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Former Radio Liberty broadcaster calls on Secretary Clinton to confront damage to U.S. public diplomacy caused by BBG and RFE/RL officials

November 9, 2012

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 U.S.A. …

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasting in a state of general failure

November 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 Liberty

November 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 charge

November 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 contractors

November 8, 2012

Two U.S. Congressmen from North Carolina, Democrat G.K. Butterfield and Republican Walter B. Jones, have written a letter…

London Times – Voice of liberty falls silent after 60 years

November 6, 2012

A today’s report by Michael Binyon in The Times of London states that the abrupt firing of dozens…

Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to RFE/RL President Korn – Video with English subtitles

November 6, 2012

Leading Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva responds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president Steven Korn’s decision…

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U.S. Still Needs Radio for Public Diplomacy in the Internet Age – WPR

November 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 Liberty

November 5, 2012

A commentary from a BBG Watch contributor in Prague. After viewing the link to the meeting between Radio…

Radio Liberty-in-Exile posts YouTube video of Lyudmila Alexeeva confronting RFE/RL president Steven Korn

November 4, 2012

Almost the complete transcript of Lyudmila Alexeeva’s statement can be found in this earlier BBG Watch report: Human…

RFE/RL censors comments critical of its top management

November 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 worse

November 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 Liberty

November 3, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary A New Plan for New Radio Liberty by Lev Roitman, RFE/RL Senior Commentator (1974-2004) We…

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Former Radio Liberty chief editor calls on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, offers a taste of British humor

November 2, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Leonid Finkelstein is a writer and a former international broadcaster. While still a student in…

Why I Left Radio Liberty

November 1, 2012

Why I Left Radio Liberty by Anastasia Kirilenko I am a 28-year-old Russian web editor and investigative radio…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – The Gifting Continues – BBG Press Releases October 2012

November 1, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – The Gifting Continues – BBG Press Releases October 2012…

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Human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva stopped cooperating with Radio Liberty, accused RFE/RL president Korn of mistreating journalists

October 31, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Famous Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeeva (also spelled Alexeyeva), whose programs on Radio Liberty…

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Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support

October 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 Russia

October 30, 2012

According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…

Radio Liberty-in-Exile protest in Moscow planned for Monday

October 29, 2012

BBG Watch – www.bbgwatch.com Commentary Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired Radio Liberty journalists is planning a protest in…

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…

Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and Ragona

October 26, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…

American scholars speak out against firing of Radio Liberty journalists

October 26, 2012

David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent, has criticized the mass firings and changes at Radio Liberty in a…

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…

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Corti and Lipien in National Review – Radio Liberty silenced by Washington

October 23, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In an article published in National Review Online, Mario Corti and Ted Lipien argue that…

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Letter from Prague – Questions for Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn

October 23, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary – a Letter from Prague by an anonymous Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist My…

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BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in Moscow

October 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 Titanic

October 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 members

October 20, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary The destruction of Radio Liberty story is not going away. In an article devoted largely…

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NPR on U.S. Broadcasting Crisis in Moscow – Radio Liberty Going Off The Air In Russia

October 18, 2012

BBG WATCH COMMENTARY National Public Radio (NPR) online article (audio report is also available) quotes statements from Radio…

BBG Watch website reaches 700,000 hits mark, Corti, Radio Liberty 'special operation', Ashe, Federalist are most popular recent posts

October 18, 2012

The BBG Watch website — www.bbgwatch.com or www.usgbroadcasts.com — has reached the 700,000 hits since it was launched…

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U.S. media – Obama caves to Putin on Radio Liberty

October 17, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Reports and editorials in U.S. media have begun noticing the mass firing of Radio Liberty…

RFE/RL President Korn in Moscow Times – a desperate plea of American manager disconnected from reality

October 17, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In a desperate effort to salvage his reputation and that of his choice for the…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part One

October 16, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Just How Bad It Is, And How Much Worse It Will Be, Part…

The Washington Free Beacon on end of pro-democracy broadcasts in Russia

October 16, 2012

The Washington Free Beacon reporter Adam Kredo has reported in an article published Monday on many negative reaction…

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Heritage Foundation scholar calls for return to work of fired Radio Liberty journalists

October 16, 2012

Dr. Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundations Senior Fellow in Public Diplomacy studies, has called on the Broadcasting…

Washington Times publishes op-ed by former journalism student intern at Radio Liberty

October 13, 2012

The Washington Times newspaper has published an op-ed by a young Russian university student Kirill Filimonov, in which…

Broadcasting Board of Governors ignores appeals from Russia, does not intervene to return fired Radio Liberty journalists to work

October 11, 2012

At the ongoing meeting in Washington, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has not moved to return to…

Broadcasting Board of Governments employee union stands in solidarity with fired Radio Liberty journalists

October 11, 2012

Support for fired Radio Liberty Service Employees The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812…

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Radio Liberty listeners appeal to President Obama to bring back fired Radio Liberty journalists, restore radio programs

October 11, 2012

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

October 11, 2012

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

October 11, 2012

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

October 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that some of the fired Radio Liberty journalists are planning to…

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Former Broadcasting Board of Governors member Blanquita Cullum blames current board and senior staff for stifling free speech in Russia

October 11, 2012

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

October 11, 2012

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

October 10, 2012

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

October 9, 2012

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

October 9, 2012

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

October 9, 2012

Tatiana Yankelevich, a Russian American scholar, daughter of Yelena Bonner and stepdaughter of famous Soviet dissident Andrei Sakaharov,…