Russian and international media continue to report on Radio Liberty crisisNovember 22, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary After Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) fired more than 30 Radio Liberty journalists in Moscow,…
Russian human rights leaders issue a second letter denouncing RFE/RL president Korn, ask Secretary Clinton and Congress to interveneNovember 21, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In a second letter sent in the last two months to the U.S. Senate Committee…
Russian media report on launching of Radio Liberty in Exile news website SvobodaNew.comNovember 20, 2012 Interfax, the biggest non-governmental Russian news agency, reported the launching of SvobodaNew.com, the news and information website set…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and RebellionNovember 20, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Insubordination and Rebellion by The Federalist “There is something…
RFE/RL management blocks employee access to Radio Liberty in Exile website SvobodaNew.comNovember 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the management of BBG-supervised Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
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…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding AwayNovember 18, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Slip Sliding Away by The Federalist We now see…
RFE/RL president Korn refuses to provide information to BBG committee on Masha Gessen and his trip to MoscowNovember 16, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that in an unprecedented act of defiance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Victor Ashe increases pressure on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, BBG worldwide audience declinesNovember 15, 2012 At the Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategy & Budget Committee open meeting held today (November 15, 2012) at…
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…
Obama-Putin phone call ignored by new Radio Liberty websiteNovember 14, 2012 As of Wednesday morning Moscow time, the new Radio Liberty website has posted no news on its home…
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…
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: A Thousand Words in a PictureNovember 13, 2012 Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: A Thousand Words in a Picture by The Federalist (We are…
Victor Ashe criticizes Broadcasting Board of Governors for inaction in addressing management crisesNovember 12, 2012 Ambassador Victor Ashe, a member of the bipartisan board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal…
Mikhail Sokolov – fired Radio Liberty journalist disliked by Putin and RFE/RL president KornNovember 12, 2012 In his remarks to his senior staffers, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn made dismissive comments…
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…
EuroNews – Radio Liberty ends Russia broadcastsNovember 11, 2012 EuroNews reported on the ending of Radio Liberty Russian broadcasts on a medium wave frequency in Moscow on…
Research from Putin's pollster in Chechnya used to silence Radio Liberty, former RL journalist reportsNovember 11, 2012 A former Radio Liberty investigative reporter Anastasia Kirilenko wrote in her blog that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)…
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…
Former Radio Liberty broadcaster calls on Secretary Clinton to confront damage to U.S. public diplomacy caused by BBG and RFE/RL officialsNovember 9, 2012 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 U.S.A. …
Read More 4 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failureNovember 9, 2012 BOTTOM OF THE BARREL Commentary by Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee…
Stratfor analyzes silencing of Radio LibertyNovember 9, 2012 Stratfor, a subscription-based provider of geopolitical analysis, published a article on the Kremlin’s crackdown on independent media and…
Radio Liberty making waves: have no lessons from the past been learnt?November 8, 2012 This article by fired Radio Liberty human rights reporter Kristina Gorelik is reposted with permission from the openDemocracy…
BBG Governors refuse to work, may cancel November meeting, leave incompetent executives in chargeNovember 8, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two Broadcasting Board of Governors members, interim presiding governor Michael…
Democratic and Republican Congressmen are concerned with BBG's practice of replacing federal employees with contractorsNovember 8, 2012 Two U.S. Congressmen from North Carolina, Democrat G.K. Butterfield and Republican Walter B. Jones, have written a letter…
Will Brutally Fired Radio Liberty Journalists See Generous, Compassionate, Tolerant America?November 7, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Will the board members and top executives of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) learn…
OpenDemocracy republishes BBG Watch commentary by former Radio Liberty journalistNovember 6, 2012 Online UK-based openDemocracy journal republished a BBG Watch article by Anastasia Kirilenko “The Death of Radio Liberty.” “US-funded…
Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to RFE/RL President Korn – Video with English subtitlesNovember 6, 2012 Leading Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn’s decision…
Read More 1 minute read U.S. Still Needs Radio for Public Diplomacy in the Internet Age – WPRNovember 5, 2012 Tom Woods, World Politics Review analyst, wrote that during the last presidential debate, which was focused on foreign…
Mr. Korn's "Field of Dreams" at Radio LibertyNovember 5, 2012 A commentary from a BBG Watch contributor in Prague. After viewing the link to the meeting between Radio…
RFE/RL censors comments critical of its top managementNovember 3, 2012 This report was prepared for BBG Watch by a retired RFE/RL senior Russian Service editor. UPDATE: After the…
One of the worst-managed federal agencies, BBG, has become even worseNovember 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has received even lower scores in the 2012 Federal…
A New Plan for New Radio LibertyNovember 3, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary A New Plan for New Radio Liberty by Lev Roitman, RFE/RL Senior Commentator (1974-2004) We…
Read More 2 minute read Former Radio Liberty chief editor calls on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, offers a taste of British humorNovember 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Leonid Finkelstein is a writer and a former international broadcaster. While still a student in…
Why I Left Radio LibertyNovember 1, 2012 Why I Left Radio Liberty by Anastasia Kirilenko I am a 28-year-old Russian web editor and investigative radio…
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…
Read More 10 minute read Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his supportOctober 30, 2012 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 RussiaOctober 30, 2012 According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…
Was damage to Radio Liberty intentional?October 28, 2012 This BBG Watch Commentary was written by an anonymous employee. How long until the Governors at the Broadcasting…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists invite RFE/RL president Korn to meet with them in Moscow, plan protest eventsOctober 27, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group (Radio Svoboda-in-Exile) is planning a number of events and protests to coincide…
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…
Union Calls For Congressional Hearings On The BBG's Erratic Leadership,October 24, 2012 The AFGE Local 1812 union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has called for congressional…
Read More 3 minute read Corti and Lipien in National Review – Radio Liberty silenced by WashingtonOctober 23, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in National Review Online, Mario Corti and Ted Lipien argue that…
Read More 5 minute read Letter from Prague – Questions for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven KornOctober 23, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary – a Letter from Prague by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist My…
Read More 3 minute read Radio Liberty Russian website going to the dogsOctober 23, 2012 According to a report prepared by former Radio Liberty employees, the station’s Russian Service website is not being…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in MoscowOctober 23, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe has issued a statement today to…
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…
U.S. News & World Report article on VOA notes firings at Radio Liberty, idleness of BBG membersOctober 20, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The destruction of Radio Liberty story is not going away. In an article devoted largely…
New Moscow Times article quotes Mario Corti's BBG Watch comments on Radio LibertyOctober 19, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Steven Korn assured members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 2 minute read NPR on U.S. Broadcasting Crisis in Moscow – Radio Liberty Going Off The Air In RussiaOctober 18, 2012 BBG WATCH COMMENTARY National Public Radio (NPR) online article (audio report is also available) quotes statements from Radio…