Single CEO for U.S. International Broadcasting expected in Obama's FY2014 budget proposal
BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that President Obama’s FY2014 budget proposal is likely to call for…
Lyudmila Alexeeva, staunch ally of fired Radio Liberty journalists, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
BBG Watch Commentary As reported by Dr. Paul Goble on his scholarly Window on Eurasia blog focusing on…
Huffington Post reports on Radio Liberty, quotes Klose, Gedmin, O'Sullivan, and BBG Watch
BBG Watch Commentary The Huffington Post, ranked #1 on the 15 Most Popular Political Sites list in the…
U.S. media on failing revenge of Washington bureaucracy at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary When one hears of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comment that the Broadcasting Board…
Kevin Klose offers vision of journalism that empowers, remains silent on plans to reform RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary “Fact-based, quality, reliable, independent, verifiable journalism — that’s what we’re about,” recently appointed Radio Free…
Russian human rights leader Lyudmila Alexeeva wants two RFE/RL managers to resign, asks for return of fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary In a letter to the newly-appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) acting president Kevin Klose,…
Static at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Jackson Diehl writes in The Washington Post
BBG Watch Commentary Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of The Washington Post, whose extensive experience in reporting…
Success Stories of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists
SUCCESS STORIES OF FIRED RADIO LIBERTY JOURNALISTS by Mario Corti [aside] November 14, 2012. News agencies and other…
Latest Russian media reports on Radio Liberty crisis focus on Holocaust video story
BBG Watch Commentary Russian media continues to report on the ongoing crisis at Radio Liberty. Latest reports focus…
Gessen website ignores story of Holocaust video
BBG Watch Commentary The Russian Service website of Radio Liberty has ignored the widely reported story of a…
RFE/RL coverage of Holocaust video project raises questions
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) coverage of the Holocaust video project by award-winning filmmaker Mumin…
Case against informational appeasement of Putin's Russia
BBG Watch Commentary An important article by Edward Lucas published by the Washington, DC-based Center for European Policy…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Secretary Weighs In – Again
(For more discussion on Secretary Clinton’s comments and the future of BBG see: “Fox, Marks, Perron, and…
Images and videos that changed Broadcasting Board of Governors' position on RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary “On the day Kevin Klose assumes his duties as Acting President and CEO or Radio…
RFE/RL news services failed to cover Radio Liberty crisis and Steven Korn's controversial reign
BBG Watch Commentary A comment left on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) website points out that this…
A staff run amok
Jane Doe, one of our occasional commentators, sent us her thoughts on the latest OIG report on the…
Clinton – 'We have abdicated the international broadcasting arena.' Why?
BBG Watch Commentary SECRETARY CLINTON: “And finally, we need to do a better job conveying a counter-narrative to…
An Argument Against a CEO from BBG employee union
The employee union at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1812, has…
More than 400 Russian and international media reports on Radio Liberty crisis
After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September dozens of some…
Steven Korn condemns media critics of his soon-to-end tenure as RFE/RL president
BBG Watch Commentary The outgoing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president and CEO Steven Korn, whose resignation becomes…
Former BBG member Wimbush joins attack on Ashe, was rejected for RFE/RL interim president position
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member S.…
Russian Service is not the only victim of management actions at RFE/RL
BBG Watch Commentary A commentary sent to BBG Watch by a journalist whose articles have been published on…
Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement
BBG Watch Commentary Fired Radio Liberty journalists appeal to BBG and Kevin Klose for reinstatement, Russian Service employees…
BBG and RFE/RL rank-and-file employees feel insulted and outraged by OIG inspection reports
BBG Watch Commentary Rank-and-file employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty continue…
Unprofessional OIG reports on BBG and RFE/RL part of a larger pattern
BBG Watch Commentary The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the State Department, which produced two incomplete…
Korn continues to defy BBG committee on financial questions
BBG Watch Commentary Steven Korn continues to refuse providing financial information to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Who will inspect the inspectors? – Flawed OIG inspections at RFE/RL and BBG miss serious problems
BBG Watch Commentary The January 2013 Office of Inspector General’s report “Inspection of the Broadcasting Board of Governors”…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: “One Particular Governor”
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: “One Particular Governor” by The Federalist One Particular Governor…
BBG employee union calls OIG report 'Hatchet Job'
In one of its previous reports, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of State…
CUSIB Applauds Actions by BBG Members to Increase Transparency and Accountability, Criticizes OIG Report
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has praised Broadcasting Board of Governors…
CUSIB Encouraged by BBG's Selection of Kevin Klose to Lead RFE/RL
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting, an independent and nonpartisan media freedom NGO, has issued a press release…
Kevin Klose To Be RFE/RL’s Acting President And CEO
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has named Kevin Klose to be Radio Free Europe/Radio…
Gregory Feifer: Rebuilding Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “Still greatly respected in many former Soviet republics, Radio Liberty is also admired in Russia. Rebuilding it…
Announcement on new RFE/RL president expected soon
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will soon make an…
Radio Liberty crisis that didn't go away in two weeks – media review update, Jan. 12, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary After the outgoing president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Steven Korn fired last September…
John O’Sullivan: Mass Firings at Radio Liberty Help Putin; Hurt Press Freedom
BBG Watch Commentary The former editorial chief of Radio Free Europe says the mass firings of top radio…
One of Ukraine's most famous journalists welcomes resignation of RFE/RL president
BBG Watch Commentary One of Ukraine’s most famous independent journalists Vitali Portnikov welcomed the resignation of Radio Free…
VOA officials tried to ban reporter from the UN and limit public disclosure, emails show
BBG Watch Commentary Official emails posted online by Inner City Press reporter Matthew Lee confirm previous reports that…
Is BBG looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen employees?
BBG Watch Commentary Is BBG, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, looking out for or exploiting its non-U.S. citizen…
Masha Gessen comments to Russian media are unauthorized and false, BBG sources say
BBG Watch Commentary Speaking off the record, well-placed sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) administration in…
IT'S TIME FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FROM OUTSIDE THE IBB, BBG employee union says
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
BBG employee union takes note of Andrei Babitsky's protest at Radio Liberty
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its website a number…
Korn’s Crash Landing, BBG Left to Pick Up the Pieces, BBG employee union comments
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union, AFGE Local 1812, has posted on its…
Masha Gessen sends a message she's untouchable at Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary “The Untouchable” – Masha Gessen In an attempt to hold on to her job as…
Radio Liberty in Exile journalists add new features to their "New Liberty" website, get attention from BBG
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile (Facebook Page) journalists have added several new features to their New…
Korn Fed Execs, anonymous journalist comments on RFE/RL "Animal Farm" in Prague
BBG Watch Commentary Korn Fed Execs by Anonymous RFE/RL journalist It does not surprise anyone who grew up…
National Endowment for Democracy blog reports on Radio Liberty crisis
Democracy Digest, a blog published by the National Endowment for Democracy, is reporting on the current crisis and…
BBG Watch broke the ill covered Radio Liberty story, says John O'Sullivan in National Review
BBG Watch Commentary In an National Review article, “How to Listen to the Radio: The ill-covered crisis at…
Steven Korn's Wasteful Personal Spending at RFE/RL by Judy Bachrach in World Affairs
BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best investigative journalism reports on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – More on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by The Federalist…