New CEO tries to get BBG executives to do their jobs
BBG Watch Commentary During his few short months on the job, new Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO…
Broadcasting Board of Governors recognizes labor rights victory of Voice of America U.S. citizen journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In November 2012, in a message to Agency employees, former International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director…
Union comments on improper contracting by BBG – IBB – VOA – OCB officials
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch reposts a commentary by AFGE Local 1812. It deals with employment of private…
Federal court issues another rebuke to IBB officials accused of mistreating journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another pointed rebuke to senior International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials, top executives and…
OIG alleges massive Anti-Deficiency Act violations by IBB officials
BBG Watch Commentary The Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that International Broadcasting Bureau…
OIG uncovers alleged massive unauthorized use of personal services contracts by IBB officials
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that the Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) has…
International Broadcasting Bureau – IBB – positions grew by 37% between FY07-FY14
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Memo To The Board #3 – The Ice Age – from The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional and Defunct in the Federal Government – Memo To The Board #3: The…
Voice of America had one sentence on Kerry’s statement on Khodorkovky’s release – Voice of Russia quoted almost full text
BBG Watch Despite its legal obligation to report on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA),…
IBB Acting Director Jeff Trimble to Move to Journalistic Role Amid Management Shakeup – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington,…
BBG Chairman Jeff Shell announces interim IBB management until future CEO takes over – VIDEO
BBG Watch Commentary At a December 18, 2013 open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in…
Voice of Russia name gone? – Putin goes for highly successful Russia Today brand-name in reorganization of state-run media
BBG Watch Commentary President Vladimir Putin has ordered the merger of the RIA Novosti news agency and the…
Voice of America English website ignores Biden’s media freedom remarks in China
BBG Watch Commentary With the kind of news coverage the Voice of America provides these days, Lech Wałęsa…
If Richard Lobo did not make his agency ‘defunct’ – who did? Hillary Clinton?
BBG Watch Commentary As reported on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, at an agency-wide staff meeting on…
Photos from Lech Wałęsa December 2013 visit to Capitol Hill — news event ignored by Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary When Solidarity leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Poland returned to the…
Voice of America repeats Russian politician’s attack on Greenpeace without retort, misleads world on U.S. law
BBG Watch Commentary “Greenpeace’s actions were just to create a political scandal and draw more attention to Greenpeace.…
A Memo to the Board – The Federalist
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: A Memo to the Board by The Federalist On Wednesday, October 23,…
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB normally does not comment on news content issues, but its Advisory Board members apparently…
IBB Director Richard Lobo Announces His Resignation
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo reads his resignation letter to President Obama at an open meeting…
Voice of America news failures offer audience gaining opportunities for Al Jazeera, state-funded media in Russia and China
BBG Watch Commentary In an op-ed for Digital Journal, former Voice of America (VOA) executive Ted Lipien pointed…
Taxpayers pay for Voice of America news about birth of Halle Berry’s baby while some human rights news goes unreported
BBG Watch Commentary Most of the U.S. government may be in a shutdown mode, but taxpayer-funded Voice of…
Voice of America English News Ignores Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng’s New U.S. University and Think-Tank Affiliation
BBG Watch Commentary In a continuing saga of top-level mismanagement and provincialism in news reporting to audiences overseas,…
Reforming U.S. international broadcasting agency won’t be easy as entrenched bureaucrats try to hold on to their jobs
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting,…
Voice of America English and Russian News Ignores Walesa Human Rights Award for Khodorkovsky
BBG Watch Commentary As a further example of how mismanaged and provincial the Voice of America (VOA) has…
Voice of America (VOA) Persian-language editorial broadcasts to Iran may face a major reduction
BBG Watch Commentary In a report in The Washington Free Beacon, “Voice of America on Mute,” Alana Goodman…
Near Nuclear Disaster in the U.S. in 1961 – BBC 16,390 Facebook Likes – Russia Today 6,900 – No news report on Voice of America English Website
BBG Watch Commentary Like most of international media, Russia Today reported already two days ago that a newly…
Why Secretary Kerry has not yet designated anyone to represent him at BBG meetings?
BBG Watch Commentary As far as we know, Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet designated anyone…
Magic happens – BBG Watch serves as managing editor for Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website can be hours or days late in…
Voice of America English website ignores Pope Francis’s Syria peace vigil
BBG Watch As reported by BBG Watch on September 6, the main English news website of U.S. international…
Former BBG Governor Ashe welcomes promise of federal pay raise, warns of anti-labor animus
BBG Commentary Beloved by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) rank and file employees and feared by International Broadcasting…
Suzie Carroll appointed BBG Executive Director
BBG Watch Commentary Newly-confirmed Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell announced at an open BBG Board…
Congressional criticism of Voice of America programs to Iran should serve as a reality check for VOA Director David Ensor
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said on August 6, 2013 during an all-staff…
Former Voice of America journalist says U.S. officials are losing information war abroad
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and journalist Ted Lipien wrote in a…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe accuses top agency officials of wasting taxpayers’ money, prolonging hardships of RIFed employees
BBG Watch Commentary In a strongly-worded statement for the press, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) only Republican member…
IBB Director Lobo responds to former BBG Governor Wimbush
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau Director (IBB) Richard Lobo has responded to an earlier Wall Street Journal…
Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Greenville appears safe in FY 2014 thanks to efforts by Ashe and NC congressmen
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to efforts by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe, support of his…
Are IBB officials trying to settle illegal RIF suit or will employee hardships continue?
BBG Watch Commentary We are wondering whether International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials–IBB Director Richard Lobo, IBB Deputy Director…
Senate Appropriations Committee opposes reductions in Voice of America services
BBG Watch Commentary The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended to the full Senate that the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Transcripts show IBB official and others were not concerned with public reaction to Smith-Mundt propaganda ban repeal
BBG Watch Commentary One of our readers left a comment for an earlier post, in which he points…
Contrary to claims from Kim Andrew Elliott and IBB officials, Voice of America coverage of Russia does not compare to Radio Liberty reporting
BBG Watch Commentary In arguing for combining all U.S. international broadcasting entities into one and in his frequent…
RT 14,189 – VOA 44 – Social media disaster for Voice of America news continues against Russia Today, others
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website continues to show disastrously poor social media…
Russia Today reported on Obama statement on Zimmerman verdict before Voice of America, put VOA story coverage to shame
BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state-funded multimedia news and opinion outlet Russia Today reported on President Obama’s statement on…
No post-Zimmerman verdict coverage on Voice of America English website, extensive coverage by Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today
BBG Watch Commentary As of 2PM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website offers…
On Zimmerman verdict – foreign audiences turn for news to BBC, Russia Today, Al Jazeera – scant coverage from Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Starved for staff and resources and badly managed, U.S. international broadcaster Voice of America (VOA)…
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! – Information War Lost
The Schizophrenia By-Product: Gridlock – International Broadcasting Bureau – Can It Get Any Worse? Yes It Can! –…
Snowden – Voice of America’s Reuters story, no video, 4 Facebook Likes – Russia Today, videos, 3,200 Facebook Likes
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of Saturday morning (Washington, DC), July 13, the Russia Today English news report…
Disastrous social media engagement results for Voice of America English news website
BBG Watch Commentary Facebook “Likes” for Seven Top News Stories on English Websites, July 11, PM, Washington, DC…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Governor Susan McCue and Governor Victor Ashe
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 – the Union
This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…
Facebook Likes for Voice of America and Russia Today 7 Top News: 122 – 4,539 – July 9, AM – VOA vs. BBC: 122 – 10,357
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has compared Tuesday morning Washington, DC time the number of Facebook “Likes” (same…