Op-Ed: America’s radios dancing to Putin’s tune in Moscow
In a Digital Journal news commentary, Op-Ed: America’s radios dancing to Putin’s tune in Moscow, former Voice of…
Demoralized Voice of America — Georgian Service
“The Georgian Service of the Voice of America is demoralized,” a VOA staffer wrote to BBG Watch. It…
Quieting the Voice of America – Helle Dale, The Heritage Foundation
“More than 30 years have passed since Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote about the “Soft Voice of America” in an…
Trouble at PNN – Voice of America to Iran – BBG blamed
BBG Watch Commentary Several recent media reports point to serious problems at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),…
U.S. taxpayers funding pro-Putin VOA programs – Ted Lipien in Washington Examiner
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and co-founder of BBG…
Russian Accuses Voice Of America Of Fake Interview – NPR
BBG WATCH COMMENTARY NPR’s Michele Kelemen, a former employee of Voice of America, reported on the recent VOA…
BBG awarded 50 million dollar contract to Gallup while planning to terminate broadcasts and fire over 200 journalists
Journalists at the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Alhurra TV, Radio Sawa, and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Not Too Big To Fail
by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of Governors – International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), known to be the worst…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: The Good, The Bad, The Nonsensical
by The Federalist Ted Lipien’s recent op-ed piece in The Washington Times, “LIPIEN: VOA harms Putin opposition in Russia Faked interviews, lax Web security are signs a shakeup is needed,” took the Voice of America’s (VOA) Russian Service to the woodshed for its recent fiasco of posting a fake interview with a leading Russian opposition leader and dissident blogger.
New Media Scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy Is Author of ‘Pro-Putin Bias In VOA’ Study
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…
'VOA Public Relations' does a number on Lipien
BBG Watch Commentary Someone calling themselves “VOA Public Relations” responded to Ted Lipien’s op-ed in The Washington Times.…
Voice of America Director Ensor's 'Getting It Right in Russia' explanation misses the main point
BBG Watch Commentary Commenting on the Voice of America director David Ensor’s response to the posting of a…
Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs
BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Times op-ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about…
Absentee member Michael Lynton pushed to become temporary Broadcasting Board of Governors chair
Sources tell BBG Watch that Democrats on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) are pushing for Michael Lynton, an absentee member, to become temporary BBG chair until a permanent chairman is named, whenever that may be. Lynton has distinguished himself for being the worst absentee board member. He has missed at least five BBG meetings, including the January one
Voice of America undermines anti-Putin opposition at US taxpayers' expense
BBG Watch Commentary Early last year, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which manages the…
Apologize if you can't help it but don't report and don't reform
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service did not report on the “fake” interview with a…
'Fake' interview on Voice of America part of a bigger problem at BBG and VOA Russian Service
BBG Watch Commentary The posting on the Voice of America Russian website of a fake interview with a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Borsch – The Federalist
by The Federalist In recent days, the independent employee and volunteer-run BBG Watch website has posted a series…
Voice of America English website still ignoring VOA Navalny 'fake interview' controversy
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America English website has not reported yet on the controversy involving the…
Broadcasting Board of Governor's policies blamed for fake Voice of America interview
One can make a very good argument that going all web and eliminating Voice of America (VOA) Russian…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: The Battle Rages On – The Federalist
by The Federalist There seems to be a conflicted message coming out of the Broadcasting Board of…
BBG executives close down Voice of America broadcasting services, pay themselves hefty bonuses
This report was prompted by the news of the Voice of America Croatian Service being forced off the air and the Internet on the orders of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials.
US International Broadcasting and the BBG: The Numbers Game
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys.…
US International Broadcasting and the BBG: The Numbers Game
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has announced that its own surveys (These are not completely independent surveys. They are produced by a contractor, InterMedia, for whom the BBG has been for years the only major client.
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan, Part Three: Thoughts on “Freedom and Democracy”
by The Federalist Let’s take a moment to review the VOA Charter: “The long-range interests of the United…
Officials hail Voice of America TV interview in Persian with Hillary Clinton; then what about TV to China? — BBG Watch
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is right to brag that the Voice of America (VOA) — one of several U.S.
Putin goes after Radio Svoboda on Russian TV — CUSIB and BBG Watch
In a prime-time interview aired on October 17 with the heads of Russia’s three largest television stations, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during the Cold War, his former employer — the KGB — viewed Radio Svoboda as a branch of the CIA engaged in spying in the former Soviet Union, the Committee for U.S.
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan
by The Federalist On Friday, October 14, the Broadcasting Board of Governors put out a press…
Count on BBG to cut programs if there will be a crisis
Shortly before which wars/uprisings/major crises did BBG executives proposed or implemented broadcasting cuts to the affected countries. Please…
What BBG may do to VOA Chinese content
Update: this is how VOA Chinese website may look like if BBG executives succeed in ending VOA broadcasts…
The Humpty Dumpty Strategic Plan for U.S. International Broadcasting
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, July 8, 2009, San Francisco — This commentary is…
The Worst of Times
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, January 8, 2009, San Francisco — This commentary is by The…
Thinking About The Unthinkable
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, January 6, 2009, San Francisco — This commentary by The…
A Thanksgiving Message to President Elect Barack Obama About the Voice of America
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog QuoVadis (Marie Ciliberti) Commentary, November 19, 2008, San Francisco Free Media Online Blog…
The Great Pumpkin — A Halloween Look At U.S. Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog Quo Vadis (Marie Ciliberti) Commentary, October 31, 2008, San Francisco — Free Media Online Blog…
Interesting Times
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, October 16, 2008, San Francisco — “May you live in…
Restoring Effectiveness of U.S. Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, September 25, 2008, San Francisco — Free Media Online Blog…