Steve Redisch – Page 3 – BBG and USAGM Watch

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Voice of America English News Ignores Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng’s New U.S. University and Think-Tank Affiliation

October 2, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In a continuing saga of top-level mismanagement and provincialism in news reporting to audiences overseas,…

Voice of America English and Russian News Ignores Walesa Human Rights Award for Khodorkovsky

September 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As a further example of how mismanaged and provincial the Voice of America (VOA) has…

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

September 22, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Like most of international media, Russia Today reported already two days ago that a newly…

Stories on Brazil President’s U.S. Trip Cancellation – VOA 2 Facebook Likes – Russia Today 4,100 – BBC 2,480

September 19, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Tuesday, the Voice of America English website instead of using its own White House reporter…

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Yet another personnel change at PNN – Voice of America Persian Service – is a sign of deep leadership crisis at VOA

September 17, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Observers of U.S. international broadcasting see the latest personnel change at PNN (Persian News…

Voice of America’s amateur hour on Obama’s Syria speech

September 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Let’s face it: Voice of America’s (VOA) news reporting and management structure are completely broken.…

Zero online visitors’ comments for VOA on Obama speech on Syria, Al Jazeera shows 355, Russia Today 97

September 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As of 10:45 AM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English website still…

Voice of America Management and Syria – Faulty Risk Calculus

September 9, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the US Government – Faulty Risk Calculus and Other…

Voice of America English website ignores Pope Francis’s Syria peace vigil

September 7, 2013

BBG Watch As reported by BBG Watch on September 6, the main English news website of U.S. international…

Time and Christian Science Monitor report on U.S. Ambassador’s letter to Egyptian newspaper, VOA ignores the story

September 4, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Time magazine and now Christian Science Monitor have both reported on the letter sent on…

Voice of America hits new low in late coverage of major Washington news events

August 29, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary On one of the most important news days in Washington, U.S. taxpayer-funded international broadcaster…

Dense Fog by The Federalist

August 8, 2013

International Broadcasting Bureau – The Standard for Dysfunction and Defunct in the Federal Government – Information War Lost:…

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Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management

August 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…

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Victor Ashe apologized to Columbia Journalism Review for Voice of America management’s refusal to answer journalist’s questions

August 6, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary After his replacement had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, now former Broadcasting Board of…

RT 14,189 – VOA 44 – Social media disaster for Voice of America news continues against Russia Today, others

July 18, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) English news website continues to show disastrously poor social media…

No post-Zimmerman verdict coverage on Voice of America English website, extensive coverage by Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today

July 14, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary As of 2PM Washington, DC time, the Voice of America (VOA) English news website offers…

The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – employee concerns with VOA English news and website ignored by Director and OIG

July 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director David Ensor and Executive Editor Steve Redisch had refused to…

The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – the Union

July 10, 2013

This commentary was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, the union representing the…

Voice of America English news on White House statement on Egypt comes from Reuters – 0 Facebook ‘Likes’

July 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary For many hours Monday, Voice of America English website could not post its own original…

Former CNN executives at Voice of America had no video on San Francisco plane crash, Russia Today video got 33K views as of Sunday evening

July 8, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Al Jazeera, Russia Today and BBC had thousands of Facebook “Likes” and Tweets for their…

When a plane crashes in US, web audiences abroad go to Al Jazeera, BBC, Russia Today – not Voice of America

July 7, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary When a South Korean airliner crash-landed at the San Francisco International Airport, Al Jazeera, BBC…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Dysfunctional, Defunct and Not Getting Any Better – Failure Compounded

July 2, 2013

EDITOR’S NOTE: BBG Watch strongly supports the concept of all BBG programs fully paid for by American taxpayers…

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Who at VOA refused to answer questions for Gary Thomas’ Columbia Journalism Review article, dismissed him in a Soviet-style fashion?

July 1, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that just as we are, BBG member Victor Ashe is also…

Voice of America Director Ensor missing during broadcasting crisis in Cambodia

July 1, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Several sources pointed out that Voice of America Director David Ensor was missing over the…

Is America Losing Its Voice? by David Hyatt – The Answer is “Yes”

June 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary David Hyatt is a former Voice of America (VOA) bureau chief in Bangkok covering…

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Is America Losing Its Voice? by David Hyatt – The Answer is "Yes"

June 25, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary David Hyatt is a former Voice of America (VOA) bureau chief in Bangkok covering Southeast…

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Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America’s, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucrats

June 23, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…

Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America's, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucrats

June 23, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…

VOA English has a staff reporter in Istanbul, finally

June 21, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary (Advisory: This commentary refers only to Voice of America (VOA) English-language coverage of the protests…

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Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to the Woodshed

January 17, 2013

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth: Part Four: Taking the OPR Staffers to…

VOA officials tried to ban reporter from the UN and limit public disclosure, emails show

January 11, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary Official emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Lee confirm previous reports that…

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth – Part Three

December 17, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Scorched Earth Part Three: Employee Voices by The Federalist (Note: This…

Still no official BBG word on Board's meeting with Secretary Clinton

September 11, 2012

We are wondering what prevents the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) senior staff from posting on their official…

Without substantive change, Broadcasting Board of Governors Governance Committee may soon be selling mismanagement under a different name

September 6, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Governance Committee, scheduled to…

Broadcasting Board of Governors emails document VOA executive's move against independent reporter

August 21, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Internal Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew…

BBG members kept in the dark about Voice of America satirical TV show to Iran being off the air for nine months

August 20, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members were reportedly appalled to learn last week for the…

Broadcasting Board of Governors to hold a closed meeting to review staff's budget recommendations

August 11, 2012

According to the announcement, which has been posted but does not appear on the home page of the…

Question for IBB Director Lobo's "Viewpoint" blog: what will you do about VOA request to deny UN press accreditation to American journalist?

July 26, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo has launched his own blog: “Viewpoint. Dick…

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CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee

July 12, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) co-founder and former Voice of America (VOA) acting…

Who is the Gadfly Reporter VOA's Steve Redisch Wants to Kick out of the U.N.?

July 8, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary His name is Matthew Russell Lee and he operates as Inner City Press. The Voice…

Is Voice of America still a public institution respecting free speech?

July 5, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In the United States the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to…

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Why independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee annoys Voice of America?

July 3, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary There is little doubt that United Nations officials find independent reporter Matthew Russell Lee highly…

US and British media report on Voice of America attempt to ban investigative journalist from the U.N.

June 28, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary “There is a disturbing new wrinkle in the troubling effort to oust Matthew Russell Lee…

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Helle Dale – The BBG’s Culture of Secrecy

June 27, 2012

In a post on the Heritage Foundation blog The Foundry, the foundation’s senior public diplomacy analyst Helle Dale…

Poor employee morale discussed at BBG meeting, OPM survey participation rate falls

June 12, 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Victor Ashe disclosed that agency workforce participation in the latest Office of…

VOA Tibetan broadcasters will be fired so friends from CNN can get on government payroll

March 3, 2012

“We learned this week that no one will be hired from the outside without approval from the 3rd…