Masters of bad timing: BBG to eliminate Radio Liberty’s shortwave broadcasts in Russian
OPINION Masters of bad timing By Ted Lipien The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
Discarding imperial hubris could help some VOA and RFE/RL journalists
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed tendency among some Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe…
“Who Is Mr. Putin?” U.S. and English-language film premiere with reporter Anastasia Kirilenko fired by RFE/RL
BBG Watch Anastasia Kirilenko, a reporter who investigated Vladimir Putin and was fired last year by RFE/RL, is…
Excellent reporting by Voice of America Russian Service journalists
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA), which now has new director, Amanda Bennett, is still capable…
RFE/RL as Radio Free Kremlin, Not An April Fools Day Joke
BBG Watch Commentary This is not an April Fools Day Joke, as much as we wished it to…
Puzzling press release from RFE/RL about its Moscow bureau
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a U.S. taxpayer-funded international media outlet based in…
Will RFE/RL Defeat Putin Propaganda With Plan Based On Catching ‘Anger Energy’?
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on February 26, 2016, Radio…
Excellent and unique reporting from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
BBG Watch Media We highly recommend this report from RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. It was produced by Radio Liberty’s…
Smart Soft Power Needs Flexibility and Diversification
Smart Soft Power Diversified Diversified Outreach of U.S. Media and Public Diplomacy During the Cold War – American…
McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice of America manager
BBG Watch History McKinney Russell (1929-2016). Family courtesy photo. McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice…
David Satter on VOA: Russia needs ‘Truth Commission’ to investigate crimes of post-Soviet leaders
BBG Watch Commentary Overheard in Washington Announcement on New VOA Director Expected Soon Under new leadership…
Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia
EXCLUSIVE OPINION for BBG Watch Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia By Zygmunt…
BBC investigates corruption by Putin, where were Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary Rather than interviewing U.S. officials about corruption charges leveled against Vladimir Putin, Voice of America…
Official RFE/RL announcement of Russian Service leadership change
BBG Watch Commentary As BBG Watch reported in “Change in Radio Liberty Russian Service director post EXCLUSIVE,” Radio…
Radio Liberty Gave No Support To Investigative Reporters
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: In Russia, journalists who run afoul of the Kremlin or the business mafia, end…
Life in Post-Soviet Russia of Former Radio Liberty Reporter
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: A young and successful Russian investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko is one of many who…
No Particular Radio Liberty Support For Interview With Putin’s Accuser
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: A young and successful Russian investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko is one of many who…
A Putin Corruption Reporter Too Radical For Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary INTRODUCTION: In Russia, journalists and opposition leaders who run afoul of the Kremlin or the…
Change in Radio Liberty Russian Service director post EXCLUSIVE
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a U.S. taxpayer-funded media outlet overseen by the…
Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian Service
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Introduction to “Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian Service: A View From Russia”…
Russian investigative reporter mocks RFE/RL’s Radio Liberty management for censoring out her name
BBG Watch Commentary Anastasia Kirilenko, one of the most enterprising and fearless young Russian investigative reporters, has mocked…
RFE/RL claims vigorous response to Russia, former BBG member, others say it is feeble
BBG Watch Observers of U.S. international broadcasting outreach managed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency…
Former RFE/RL President Kevin Klose Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kevin Klose, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President,…
Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting
BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
Snubbed by Radio Liberty management, Paris-based journalist interviewed by Russian independent Rain TV (Dozhd)
BBG Watch Commentary After the terror attacks in Paris, a Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Russian…
Radio Liberty bans Paris terror report from its former Russian correspondent
BBG Watch Commentary A former Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffer and investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko…
Called ‘traitors’ and ‘Jews’ by Putin supporters, Radio Liberty journalists complain of mistreatment by U.S.-hired management
BBG Watch Commentary WARNING: This post contains a letter by an anonymous Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Russian court rules against award-winning human rights reporter in employment dispute with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary Sources in Moscow told BBG Watch that a Russian judge took only about five minutes…
Kudos to RFE/RL
BBG Watch Media A Digital Journal op-ed notes that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is showing courage and practices…
Briefing Memo 3 for New BBG CEO – What Do IBB Executives Do? They Travel
BBG WATCH EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has received from a source within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) a…
Mario Corti Letter to BBG Watch: keep an eye on RFE/RL
BBG Watch Mario Corti, an Italian journalist, author, Russia expert and former director of Radio Liberty Russian Service,…
BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years ago
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
RFE/RL star Andrei Babitsky claims he was fired in 2014 for his views
BBG Watch Media In an interview with a major Czech newspaper Lidove Noviny, former Radio Free Europe /…
Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty Journalists in Russia VIDEO
BBG Watch – In Memoriam, Boris Nemtsov (1959 – 2015) Boris Nemtsov in Solidarity with Radio Liberty…
Boris Nemtsov defended fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
History – Radio Liberty’s First Director Francis (Ronny) S. Ronalds
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch is restarting its series on the history of U.S. international broadcasting, which despite…
Speaking to the Russophones is ‘sad and dull’ on TV from Europe and America
BBG Watch “The story of European and American news organisations trying to connect with the Russian-speaking audience is…
Some senior Voice of America correspondents have less than 100 Twitter Followers, one VOA reporter has 10
BBG Watch Commentary Most reporters who regularly tweet news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) main…
Will Voice of America management violate VOA Charter and U.S. law in a deal with communist Vietnam?
VOA Charter Commentary Steve Peacock reported in an article on the WND website that “the Obama administration is…
JOE BRUNS The Voice of America: A Worthy Mission for the 21st Century
Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Joe Bruns who was named Deputy…
Human rights organizations write to BBG urging end to discrimination of RFE/RL foreign journalists
BBG Watch Commentary The latest human rights organization to send a letter to the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
The Man Behind the Anonymous Critiques of U.S. International Broadcasting, govexec.com reports on BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive, govexec.com website, has published a profile of BBG Watch and one of its…
Government Executive publishes new details about 2012 firing of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive reporter Charles S. Clark, who often writes about the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Russian opposition paper Novaya Gazeta reports on BBG Watch article about Radio Liberty’s Andrei Babitsky
BBG Watch Commentary A Russian liberal opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which is supported by Mikhail Gorbachev, has published…
Applebaum in WP: ‘rethink the funding and governance of our international broadcasters’
BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Post op-ed, “A fearful new world, imperiled by Russia’s subterfuge,” Pulitzer Prize…
Voice of America not reporting on Biden’s planned visit to Poland and Lithuania, Voice of Russia and BBC are
BBG Watch Commentary In weekend mode, Voice of America is not reporting on Biden’s visit next week to…
Kevin Klose to leave his job as RFE/RL president and CEO
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty president and CEO Kevin Klose will be leaving his…
A Living Memorial In Honor of Former BBG Governor, Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary “The American Linden tree planted through the efforts of AFGE Local 1812 will be a…
Return To The Russian Front
International Broadcasting Bureau – Dysfunctional and Defunct (The Agency’s Branding Label): Return To The Russian Front by The Federalist “I…
Armstrong, Klose Visit Ukraine, Renew Calls To Protect Journalists – BBG Press Release
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) posted a press release on the visit to Ukraine of Broadcasting Board…