Read More 8 minute read Boris Nemtsov Defended Radio Liberty JournalistsMarch 1, 2020 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Read More 15 minute read Called ‘traitors’ and ‘Jews’ by Putin supporters, Radio Liberty journalists complain of mistreatment by U.S.-hired managementNovember 6, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary WARNING: This post contains a letter by an anonymous Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Read More 7 minute read Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty Journalists in Russia VIDEOMarch 12, 2015 BBG Watch – In Memoriam, Boris Nemtsov (1959 – 2015) Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty…
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…
Russia Talking to Itself – journalists discuss media landscape and Radio LibertyApril 23, 2013 Kremlin control of the Russian media may not be absolute, though it comes pretty close, and the few…
U.S. – Russia panel on Magnitsky may cover Chechnya, includes critics of Radio Liberty firingsApril 21, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Monday’s, April 22, the Hundson Institue panel in Washington, DC on U.S. – Russia relations,…
Read More 5 minute read Radio Liberty in Exile covers Navalny trial with videos, photos, interviews and news reportsApril 18, 2013 In February 2012, the U.S. taxpayer funded Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service broadcast what turned out to…
Message from IBB Deputy Director Trimble to Radio Liberty in Exile read at 60th anniversary in MoscowMarch 2, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary At a gathering in Moscow of Russian journalists, intellectuals, artists, human rights leaders and politicians…
Fired Radio Liberty journalist Mikhail Sokolov has no doubts station will return to its former, now abandoned missionFebruary 28, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty political journalist Mikhail Sokolov believes that the station will return to its…
60 RL: Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalistsFebruary 24, 2013 BBG Watch is posting under its “60 RL” series historical and current news to commemorate the 60 anniversary…
Radio Liberty in Exile issues statement on meeting with RFE/RL acting president Kevin KloseFebruary 22, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary After much internal debate, journalists of Radio Liberty in Exile issued a statement on their…
Read More 6 minute read Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalistsFebruary 18, 2013 BBG Watch Originally Published February 18, 2013 Updated Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalists Recently…
Images and videos that changed Broadcasting Board of Governors' position on RFE/RLJanuary 26, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary “On the day Kevin Klose assumes his duties as Acting President and CEO or Radio…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBGJanuary 9, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Read More 7 minute read Anna Politkovskaya journalism student award goes to Irina Chevtayeva, another reporter who left Radio Liberty in protestDecember 29, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Yet another prestigious journalism award went to former Radio Liberty Russian reporters who either resigned…
Former RFE/RL News Director Terry Willey comments on dismissal of Radio Liberty journalistsDecember 3, 2012 Terry Willey was Director of the News and Current Affairs Division at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In…
Read More 6 minute read Russia expert David Satter offers scathing criticism of RFE/RL president Steven KornNovember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In a wide-ranging interview recored at the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Russia scholar, journalist and…
New Radio Liberty ignores Gorbachev's new book, misses Obama-Putin call and other news storiesNovember 15, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post had a AP story about the release of former president Mikhail Gorbachev’s…
UK-based Russia expert Masha Karp analyzes Radio Liberty's demiseNovember 13, 2012 Masha Karp is a trustee of Rights in Russia and a London-based freelance journalist with a special interest in relations between Russia…
Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for helpNovember 12, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…
Read More 8 minute read Radio Liberty in Exile posts RFE/RL president Steven Korn's dismissive comments about Russian opposition leadersNovember 11, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Enterprising Radio Liberty in Exile journalists have obtained an audio file of Radio Free Europe/Radio…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven KornNovember 4, 2012 Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…
Read More 9 minute read Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalistsOctober 31, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…
Human rights activist Pavel Litvinov calls for bringing back fired Radio Liberty journalistsOctober 29, 2012 During a panel discussion in Moscow on Monday, Russian writer, human rights activist and former Soviet-era political prisoner…
Radio Liberty-in-Exile protest in Moscow planned for MondayOctober 29, 2012 BBG Watch – www.bbgwatch.com Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired Radio Liberty journalists is planning a protest in…
Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and RagonaOctober 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…
Another young journalist resigns in protest from 'new' Radio Liberty, calls it a sinking TitanicOctober 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Anastasia Kirilenko, 28-year-old web editor, investigative reporter and radio broadcaster, has resigned in protest from…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in Moscow, Part OneOctober 5, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Also read: ‘Special operation’ at Radio Liberty Moscow, Part Two It is being described as…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in MoscowOctober 5, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary It is being described as the Korn-Ragona special operation. Some were called at home early…
Read More 11 minute read Former Radio Liberty Russian Service director Mario Corti – RFE/RL management turns radio listeners and visitors to its website in Russia into anti-AmericansOctober 3, 2012 Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Management Turns Radio Listeners and Visitors To Its Website in Russia Into…
Breaking News – Gorbachev, other Russian opposition leaders defend fired Radio Liberty journalists, criticize U.S. management and Obama administrationOctober 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Former Soviet President and author of glasnost and perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev, was surprised by the…
Read More 5 minute read Once Upon A Time There Was Radio LibertySeptember 28, 2012 This BBG Watch Guest Commentary was written by an anonymous former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) analyst, journalist…
East European journalist defends Russian broadcasters fired by Radio LibertySeptember 26, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Polish journalist, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, co-editor of Russian coverage for…