I’m Not Afraid of Voice of America News in the U.S., But . . .July 16, 2013 I’m Not Afraid of Voice of America News in the U.S., But . . . a commentary by…
Does naming of Leslie Hyland as CFO violate By-Laws of Broadcasting Board of Governors ?July 14, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Questions are being raised as to whether the naming of Leslie Hyland to serve as…
Read More 4 minute read The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Governor Susan McCue and Governor Victor AsheJuly 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Agency sources have shared with us summaries of some of the comments Broadcasting Board of…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG WatchJuly 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – the UnionJuly 10, 2013 This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…
Personnel news from inside BBG, IBB, VOA and RFE/RL as reported and commented on by sourcesJuly 10, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary CFO BBG Watch has learned that Leslie Hyland has been hired as the new Chief…
Egypt explodes, Voice of America English news nowhere to be seen on social media, VOA director goes on vacationJuly 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members are having a difficult…
CUSIB calls for more Congressional hearings and reform of BBG, blames most problems on IBB bureaucracyJuly 1, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In a press release issued today, the independent and nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting…
Tara Sonenshine – Broadcasting Board of Governors is in urgent need of reformJune 28, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In an emailed farewell note, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs…
Read More 5 minute read Governor Victor Ashe welcomes House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Broadcasting Board of GovernorsJune 27, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Definitely Out of Order – “Considering The Changing Landscape”June 25, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Definitely Out of Order – “Considering…
Read More 4 minute read BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape by BBG Governor Michael MeehanJune 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In a Radio World article, BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape, Michael Meehan, one of the…
On Snowden and other news, foreigners get America’s story in English from Al Jazeera and Russia Today, not from Voice of AmericaJune 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When it comes to almost any major international news story, even those originating in the…
On Snowden and other news, foreigners get America's story in English from Al Jazeera and Russia Today, not from Voice of AmericaJune 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When it comes to almost any major international news story, even those originating in the…
Read More 10 minute read Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America’s, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucratsJune 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America's, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucratsJune 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
Read More 5 minute read BBG Governor Ashe receives Glasnost Award in RussiaJune 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In Moscow, Russian human rights activists presented today Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member, former…
Posting ‘Governor Ashe Visits RFE/RL In Prague’ took some persuadingJune 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that it took some persuading on the part of Broadcasting Board…
Posting 'Governor Ashe Visits RFE/RL In Prague' took some persuadingJune 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that it took some persuading on the part of Broadcasting Board…
BBG Press Release: BBG Broadcasters Earn Record-Breaking Audience Topping 200 Million A Week WorldwideJune 20, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) journalists are indeed doing an outstanding job under very difficult…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe: situation at RFE/RL ‘has been righted’June 19, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe: situation at RFE/RL 'has been righted'June 19, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting on June 19, 2013 in Washington, DC…
Al Jazeera, Russia Today, U.S. International Broadcasting — which will be “A Voice of the Voiceless”?June 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Two media articles caught our eye this weekend. “Al Jazeera America Pitches Cable On Plan…
Al Jazeera, Russia Today, U.S. International Broadcasting — which will be "A Voice of the Voiceless"?June 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Two media articles caught our eye this weekend. “Al Jazeera America Pitches Cable On Plan…
Dissidents and U.S. broadcasting officials honored as champions of free speechJune 5, 2013 This report is from the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org). CUSIB’s Executive Director Ann…
Award-winning Czech filmmaker to do a documentary on discrimination of RFE/RL foreign employeesMay 31, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Anna Karapetian, a journalist from Armenia fired by RFE/RL without a right to appeal. This…
Read More 5 minute read Michael Lynton: absentee BBG Governor with business interests in Russia resignsMay 24, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Interim Presiding Governor Michael Lynton who has missed every…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Gloom: Deep and MoroseMay 22, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Gloom: Deep and Morose…
BBG's Michael Meehan: human rights leaders in Russia are under unbelievable threatsMay 16, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Michael Meehan said that human rights leaders in Russia…
BBG member may have a conflict in vigorously defending media freedomMay 16, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At the May 15, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ann…
BBG Board Meeting, May 15, 2013 at 4PM EDTMay 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will hold its continuing board meeting today in Washington,…
What may be behind White House attempt to remove Victor Ashe from BBG board?May 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) only Republican board member, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland…
Read More 2 minute read Radio Liberty Journalists in Moscow to See Justice Done, Heritage Foundation Expert ReportsMay 15, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, reported on the…
Can the BBG's IBB bureaucrats get any lower?May 14, 2013 Can the BBG’s IBB bureaucrats get any lower? by Jane Doe So, I haven’t written for a while…
Crocker and Ashe: both needed at Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 12, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – Chess Moves by The…
BBG board nominee Ryan Crocker called the premier U.S. diplomat of his generationMay 12, 2013 BBG Commentary No diplomat matches Ambassador Ryan Crocker in direct experience in today’s Middle East, Leslie H. Gelb…
Read More 5 minute read Obama nominates Ryan Crocker to serve on Broadcasting Board of GovernorsMay 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Will Ambassador Crocker’s nomination to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) displace corruption watcher and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers GameMay 9, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Ungovernable – The Latest Numbers Game by The Federalist…
BBG Governors offer support to journalists in nations without free mediaMay 7, 2013 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 LibertyMay 7, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “In particular, we have asked Acting RFE/RL President Kevin Klose and his team to continue…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Governors McCue and Meehan met in Moscow with Alexeeva and with fired Radio Liberty staffersMay 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members Susan McCue and Michael Meehan were in Moscow from…
Read More 3 minute read Winds of change at Radio Liberty MoscowMay 3, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Visiting Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president and CEO Kevin Klose met…
Read More 5 minute read Three BBG members to receive Champion of Free Speech AwardMay 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Three members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of…
Two Broadcasting Board of Governors members will visit Russia, check on Radio LibertyMay 1, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Two board members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Susan McCue and Michael Meehan,…
Masha Gessen resigns from Radio Liberty in RussiaApril 30, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Controversial director of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service Masha Gessen has…
Michael Lynton misses another Broadcasting Board of Governors meeting, makes agency ungovernableApril 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Sources at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) report that BBG’s Interim Presiding Governor Michael…
Sonenshine to leave public diplomacy post at State, sources told BBG WatchApril 23, 2013 BBG Watch Exclusive News Report and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Under Secretary of State for…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional and Defunct – The FY2014 BudgetApril 21, 2013 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional and Defunct – The FY2014 Budget by The Federalist On…
Top IBB officials are preventing hiring of an interim executive officer for BBG, undermine national securityApril 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned from several reliable sources that top officials of the International Broadcasting…
Congress to Broadcasting Agency: Is Anyone Listening to Us? by Helle DaleApril 19, 2013 U.S. international broadcasting strategy again landed under congressional scrutiny in Wednesday’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, a Heritage…