Death By Division
International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just Love Being Dysfunctional and Defunct! – Information War Lost: Death By Division By The Federalist…
After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US — But Can Rudderless VOA Also Deliver Real News?
BBG Watch Commentary This lengthy Voice of America report, “After 28 Years, Spandau Ballet Returns to US,” was…
Crimea no longer part of Ukraine on Voice of America map
BBG Watch Commentary A map posted on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) news website no longer shows…
Keep The Implosion of U.S. International Media Rolling!
BBG Watch Commentary International Broadcasting Bureau – We Just LOVE Our Jobs While Employees May Be Losing Theirs – Information…
OP-ED – ROBINSON – TRANSFORMATION IS UPON US: HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL
BBG Watch Commentary In a long-anticipated Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, officials appointed by the Broadcasting Board of…
Zombies at IBB – VOA Federal Agency
Commentary Executives running the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and the Voice of America (VOA) federal agency are a…
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.…
Voice of America not reporting on Biden’s planned visit to Poland and Lithuania, Voice of Russia and BBC are
BBG Watch Commentary In weekend mode, Voice of America is not reporting on Biden’s visit next week to…
Imperial arrogance: Voice of America executives pay little attention to foreign leaders Obama calls about Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary When something happens in Washington after business hours, there is a good chance mismanaged U.S.…
After criticism, VOA coverage of Malaysian plane story improves, management problems remain
BBG Watch Commentary After nearly all major international media outlets had reported on the missing Malaysian Airlines plane…
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 FY2015 Budget Request – IBB bureaucracy gets 34% of $721 million – programmers will absorb most of $12 million cut
BBG Watch Commentary “Excellence in journalism remains our most important objective.” — BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell “What IBB…
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…
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…
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…
As of 11:30PM, VOA English homepage still has nothing on Obama-Putin phone call
BBG Watch Commentary Late in the evening Saturday Washington time, Voice of America posted a couple of reports…
Obama gets one sentence in Voice of America newscast after phone call with Putin on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama got only one sentence in the 7:00 PM EST Saturday online Voice of…
Kerry calls Lavrov Sunday on Ukraine, Voice of Russia reports — no reporting from Voice of America
UPDATE, 7PM EST Sun. Feb. 23, 2014: Many hours after Deutsche Welle (DW), Voice of Russia and RT…
Voice of Russia reports on Ukraine statements from the White House, nothing yet on Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE, 7PM EST Sun. Feb. 23, 2014: Many hours after Deutsche Welle (DW), Voice of…
Moving On
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost, Dead Hardcore Dysfunctional and Defunct – Moving On By The Federalist…
VOA English news, most language services ignore violent anti-corruption protests in Bosnia
BBG Watch Commentary News reporting failures at the Voice of America (VOA) are so frequent and so numerous…
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted
International Broadcasting Bureau – Information War: Lost and Dead – Freedom and Democracy Corrupted By The Federalist All governments,…
Madonna and Pussy Riot in NY on Putin get 0 reports on VOA English news site, Justin Bieber gets 6
BBG Watch Commentary As of late afternoon Thursday, February 6, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website…
Obama’s most extensive comments to date on Ukraine don’t get a separate report from VOA in more than 40 languages
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has failed to post a separate report online in…
Voice of America not reporting White House spokesman’s, U.S. Embassy’s statements on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary In yet another display of incredible mismanagement and news reporting crisis, the U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Voice of America not reporting on U.S. Congressman’s threat to journalist – BBC, Russia’s RT, Iran’s Press TV are
BBG Watch Commentary Whether the news is good or bad for the United States or for President Putin,…
Pope Francis’s appeal for dialogue in Ukraine missed by VOA and BBC, reported by Russia’s RT
BBG Watch Commentary Vatican Radio, Russia’s RT and Voice of Russia, Canada’s CBC, Australia’s ABC, Christian Science Monitor,…
VOA Newsroom Follow-Up
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunctional And Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: VOA Newsroom…
Voice of America gives world news on Justin Bieber, omits Kerry’s statement on Ukraine
BBG Watch Commentary In its pursuit of fluff journalism, U.S. taxpayer-supported Voice of America (VOA) produced and posted…
Back To The Newsroom and a Side Trip
Noted and reported by BBG Watch: “Due to the severe weather forecast for tomorrow, we [IBB and Gallup]…
For U.S. reactions to news from Ukraine go to Wash. Post, not Voice of America English website
BBG Watch Commentary A news article in today’s Washington Post by Bill Englund, a Pulitzer Prize winner Washington…
Voice of America Persian Service hours behind BBC in online reporting on Obama Iran nuclear deal statement
BBG Watch Commentary The embattled Voice of America (VOA) Persian Service was today (Sunday. Jan. 12) hours behind…
Why Voice of America Should Not Have Ignored Religious Freedom Message from President Obama to Orthodox Christians in Egypt
BBG Watch Commentary Tuesday, January 7, BBG Watch reported that the English-language website of the Voice of America…
Voice of America fails to report on President Obama’s Statement on Coptic Christmas
BBG Watch Commentary Late yesterday, Tuesday, January 7, BBG Watch reported that the English website of the Voice…
Plagiarized article on Romans eating giraffe gets a top news posting three days late on Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Number seven news item in the Voice of America (VOA) English website’s top world news…
Voice of America did not report WIN / Gallup Int. poll finding US is a threat to peace
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor said in a recent media interview that the…
Voice of America English News has no report on California law license granted to undocumented immigrant, Russia’s RT does
BBG Watch Commentary As incredible as it may sound, U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) charged by Congress…
The Russian Front – The Federalist
International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost: The…
Voice of America reports – 1/2 on State Department Russia Terror – 27 on British Royal Wedding
BBG Watch Commentary “Voice of America is not a propaganda organization and it is not a mouthpiece of…
Voice of America ignores return of Greenpeace Arctic 30 American Captain Peter Willcox to U.S. soil
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English website posted yesterday (Dec. 27, 2013) two different but…
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…
VOA Afghan TV Program Links Kabul And Washington Studios – BBG Press Release
BBG PRESS RELEASE VOA Afghan TV Program Links Kabul And Washington Studios Voice of America and Channel One…
Voice of America ignores U.S. Congress screening of Wałęsa biopic, his return visit to Capitol Hill
BBG Watch Commentary When Lech Wałęsa was leading the Solidarity trade union in the 1980s, the Voice of…
Voice of America fails American Greenpeace detainees in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Despite numerous appeals for more reporting and warnings from BBG Watch that American Greenpeace activists…
What is more important for Voice of America – Americans in Russian jail or beauty pageant in Moscow?
BBG Watch Just Asking What do you think U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America news organization considers to be…
VOA not reporting on Kerry’s tribute to Mazowiecki, as it failed earlier to report on Polish leader’s death
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch already reported that the Voice of America (VOA) had ignored on its English…
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.…
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…