Ukraine bill calls for increased RFE/RL and VOA broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary According to Washington Examiner and The Hill articles, bipartisan legislation to aid Ukraine and levy…
Voice of America reporter talks to pro-Russia activists calling Kyiv government ‘fascist’, does not ask basic questions
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) has posted on its English-language news website a video report from…
Examples of outstanding Ukraine reporting and news analysis by Canadian and European media outlets
Recommended by World Media Watch: World Media Watch – Ukraine Crisis – CBC (Canada) Reporting: Ukraine tension has…
Voice of America Ukraine coverage improves as VOA correspondents assert themselves against management
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed some, although still sporadic and small, improvements in Voice of America…
Russian Forces Seize VOA Cameras | VOA
World Media Watch website has noted the attack by Russian soldiers on Voice of America reporter Daniel Schearf…
Susan Rice and Richard Stengel promote State Department’s response to Putin’s propaganda machine, offer little help so far to BBG
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. National Security Advisor to President Obama Susan Rice and U.S. Under Secretary of State…
Losing Egypt and the Rest of the Arab and Muslim World
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) failed to send a correspondent with Vice President Biden to Central…
Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
China’s CCTV gave Obama-Merkel call headlines and separate reports, Voice of America gave it one sentence
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America devoted only one sentence to Tuesday’s phone call between U.S.…
Deutsche Welle reports on what Biden said today in Warsaw, Voice of America is not
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still has nothing…
Voice of Russia again beats Voice of America on major White House news announcement
Obama asks G7 and EU to attend summit next week in The Hague on Ukraine Tue, Mar 18,…
Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live online coverage
BBG Watch Commentary Obama speaks on Ukraine at 10:45AM, Voice of America is not reporting, has no live…
Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM on Crimea referendum day?
BBG Watch Just Asking Did Voice of America executive editor assign anyone to cover White House after 3PM…
Voice of Russia has four reports on today’s Obama-Putin phone call, Voice of America has none
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another embarrassing news reporting failure, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has not…
Voice of America not reporting on U.S. reaction to death of Chinese activist Cao Shunli
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another of many news reporting failures, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia posted reports on VP Biden’s Ukraine related trip to Poland and Lithuania — why not Voice of America?
BBG Watch Commentary Both Vatican Radio and Voice of Russia had posted on their websites full-length reports on…
First G-7 leader to visit Ukraine, Voice of America not reporting on Canada PM’s planned trip
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) was hours late and well behind Voice of Russia and BBC…
Voice of America has no reports on today’s talks in Kyiv by Senators Durbin, McCain, Murphy, others
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America English news website has not reported on the talks in Kyiv today…
After business hours: no Voice of America report on meeting between Biden and Ukrainian PM
BBG Commentary Things have gotten back to normal at the Voice of America (VOA) after some improvement in…
Wicker pushes to keep foreign radio services open — IBB wants them cut to keep its own budget and positions
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a leading Senator on the Commission on Security and Cooperation…
Applebaum: more funding for Radio Liberty in information war with the Kremlin
Pulitzer Prize winning author, journalist and historian Anne Applebaum wrote recently an op-ed for The Telegraph about the…
Mario Corti on continued importance and uniqueness of Radio Liberty in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty — A Unique Medium By Mario Corti Radio Liberty is a unique phenomenon…
As Voice of America news and personnel management fails on Ukraine, VOA correspondents still offer outstanding reports
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) upper management is still unable to organize prompt and adequate news…
China’s CCTV offers two separate reports on Obama – Xi phone call, Voice of Russia one full report — Voice of America English news has two-sentence summary
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) continues to give late and perfunctory coverage of significant…
BBG Media Highlights – March 10, 2014 – increased funding for RFE/RL, Cullum : ‘very concerned about Voice of America’
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
Voice of America ‘Ukraine Crisis’ News Page Not Regularly Updated
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives have created “Ukraine Crisis” news page for VOA English news…
Former BBG member Blanquita Cullum : ‘very concerned about Voice of America’
BBG Watch “We’ve got a serious problem,” journalist, broadcaster and former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Blanquita…
‘Contact lost’ with Malaysia plane — top news for all major media — Voice of America again late in reporting
BBG Watch Commentary As of 8:00 PM EST Friday, Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia’s RT and Voice…
Congressman Duncan honors Ambassador Ashe for BBG service, BBG Watch reporting cited in Congressional Record
United States Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. from Tennessee, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and…
Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt: “massive propaganda war” in Ukraine | Radio Sweden
World Media Watch highlighted this report from Radio Sweden: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called the situation in…
In response to criticism, more coverage of Russian intervention in Ukraine from Voice of America in Washington
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) still misses or is late in reporting from Washington…
The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014 – Part Two
International Broadcasting Bureau – Vigorously Branding Dysfunctional and Defunct – Information War Lost: The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014 –…
VOA Hit and Miss: Voice of America fails to report on U.S. Ambassador accusing Russia of ‘Big Lies’
BBG Watch Commentary With Russia’s media propaganda offensive over Ukraine in full swing, U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe…
BBG Media Highlights – March 4, 2014 – Voice of America Ukrainian Service lacks resources to update Twitter and Facebook
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
No Voice of America correspondent with Kerry in Ukraine – no live online coverage of his just ended news conference in Kyiv
Voice of America does not appear to have a VOA English news corespondent with U.S. Secretary of State…
Daily Beast and FT expose ‘Putin’s Crimea Propaganda Machine’
BBG Watch Commentary From: World Media Watch The new World Media Watch website has been reporting for several…
As Russian occupation of Ukraine expands — Voice of America Ukrainian Service lacks resources to update Twitter and Facebook
BBG Watch Commentary A check done by BBG Watch at 11:00 PM EST Monday, March 3, shows that…
US suspends military cooperation with Russia, RT and Voice of Russia report citing Pentagon — no report on Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary The United States Defense Department has “put on hold” military-to-military activities with Russia, Pentagon Press…
After business hours: no Voice of America report on Biden’s phone call with Ukraine’s PM
BBG Watch Commentary Poorly-managed U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) reported Monday during business hours on Vice President…
On The Scene: VOA’s Elizabeth Arrott in Simferopol, Crimea | Voice of America
On The Scene: VOA’s Elizabeth Arrott in Simferopol, Crimea | Voice of America Elizabeth Arrott March 03, 2014…
China’s CCTV reports on Hagel’s U.S. TV interview on Ukraine, Voice of America does not
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has been offering often late and scant news coverage…
A Comment on Voice of America Management’s Response to Crisis in Ukraine
As some former Voice of America journalists are listening to online VOA radio newscasts that are not being…
Voice of America not updating its English radio news and homepage despite Russia’s military moves in Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary Imagine that a 100% taxpayer-funded radio station charged with representing the United States with U.S.…
Russian media agitate against Kyiv, DW
An re-posted item from World Media Watch commenting on excellent Deutsche Welle reporting from Ukraine: Germany’s Deutsche Welle…
Pressure from BBG Board forces Voice of America executives to interrupt their weekend
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that inquires from members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
VOA, far behind RT and Voice of Russia, issues first short but fuller report on Kerry and U.S. positions
BBG Watch Commentary Executives of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) were completely unprepared for coverage of U.S.…
The Russian Front: The Crimean Offensive 2014
This morning’s BBG Watch headline, “Voice of America gives Kerry 69 words on Ukraine and Russia, Voice of…
Voice of America gives Kerry 69 words, Voice of Russia 144 and separate report, Al Jazeera 254 words
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Sunday morning on American TV interview programs…
Kerry Sunday on Ukraine and Russia, no reporting yet by VOA, but Voice of Russia reports
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is speaking in Sunday American TV interview programs about…
Voice of America not reporting on Kerry’s Saturday statement on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 2:00 AM EST Sunday, Voice of America is still not reporting on…