Voice of America headline with a new country: Sonalia
BBG Watch Commentary It is not that such a mistake could not have happened at a news organization,…
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…
Independent journalist at U.N. renews accusations against top Voice of America executives
BBG Watch Commentary Referring to The New York Times report on the announcement of Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America blames famine in North Korea on ‘mismanagement’
BBG Watch Commentary According to U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) VOA (English) News, “floods, droughts and mismanagement…
VOA’s Gongadze first with tweet on John Kerry going to Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary The State Department made an announcement more than an hour ago and shortly thereafter popular…
As BBG protests censorship in Baku, U.S. journalist renews accusations against Voice of America executives
BBG Watch Commentary Independent U.S. journalist Matthew Russell Lee has renewed his accusations against executives in charge of…
Different perspectives on U.S. help for Yazidi refugees in Iraq, Voice of America role
BBG Watch Commentary NBC News and Fox News provided remarkably different perspectives of the American Yazidi community views…
Inner City Press journalist reports on nomination to BBG, blames VOA officials
BBG Watch Commentary An independent American journalist who complains of being targeted by officials of the dysfunctional, U.S.…
Foreign audiences looking for original Voice of America reports get news analysis from Reuters on VOA’s ‘unattractive’ website
BBG Watch Commentary It is bad enough that under the leadership of Voice of America Director David Ensor…
Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events
BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…
Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…
Contrary to claims from Kim Andrew Elliott and IBB officials, Voice of America coverage of Russia does not compare to Radio Liberty reporting
BBG Watch Commentary In arguing for combining all U.S. international broadcasting entities into one and in his frequent…
Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt Act challenged by former Voice of America journalist
BBG Watch Commentary Foreign Policy magazine published in its online National Security section an article written by Prof.…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – Ted Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting Associate Director in charge of VOA…
American journalist still fuming over Voice of America official’s attempt to ban him from the UN is part of a much bigger problem for BBG
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S Government officials try to ban journalists, deprive them of work or defame them,…
Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…
VOA officials tried to ban reporter from the UN and limit public disclosure, emails show
BBG Watch Commentary Official emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Lee confirm previous reports that…
Still no official BBG word on Board's meeting with Secretary Clinton
We are wondering what prevents the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior staff from posting on their official…
Without substantive change, Broadcasting Board of Governors Governance Committee may soon be selling mismanagement under a different name
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governance Committee, scheduled to…
Broadcasting Board of Governors emails document VOA executive's move against independent reporter
BBG Watch Commentary Internal Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew…
BBG members kept in the dark about Voice of America satirical TV show to Iran being off the air for nine months
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members were reportedly appalled to learn last week for the…
Broadcasting Board of Governors to hold a closed meeting to review staff's budget recommendations
According to the announcement, which has been posted but does not appear on the home page of the…
Question for IBB Director Lobo's "Viewpoint" blog: what will you do about VOA request to deny UN press accreditation to American journalist?
BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo has launched his own blog: “Viewpoint. Dick…
CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) co-founder and former Voice of America (VOA) acting…
Free media reporter Matthew Lee encounters Voice of America's hot-tempered former CNN corporate executive Steve Redisch
BBG Watch Commentary You would think that Voice of America (VOA) would embrace maverick free media reporters like…
NYCLU defends rights of journalist whom Voice of America official wants to drive out of the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary The New York Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to disclose its procedures for…
Is Voice of America still a public institution respecting free speech?
BBG Watch Commentary In the United States the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to…
Why independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee annoys Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary There is little doubt that United Nations officials find independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee highly…
US and British media report on Voice of America attempt to ban investigative journalist from the U.N.
BBG Watch Commentary “There is a disturbing new wrinkle in the troubling effort to oust Matthew Russell Lee…
Helle Dale – The BBG’s Culture of Secrecy
In a post on the Heritage Foundation blog The Foundry, the foundation’s senior public diplomacy analyst Helle Dale…