CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum's Statement on Radio Liberty Crisis
Reposted from CUSIB website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2012 CUSIB Applauds Former BBG Member Blanquita Cullum’s Statement on Radio…
BBG's Victor Ashe disassociates himself from (now removed) statement of support for RFE/RL President Korn
UPDATE: After the protest from Governor Victor Ashe, the statement of “Governors’ support for Steve Korn’s leadership” has…
Broadcasting Board of Governments employee union stands in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty journalists
Support for fired Radio Liberty Service Employees The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812…
Amid crisis over Radio Liberty firings, BBG changes time of open meeting at the last moment
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced a sudden change of the time of its…
Radio Liberty listeners appeal to President Obama to bring back fired Radio Liberty journalists, restore radio programs
We demand that a compromise with Russian authorities be found so that Radio Svoboda continues medium-wave broadcasting. We…
Russian liberal opposition leaders appeal to U.S. officials to restore jobs to Radio Liberty journalists and their programs
Statement of Yabloko Leaders “Russian United Democratic Party ‘Yabloko’ is deeply concerned over the situation which surrounds RFERL…
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov appeals to the Broadcasting Board of Governors over mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
Mikhail Kasyanov, one of the signatories of the protest letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) over…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists plan to file class action lawsuit
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that some of the fired Radio Liberty journalists are planning to…
Former Broadcasting Board of Governors member Blanquita Cullum blames current board and senior staff for stifling free speech in Russia
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, a former Republican BBG member, talk radio personality Blanquita Cullum, strongly…
Americans! U.S. Government Supports Dictatorship in Russia, Says Protester Against Mass Dismissal of Radio Liberty Journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Several individual Russian protesters appeared Wednesday near the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with signs condemning…
CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty Supporters
Reposted from CUSIB website. October 10, 2012 For Immediate Release CUSIB Joins the Rally Cry for Radio Liberty…
Euronews Video on Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts
See Euronews Video: Moscow protest over Radio Liberty staff cuts Euronews didn’t get it quite right. The decision…
Demonstration at U.S. Embassy Moscow Against Firing of Journalists and Silencing of Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary A young Russian journalism student Kirill Filimonov, protesting against U.S. decision to stifle Radio Liberty…
U.S. Is Digging an Early Grave for Radio Liberty in Russia says Scholar Tatiana Yankelevich, Daughter of Yelena Bonner, Stepdaughter of Andrei Sakharov
Tatiana Yankelevich, a Russian American scholar, daughter of Yelena Bonner and stepdaughter of famous Soviet dissident Andrei Sakaharov,…
Supporters of Radio Liberty broadcasts and website plan a protest at U.S. Embassy in Moscow
BBG Watch has learned that a group of young Radio Liberty listeners and users of its website is…
Czech Helsinki Committee protests Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty management practices, Russian opposition is drafting another protest
A premier human rights organization in the Czech Republic, The Czech Helsinki Committee (CHC) has published another protest…
Is Mr. Korn Fiddling as the Third Rome is Burning under Radio Liberty in Russia?
An anonymous RFE/RL journalist takes issue on historical grounds with the nickname given by one of his colleagues…
Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt Romney
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…
Director and staff of Russia's independent social research institute Levada Center protest firings of journalists at Radio Liberty
A letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors sent by Lev Gudkov, renown Russian sociologist and director the…
Renown Russian-American scholar Vladimir Shlapentokh protests mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Renown Russian-American sociologist and Michigan State University professor Vladimir Shlapentokh, who launched objective social polling…
Renowned Russian-American scholar Vladimir Shlapentokh protests mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Renowned Russian-American sociologist and Michigan State University professor Vladimir Shlapentokh, who launched objective social polling…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty Moscow – Part Two
“I remember guards at our beloved RFE/RL Moscow editorial office and frozen eyes of bureaucrats saying ‘Thank you,…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary It is being described as the Korn-Ragona special operation. Some were called at home early…
'Special operation' at Radio Liberty in Moscow, Part One
BBG Watch Commentary Also read: ‘Special operation’ at Radio Liberty Moscow, Part Two It is being described as…
Mikhail Gorbachev’s statement on Radio Liberty and mass dismissal of RL journalists
BBG Watch Statement by Mikhail Gorbachev (English Translation) Glasnost is threatened in Russia and…
Former Radio Liberty Russian Service director Mario Corti – RFE/RL management turns radio listeners and visitors to its website in Russia into anti-Americans
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 administration
BBG Watch Commentary Former Soviet President and author of glasnost and perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev, was surprised by the…
Is Mr. Korn just getting started after killing Radio Liberty Moscow?
This commentary was written by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist who broadcasts into Central Asia and…
Reset at Radio Liberty Russia – Never Attribute To Malice That Which Is Adequately Explained By Stupidity
BBG Watch Guest Commentary by Lev Roitman Reset at Radio Liberty Russia – Never Attribute To Malice That…
CUSIB condemns firings of journalists at Radio Liberty, welcomes Ethan Gutmann to Advisory Board
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – www.cusib.org) has condemned the recent mass firing of Radio Liberty…
Once Upon A Time There Was Radio Liberty
This BBG Watch Guest Commentary was written by an anonymous former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) analyst, journalist…
Human rights leaders in Russia condemn mass firing of Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Reports in Russian media say that a letter of protest sent to the Secretary of…
How Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty top brass fired journalists in Moscow and caused a scandal
BBG Watch Commentary An online openDemocracy.net article, The End of ‘Liberty’ by a former Radio Liberty (RL) Russian…
East European journalist defends Russian broadcasters fired by Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Polish journalist, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, co-editor of Russian coverage for…
Pelosi concerned about proposed merger of BBG's independent broadcasters
BBG Watch has learned that the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D…
RFE/RL President Steven Korn responds to negative media coverage of mass firings at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn has responded to a wave of…