Read More 7 minute read RFE/RL to get new president Jamie Fly with approval from Mike Pompeo EXCLUSIVEJuly 9, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary BBG – USAGM has confirmed that Jamie Fly, a senior fellow and director…
Read More 4 minute read What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL?May 6, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL? • In…
Read More 17 minute read Voice of America disinformation on Khadija Ismayilova for Press Freedom DayMay 6, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) in the federal U.S. Agency for Global…
Read More 2 minute read Washinton Post fails to note Khadija Ismayilova’s fight with RFE/RL ( BBG – USAGM ) managementSeptember 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post article, published September 1, 2018, says that award-winning Azeri investigative journalist Khadija…
Read More 6 minute read Journalist Assem Tokayeva says RFE/RL management tolerates nationalist broadcastsMay 19, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary A former RFE/RL editor says that the U.S.-funded and U.S. government-run news site promotes Hitler…
Read More 5 minute read When you silence dissent, you lose, Iranian scholar tells RFE/RL VPApril 24, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Dr. Majid Mohammadi, author of more than three dozen books on Iran, joins a growing…
Read More 5 minute read Another former RFE/RL woman journalist blasts senior managementMarch 26, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Asem Tokayeva, another woman journalist who had worked for U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe /…
Read More 13 minute read Message for Speaker Ryan from Dissident RFE/RL JournalistsMarch 24, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Dissident Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists want to tell House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)…
Read More 8 minute read Ann Noonan Addresses BBG on ChinaMarch 14, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Ann Noonan, Executive Director of the independent NGO Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB –…
Read More 6 minute read #ReformBBG — BBG, VOA, RFE/RL Employees Ask for Immediate ReformsMarch 12, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary According to the announcement posted on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the Broadcasting…
Read More 8 minute read Senior managers at RFE/RL failed to earn respect, alienated staff, journalists sayFebruary 12, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Respect must be earned by managers and that’s something that senior executives in charge of…
Read More 7 minute read Vaclav Havel Fellows condemn management practices at RFE/RLFebruary 5, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary In response to the recent developments around რადიო თავისუფლება, the Georgian Service of Radio Free…
Read More 8 minute read Highly-respected journalist David Kakabadze fired by RFE/RL bossesFebruary 1, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary The senior management of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), led by RFE/RL president…
Read More 10 minute read Big names in Georgia sign petition in defense of RFE/RL Georgian ServiceJanuary 30, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Some of the most prominent academics, writers, artists, and human rights activists in Georgia have…
Read More 9 minute read Another former RFE/RL newswoman Shahida Tulaganova slams managementJanuary 27, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary UK-based award-winning investigative reporter Shahida Tulaganova joined another award-winning journalist Khadija Ismayilova, a former political…
Read More 5 minute read Renowned newswoman Khadija Ismayilova blasts RFE/RL bosses after quittingJanuary 25, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary After quitting in frustration her freelancer position with U.S. tax-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Read More 6 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors has no peer in diminished performanceJune 28, 2016 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost The Never-Ending Downward Spiral Part Three By The Federalist …
Read More 3 minute read Ismayilova Confirms Amal Clooney as Defense CounselJanuary 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary “Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist and RFE/RL contributor Khadija Ismayilova has confirmed that prominent human rights lawyer…
Read More 1 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Fantasy ReformDecember 30, 2015 OPINION/COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: It’s Over. We Lost. Fantasy Reform By The Federalist …
Read More 1 minute read How BBG Officials Failed To Get Khadija Ismayilova ReleasedSeptember 17, 2015 BBG Watch Media This Washington Post article may explain why Khadija Ismayilova was not released from prison despite…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America ignores Ambassador Power’s statement on BBG’s imprisoned journalist Khadija IsmayilovaSeptember 3, 2015 BBG Watch Media When the Voice of America (VOA) reported Tuesday online on the launching of the U.S.…
Read More 3 minute read BBG Denounces Sentencing Of Azeri Journalist Khadija IsmayilovaSeptember 1, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary According to a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today’s press release expressing “outrage and dismay…
Read More 2 minute read National Press Club Honors RFE/RL Azeri Journalist | RFE/RL Press ReleaseJuly 30, 2015 BBG Watch National Press Club Honors Azeri Journalist July 30, 2015 WASHINGTON, July 29, 2015 — Today,…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America fails to report on PEN prize for jailed RFE/RL journalistApril 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report online in English, Russian and many…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference?January 12, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Old Year, New Year, What’s the Difference? By The…
Read More 2 minute read BBG Condemns Raid Of RFE/RL Baku OfficeDecember 26, 2014 BBG Watch reposts the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) press release on the raid and closure of Radio…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost December Briefs – LiterallyDecember 10, 2014 Voice of America Information War Lost December Briefs – Literally By The Federalist Not much happens in the…
Read More 5 minute read NYT reports on arrest of RFE/RL journalist in Azerbaijan, VOA English News starts coverageDecember 6, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In a latest clampdown on free media, a court in Azerbaijan has ordered a Radio…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell: ‘We have a lot of very good people who work for this organization’August 22, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At his first open Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting, newly-confirmed BBG Chairman Jeff Shell…
Media freedom NGOs urge Azerbaijan to stop harassing RFE/RL journalistAugust 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Reporters Without Borders and 10 other international NGOs sent a joint letter to President Ilham…