Wimbush and Portale respond to Thomas on BBG reform
BBG Watch On April 30, 2015, BBG Watch published an opinion article by a former Voice of America…
OPINION: Flying journalism under a false flag
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This commentary by former Voice of America foreign…
Voice of America can’t get news of its own reform right
BBG Watch Media It is unlikely in the extreme that Voice of America (VOA) director David Ensor (who…
Study critical of Broadcasting Board of Governors posted online
BBG Watch The Wilson Center, chartered by Congress as a research institution in Washington, DC, has posted online…
New study blasts US international broadcasting setup, calls for reforms EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A new study, “Reassessing U.S. International Broadcasting,” written by a former Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Former BBG governor, former U.S. ambassador to Russia agree: U.S. losing information war
BBG Watch Commentary Reuters news agency and the Kremlin’s media outlet RT reported on a new study which…
U.S. reactions to Nemtsov’s murder covered by RT and SPUTNIK, U.S. media, not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) was late with the Boris Nemtsov murder story, offered…
VOA improves Boris Nemtsov coverage but fails to give White House statement a headline
BBG Watch Commentary After being late and behind Russia’s RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Voice of Russia, RT, RFE/RL offer vastly more coverage of McFaul’s resignation than Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded international media outlet Voice of America (VOA) posted online a perfunctory 200-word English-language…
U.S. Embassy in Ukraine beats Voice of America in fast news and social media popularity
BBG Watch Commentary When it comes to posting news online and social media popularity, even a U.S. embassy…
Moscow Denies Visa To RFE/RL Adviser
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) posted this news announcement. Moscow Denies Visa To RFE/RL Adviser By…
The Russian Front – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal Wedding
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
VOA Russian Service reports on White House – NSC statement on terror attacks in Russia – VOA English does not
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 3:00PM ET, Dec. 30: A brief reference to the NSC – White House statement…
Memo for BBG Board – Evaluate VOA Coverage of Terror Attacks in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The way the Voice of America mishandled Sunday’s and Monday’s news coverage (Dec. 29 and…
VOA English News reported hours late on Ambassador McFaul’s statement on terror attack in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary FINAL UPDATE FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 29, 2013, 11:30PM ET As of 11:30PM ET, the report…
RT first to report U.S. State Department statement on terrorist attack in Russia, VOA English fails to update news of attack
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Voice of America English News not updating on terror attack in Russia, not reporting on U.S. Ambassador’s statement
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
Continuing and extensive RFE/RL Russian Service coverage of Volgograd terror attack – VOA English News late with updates
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE 10:00PM ET It turns out that VOA English News posted a report at about…
U.S. Ambassador to Russia tweets VOA Russian report on White House reaction to Putin’s pardons
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tweeted an exclusive Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service…
BBG's Michael Meehan: human rights leaders in Russia are under unbelievable threats
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Michael Meehan said that human rights leaders in Russia…
BBG Governors offer support to journalists in nations without free media
BBG Watch Commentary In recent visits to Russia and Cambodia, members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
BBG Governors McCue and Meehan urge RFE/RL to work on returning fired journalists to Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “In particular, we have asked Acting RFE/RL President Kevin Klose and his team to continue…
BBG Governors McCue and Meehan met in Moscow with Alexeeva and with fired Radio Liberty staffers
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members Susan McCue and Michael Meehan were in Moscow from…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support
The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…
BBG Strategy and Budget Committee to discuss Radio Liberty in Russia
According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…
Keeping Radio Liberty Russian Service director in Moscow will make the job of Putin's secret police much easier
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has a new president and new senior managers, none of whom is a…