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Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game

May 9, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game by The Federalist…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – David Ensor Speaks – The Newsroom and the FY2014 Budget

May 7, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable David Ensor Speaks – The Newsroom and…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan

May 2, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Boston, Chechnya, Kazakhstan by The Federalist …

Masha Gessen resigns from Radio Liberty in Russia

April 30, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Controversial director of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service Masha Gessen has…

U.S. officials promoting media freedom abroad censor information for American public

April 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. government’s International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)–the administrative arm of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…

Russia Talking to Itself – journalists discuss media landscape and Radio Liberty

April 23, 2013

Kremlin control of the Russian media may not be absolute, though it comes pretty close, and the few…

Digital Journal Op-Ed: America could learn from rappers' tribute to Radio Free Europe

April 8, 2013

Digital Journal Op-Ed: America could learn from rappers’ tribute to Radio Free Europe by Ted Lipien Truckee – Led…

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Bulat Atabayev – Radio Liberty Kazakh Service stopped radio programs and became a tabloid website

April 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Prominent Kazakh theater director and former political prisoner Bulat Atabayev joined other Kazakh opposition leaders…

Two vice presidents departed Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

April 4, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Dale Cohen, Vice President of Administration at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since…

Radio Liberty in Exile offers online election coverage in Russia

March 31, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile journalists — those who were fired last September by Radio Free…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News”

March 25, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: Dysfunctional, Defunct “Stupid News” by The Federalist Anyone who has held a…

As Russian authorities raid human rights NGOs, RFE/RL websites were out of commission, offered minimal coverage

March 23, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Big changes may soon be announced at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), but for now…

60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda

March 4, 2013

Commentary by Leon 60 Years of Radio Liberty (Svoboda): Coverage as Exercise in Propaganda By Leon…

RL 60: RFE/RL has not announced plans for Radio Liberty's 60th anniversary

February 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In contrast with the 60th anniversary of Radio Free Europe, for which Radio Free Europe/Radio…

60 RL: Radio Liberty in Exile posts first Radio Liberty interview with Gorbachev to mark station's 60th anniversary

February 24, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Even though they are not the official Radio Liberty, Radio Liberty in Exile was the…

1 minute read

Profile of a Radio Liberty in Exile journalist Anastasia Kirilenko

February 22, 2013

This profile of Anastasia Kirilenko, who resigned in protest from Radio Liberty in October 2012, is reposted from…

Radio Liberty in Exile issues statement on meeting with RFE/RL acting president Kevin Klose

February 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary After much internal debate, journalists of Radio Liberty in Exile issued a statement on their…

RFE/RL president Kevin Klose to meet in Moscow with human rights leaders and fired Radio Liberty staffers

February 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty acting president Kevin Klose is…

MAXIMUS HUBRIS / REASONABLE DOUBT, PART III

February 9, 2013

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, continues its series…

Union accuses IBB bureaucracy of 'a great pretend game'

February 8, 2013

The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812,…

20 minute read

Beware of Central Bureaucracy for USIB

February 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary on the “21st Century Vision for U.S. Global Media” paper by…

Kevin Klose offers vision of journalism that empowers, remains silent on plans to reform RFE/RL

February 5, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary “Fact-based, quality, reliable, independent, verifiable journalism — that’s what we’re about,” recently appointed Radio Free…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again, Part Two

February 4, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again, Part Two by The Federalist …

Success Stories of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists

February 4, 2013

SUCCESS STORIES OF FIRED RADIO LIBERTY JOURNALISTS by Mario Corti [aside] November 14, 2012. News agencies and other…

RFE/RL coverage of Holocaust video project raises questions

February 1, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) coverage of the Holocaust video project by award-winning filmmaker Mumin…

Case against informational appeasement of Putin's Russia

January 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary An important article by Edward Lucas published by the Washington, DC-based Center for European Policy…

RFE/RL news services failed to cover Radio Liberty crisis and Steven Korn's controversial reign

January 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary A comment left on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website points out that this…

5 minute read

Clinton – 'We have abdicated the international broadcasting arena.' Why?

January 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary SECRETARY CLINTON: “And finally, we need to do a better job conveying a counter-narrative to…

More than 400 Russian and international media reports on Radio Liberty crisis

January 24, 2013

After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September dozens of some…

Steven Korn condemns media critics of his soon-to-end tenure as RFE/RL president

January 24, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The outgoing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president and CEO Steven Korn, whose resignation becomes…

Russian Service is not the only victim of management actions at RFE/RL

January 23, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary A commentary sent to BBG Watch by a journalist whose articles have been published on…

Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement

January 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement, Russian Service employees…

13 minute read

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to the Woodshed

January 17, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to…

8 minute read

Voice of America Director David Ensor on Truth and Propaganda to Iran

January 17, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary We were greatly intrigued by this comment about Truth versus Propaganda from Voice of America…

Gregory Feifer: Rebuilding Radio Liberty

January 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary “Still greatly respected in many former Soviet republics, Radio Liberty is also admired in Russia. Rebuilding it…

Radio Liberty crisis that didn't go away in two weeks – media review update, Jan. 12, 2013

January 13, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September…

John O’Sullivan: Mass Firings at Radio Liberty Help Putin; Hurt Press Freedom

January 12, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The former editorial chief of Radio Free Europe says the mass firings of top radio…

One of Ukraine's most famous journalists welcomes resignation of RFE/RL president

January 12, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary One of Ukraine’s most famous independent journalists Vitali Portnikov welcomed the resignation of Radio Free…

BBG Watch – One Million Hits Since Launch

January 10, 2013

BBG Watch, our little news and media freedom advocacy website, launched in September 2011 to save Voice of…

IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union says

January 10, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…

5 minute read

BBG Watch broke the ill covered Radio Liberty story, says John O'Sullivan in National Review

January 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In an National Review article, “How to Listen to the Radio: The ill-covered crisis at…

10 minute read

Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist tells Broadcasting Board of Governors

January 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty remains in a coma – Russian journalist Sophia Kornienko tells Broadcasting Board of…

Did Steve Korn resign from CNN and RFE/RL or was he canned both times?

January 5, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn, the outgoing president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), insists that…

4 minute read

European public interest journalism expert calls for Ragona and Gessen to leave, return of fired Radio Liberty staff

January 5, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary European public interest journalism expert Zygmunt Dzieciolowski has called on the Broadcasting Board of Governors…

Still in fear of Steven Korn and his deputies, RFE/RL journalists continue to ignore controversy and need for balance

January 2, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary “For the first time ever the RFE/RL newsroom has published ‘information’ that we have every…

U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia

December 31, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Save Radio Liberty in Russia by Mario Corti and…

"Turmoil Over America's Radio Voice in Russia," former RFE/RL executive editor writes in Wall Street Journal

December 31, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary John O’Sullivan, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty executive editor (2008-11) and vice president (2011), the…

RFE/RL Board to meet Monday to deal with Radio Liberty crisis, Steven Korn's resignation and personnel issues

December 30, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Several sources told BBG Watch that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Corporate Board is planning…

7 minute read

Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protest

December 29, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…

BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists

December 27, 2012

BBG Recognizes Achievements of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists BBG Watch Commentary In a new sign of disputing actions…