Read More 9 minute read Voice of America revels in anti-U.S. ignorance abroadOctober 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary We are sorry to report that with increasing frequency in recent months U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M…
Read More 4 minute read Leadership and experience matter, as Radio and TV Martí Director showsOctober 20, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary While the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which runs Radio and TV Martí, is part…
Read More 8 minute read BBG, VOA union employees give an F to top leadersOctober 19, 2016 BBG Watch Federal employees who are members of American Federation of Government Employees AFGE Local 1812 union, which…
Read More 7 minute read State Department expert: Western ads provide 60-80% of Russian propaganda fundingOctober 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A State Department Russian Affairs Political Officer Timothy Nelson said in a public forum that…
Read More 10 minute read Mismanaged Voice of America waits till next day to do Michelle Obama Facebook postOctober 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary In yet another example of leadership and managerial chaos at U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America workers complain about more ‘ungrammatical dumb videos’October 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Many Voice of America (VOA) journalists are beside themselves with a growing number of VOA…
Read More 10 minute read How do you call Trump a pig in Ukrainian? Voice of America will tell youOctober 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary How do you call Donald Trump a pig in Ukrainian? U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million in…
Read More 8 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors’ Failing GradeOctober 10, 2016 Commentary The Failing Grade: Employee Survey Results Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By The…
Read More 7 minute read CEO Lansing explains for BBG employees their FEVS answersOctober 7, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary After Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson reported correctly about 2016 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS)…
Read More 10 minute read 45% of visits to Voice of America English website are from the U.S. – EXCLUSIVEOctober 4, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE One of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) newsroom editors disclosed in an internal…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. taxes at work at Voice of America – VOA journalist speaks out about inexperienced leaders and poor moraleOctober 2, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Video After the BBG Watch commentary was posted, VOA…
Read More 7 minute read Inexperienced leaders breed chaos at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsSeptember 28, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Voice of America (VOA) Video: India Python Swallows Antelope Broadcasting Board…
Read More 6 minute read BBG admitted VOA buys Facebook ‘Likes’ with ads EXCLUSIVESeptember 27, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Office of Public Affairs staffer admitted in emails dated…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part TwoSeptember 26, 2016 Commentary Bottom Feeders, Going Backward – Part Two Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost By…
Read More 12 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors: ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEOSeptember 23, 2016 Commentary ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Long Lost The…
Read More 17 minute read Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee moraleSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
Read More 15 minute read Washington Post: ‘BBG is going backward’ in employee engagement under new CEOSeptember 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John F. Lansing is a well-meaning individual,…
Read More 17 minute read Your tax-funded Voice of America: NYC terrorist ‘friendly’; Minnesota terrorist ‘smart and reliable’September 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Lacking experienced leadership, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has fallen into the trap of…
Read More 11 minute read Even with terror attacks on U.S. soil, Voice of America Extremism Watch Desk has zero social media tractionSeptember 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing, a successful former entertainment TV…
Read More 13 minute read Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff ShellSeptember 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America rewrites history on Mao’s murderous ruleSeptember 16, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its taxpayer-funded parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 10 minute read Enjoy ‘Pravda-style’ reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) at US taxpayers’ expenseSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If you think that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), run by current and former…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. News & World Report: America behind the curve in countering Russian disinformationSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary RAND experts William Courtney and Christopher Paul wrote in an article, “Firehose of Falsehoods:…
Read More 3 minute read Analyze! Analyze! Make Sure The Result Says We’re Doing a Great Job!September 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The number of new bureaucratic positions and contracts in support of the bureaucracy being posted…
Read More 20 minute read Voice of America used Putin’s narrative in a Russian report, ignored Biden on WWII historySeptember 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America Russian Service has posted a report and video on the 77th…
Read More 9 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not SalesmanshipAugust 31, 2016 OPINION This is a guest commentary. Other opinions are welcome. Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not…
Read More 26 minute read BBG, VOA, RFE/RL blow off Biden’s Hitler-Stalin Pact remarks in Latvia, post funny videos and a VOA message from terroristsAugust 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary August 23, 2016 marked the 77th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, also known as the…
Read More 5 minute read Former Republican BBG Chair James Glassman supports Clinton for presidentAugust 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary James K. Glassman, former Republican Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman and former Undersecretary of…
Read More 15 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors as ‘Temple of Cyber Insecurity’August 24, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost Temple of Cyber Insecurity By The Federalist …
Read More 22 minute read BBG CEO John Lansing warned OIG not to reveal details of BBG massive cyber security lapsesAugust 22, 2016 BBG Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John Lansing warned the Office of Inspector General…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America wastes U.S. tax dollars on watermelons for ChinaAugust 19, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If you are wondering how U.S. taxpayer-funded ($777 million in FY 2017) Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 8 minute read BBG Channelling from Bad to WorseAugust 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) newsroom is now slightly faster, if not vastly better, in…
Read More 10 minute read Are you in good hands, BBG?August 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “It’s playing everywhere here – even during the Olympics!,” a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America for Trump in a Russian puff videoAugust 10, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A number of former and current Voice of America (VOA) journalists, including both…
Read More 17 minute read Obama ignores BBG media in remarks on ISIL propaganda, Voice of America ignores his remarksAugust 9, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Call it getting even by the Voice of America. In a wide-ranging news conference last…
Read More 4 minute read Excellent NYT op-ed on Putin’s propaganda – Broadcasting Board of Governors again not even an afterthoughtAugust 7, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary We have gotten used to the U.S. taxpayer-funded Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the…
Read More 9 minute read Flawed law permits Broadcasting Board of Governors members to do private business in Russia and ChinaAugust 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With increasing demands for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to come clean about accusations against…
Read More 5 minute read Losing the Information War Inside BBGAugust 1, 2016 COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost Losing the Information War Inside BBG Honest…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America casts doubts Russia was behind Democrats’ emails leakJuly 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has issued a confusing news report in English to…
Read More 7 minute read Many Voice of America reporters continue to uphold VOA Charter and do a good jobJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Quite a few Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs these days violate the VOA…
Read More 2 minute read Good performance by VOA reporter on Clinton nomination but VOA still behind BBC and RTJuly 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Though the Voice of America (VOA) was quite sharp on the roll call vote at…
Read More 7 minute read VOA live convention views less than 0.0001% in China, 0.006% in Russia, 0.03% in IranJuly 25, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary According to Voice of America Director Ms.Amanda Bennett’s figures, less than 0.0001% Mandarin speakers, 0.0004% English speakers, 0.002% Spanish speakers, 0.006% Russian speakers,…
Read More 8 minute read Hillary Clinton on BBG and Voice of AmericaJuly 24, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With the 2016 Democratic National Convention (July 25-28) getting underway Monday to nominate the former…
Read More 8 minute read BBG bureaucracy successful in covering up its bungling of Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia, conflict of interest issuesJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The failing bureaucracy of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has been largely successful so…
Read More 6 minute read ‘Moving Forward, VOA Haunted by Its Past,’ BBG employees’ union saysJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The last few weeks brought more bad news for Voice of America (VOA) employees. This…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America digitally unprepared for Republican ConventionJuly 22, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ($224.4 million in FY 2017) did quite poorly in…
Read More 14 minute read Voice of America Director Bennett Hails One-Sided Anti-Trump VOA Report While Supporting VOA CharterJuly 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) implies that Donald Trump is an embodiment of “hate and…
Read More 7 minute read The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet PlaneJuly 18, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost The BBG Saga: Leaving On A Jet Plane …
Read More 6 minute read Clueless U.S. agency invites Putin’s officials to RFE/RL party, they boot their chairman out of Russia insteadJuly 17, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary How clueless and mismanaged can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) be? According to an…
Read More 12 minute read State and White House more honest, less deceptive on Jeff Shell than BBG bureaucracy and VOAJuly 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary For the federal agency claiming to uphold the highest journalistic standards abroad, the latest Broadcasting…