S. ‘Islamist Extremism’ get minimal audience response
BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has posted two out of three promised special…
Voice of America virtual reality journalism story may be a result of virtual leadership
BBG Watch Commentary Today, the Voice of America’s parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced the…
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Announces Thomas Kent As New President
BBG Watch Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty announced the appointment of…
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty joins Voice of America in posting one-sided anti-Donald Trump video
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which together with the Voice of America (VOA)…
U.S. tax-funded Voice of America joins anti-Donald Trump electioneering
BBG Watch Media A journalist working as a U.S. government employee for the taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA)…
Dysfunction in Voice of America coverage of Clinton, Trump, and Tuesday primaries
BBG Watch Commentary We received these observations and screenshots (posted below) from a former senior Voice of America…
DAN ROBINSON Voice of America needs honest self-examination, not ‘whitewash’
BBG Watch Media Writing in the USC Center on Public Diplomacy CPD Blog, former Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America – Staring Over The Precipice
OPINION Staring Over The Precipice Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist …
Voice of America journalists don’t want to be treated like children
BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST: “I’ve got some ideas for what they can scavenge for.…
Voice of America employees question BBG CEO John Lansing e-mail about their future
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees received on Thursday, June 2, an e-mail with “Message…
Optimistic BBG plans to eliminate RFE/RL Radio Liberty shortwave radio transmissions to Russia, Crimea, other Russian-speaking regions
BBG Watch Commentary Russian Service of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) posted an announcement on its…
Closed meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a closed meeting notice to meet the…
Voice of America journalist embarrassed by failure of VOA News to cover Ben Rhodes scandal
BBG Watch Commentary In a move that it likely to seriously damage the reputation of new Voice of…
Why is Voice of America News ignoring Ben Rhodes story as news
BBG Watch Commentary Why has U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America’s VOA News voanews.com English language website ignored as…
Reality Check
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Reality Check By The Federalist There are some…
NYT overlooked Voice of America executive’s early attempt to deprive journalist of U.N. press credentials
BBG Watch Commentary A New York Times May 13, 2016 article, “After Frustrating Officials, a Longtime U.N. Blogger…
Crimea Realities Chief Says Ban Won’t Stop Website, BBG announced
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has posted a press release with a headline announcing…
Ben Rhodes and the Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary Ben Rhodes, Assistant to President President Obama and his Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic…
Employee morale commitment letter from BBG CEO
BBG Watch Commentary As the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is distributing links for federal employees to participate…
Comments on poor quality video from VOA director’s swearing-in ceremony
BBG Watch Commentary Here are a few comments on the poor quality video from Voice of America (VOA)…
Op-Ed: Voice of America or Voice of Castro without any balance?
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BBG meets with Secretary Kerry, gets praise despite anti-Israel, pro-Putin messaging
BBG Watch Commentary According to Secretary Kerry, “Today’s Broadcasting Board of Governors is not the BBG of a…
VIDEO Swearing-in Ceremony for new VOA Director Amanda Bennett
BBG Watch The video of the swearing-in ceremony for new VOA Director Amanda Bennett on April 18, 2016…
Employees don’t want new VOA director Amanda Bennett co-opted by dysfunctional management
BBG Watch Commentary The first address by new Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett was generally well…
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Amanda Bennett Named VOA Director
BBG Watch Amanda Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and author, chosen as the new director of the…
Shocking news from US tax-funded Voice of America
BBG Watch Media The Voice of America (VOA), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers ($215 million in FY…
VOA’s Zimbabwe Service Partners With ICIJ, But Not VOA News or RFE/RL
BBG Watch Of all the U.S. taxpayer supported Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) media outlets, only the Voice…
RFE/RL as Radio Free Kremlin, Not An April Fools Day Joke
BBG Watch Commentary This is not an April Fools Day Joke, as much as we wished it to…
Sloppy Voice of America on first name basis with President Obama
BBG Watch Commentary Sloppiness, lack of leadership and lack of editorial control have reached new levels at the…
‘Wholesale racism’ in Israel: RFE/RL Facebook message paid by U.S. taxes
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has included a message in the…
Voice of America reporters upset over VOA’s treatment of Brussels terror story
BBG Watch Commentary A screenshot taken of the Voice of America mobile site at 11:33 AM on Tuesday,…
Crimea annexation anniversary: How BBG and VOA initially helped to advance Putin’s narrative
BBG Watch Commentary Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of…