Audit finds low morale at U.S. Radio and TV Marti to Cuba, California paper reports
BBG Watch Commentary “Low morale still plagues the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the U.S. government organization responsible for…
Voice of America Needs to Avoid Extremes and Be Real
Commentary Voice of America Needs to Avoid Extremes and Be Real By Ted Lipien No one I know…
Is Congress trying to neuter Voice of America’s journalism or save it?
BBG Watch Commentary In a new Columbia Journalism Review article, former Voice of America (VOA) senior correspondent Gary…
BBG not to challenge legal rulings in favor of RIFed OCB – Radio and TV Marti employees
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member told Committee for…
Reforming U.S. International Broadcasting — Special Bipartisan Website Page of House Foreign Affairs Committee
BBG Watch Commentary The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, chaired by Republican Ed Royce of California, in close…
Ted Lipien remembers Ken Tomlinson
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former director of the Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service and later VOA…
The Hill on propaganda fears and reform of bureaucracy in charge of Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary A report in The Hill, which focuses on a bipartisan bill to reform U.S. international…
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, 1944-2014 – former Voice of America director and former BBG chairman
BBG Watch Commentary VOA director Ken Tomlinson, his wife Rebecca Moore Tomlinson and VOA Polish Service chief Ted…
Threat of propaganda or reform for Voice of America from bipartisan Congressional bill?
BBG Watch Commentary Denver Nicks wrote in an article for TIME on a bipartisan bill in Congress to…
Blame the IBB, not the BBG Board, for making U.S. media outreach dysfunctional, says former VOA and IBB executive
BBG Watch Commentary Journalist, writer and former Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executive, Ted…
WP: Moscow turns off Voice of America radio — once already silenced by U.S.
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post correspondent in Moscow Kathy Lally reports on the Russian government’s decision to stop…
CUSIB Urges BBG To Keep Radio As Part of Multimedia Strategy
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is urging the federal Broadcasting…
CUSIB co-sponsors ‘HOLD ON LIU XIA!’ at NY Museum of Tolerance
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) is co-sponsoring “HOLD ON LIU…
BBG Media Highlights – January 30, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary – “BBG Media Highlights” are distributed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) – a…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: Ukraine gets short shrift from mismanaged Voice of America
BBG Watch Digital Journal has published an op-ed by former VOA acting associate director Ted Lipien who noted…
Russia’s RT English site has news about Kerry’s statement on Ukraine, Voice of America’s still does not
BBG Watch Commentary By now even RT (Russia Today) news website has reported on U.S. Secretary of State…
Why Journalists Frighten Putin – op-ed by David Satter in WSJ
BBG Watch Commentary “The Russian decision to declare me persona non grata is more than an action against…
Digital Journal – American journalist rejects Russia’s claims for visa denial
BBG Watch Commentary Digital Journal has posted Ted Lipien’s news report on David Satter rejecting Russia’s claims for…
CUSIB Statement on Denial of Visa by Russia to David Satter
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has issued the following statement. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: RFI explaining French ways to global audience, even love and sex
BBG Watch Commentary “Radio France Internationale understands the need for describing in its broadcasts, and increasingly online, some…
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Tim Shamble Defends BBG Employees – CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting a press release which appeared on the CUSIB website. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2,…
CUSIB Marks International Human Rights Day
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a new press release about its activities in…
CUSIB Director and BBG Chairman discuss U.S. international media outreach
BBG Watch is reposting a press release published on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting website. CUSIB is…
BBC, other foreign public media report extensively on their Greenpeace nationals jailed in Russia, but not Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) journalist and executive Ted Lipien noted in articles in Digital…
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
BBG Watch Commentary CUSIB normally does not comment on news content issues, but its Advisory Board members apparently…
Voice of America news failures offer audience gaining opportunities for Al Jazeera, state-funded media in Russia and China
BBG Watch Commentary In an op-ed for Digital Journal, former Voice of America (VOA) executive Ted Lipien pointed…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: VOA and U.S. Public Diplomacy Failed on Obama-Malala Meeting
Voice of America (VOA) and U.S. public diplomacy failed to take full advantage of President Obama’s meeting Friday…
Lech Wałęsa’s Historic VOA Interviews – 1985 – 1987 – 2002
BBG Watch Commentary Poland’s Post Office is issuing a stamp in honor of Solidarity (Solidarność) trade union leader…
Lech Walesa on Importance of Voice of America in Poland’s Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to Ted Lipien, former director of the Voice of America Polish Service (1982-2003), we…
Anniversary of the mass firings of Radio Liberty journalists in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary Some of the fired journalists were asked by the new management to return to Radio…
Klose choice applauded by CUSIB, Radio World reports
BBG Watch Commentary Radio World reported on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting’s (CUSIB – cusib.org) support for…
CUSIB Advisory Board met with new BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell
BBG Watch Commentary Some of the members of the Advisory Board for the independent Committee for U.S. International…
Departing BBG member Victor Ashe joins CUSIB
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusig.org) announced that departing Broadcasting Board of…
Victor Ashe apologized to Columbia Journalism Review for Voice of America management’s refusal to answer journalist’s questions
BBG Watch Commentary After his replacement had been confirmed by the U.S. Senate, now former Broadcasting Board of…
CUSIB calls Victor Ashe ‘A Man of Decency and Effectiveness’
BBG Watch Commentary In a statement issued today on the departure of Victor Ashe from his post on…
CUSIB praises investigative journalism by Radio Free Asia, other BBG broadcasters
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) posted a press release praising Radio…
CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has welcomed the confirmation by…
Former Voice of America journalist says U.S. officials are losing information war abroad
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and journalist Ted Lipien wrote in a…
Smith-Mundt controversy hurting U.S. international broadcasting
BBG Watch Commentary Contrary to assurances by International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) executives that the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of…
When America embraced U.S. government broadcasts for freedom
When America Embraced U.S. Government Broadcasts for Freedom Commentary by Ted Lipien Former Director of Security at Radio…
CUSIB’s Jing Zhang focusing attention on missing children in China, need for RFA and VOA broadcasts
BBG Watch Commentary The independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has posted on its website…
Czech Senator, former journalist, appeals to Secretary Kerry to ensure equal rights for all RFE/RL employees
BBG Watch Commentary In an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a member of the…
Factual NBC report on lifting Smith-Mundt propaganda ban generates many comments from irate U.S. taxpayers
BBG Watch Commentary Elizabeth Chuck, a staff writer for NBC News, wrote a good, factual report on the…
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Rejects Recommendations in S. Enders Wimbush’s WSJ Op-Ed
The following statement was posted on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) website in response…
VOA journalist and VOA listener are not too kind on Rosa Brooks’ article and Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In one of our recent posts, “Foreign Policy article with IBB propaganda on the Smith-Mundt…
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is still not an Equal Opportunity Employer
Commentary RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY IS STILL NOT AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER by Mario Corti It…
Polish TV to air film about Radio Free Europe and its contribution to freedom
Commentary by Ted Lipien Polish Television will air next weekend a five-part documentary film about the Polish Service…
Hushing America’s message in terrorism’s redoubt, Washington Times op-ed
In an op-ed in The Washington Times, former Voice of America manager Ted Lipien warns that bureaucratic infighting…
Obama nominates Matthew C. Armstrong to serve on Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG Watch Commentary President Obama announced his intent to nominate Matthew C. Armstrong to serve as a member…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: America could learn from rappers' tribute to Radio Free Europe
Digital Journal Op-Ed: America could learn from rappers’ tribute to Radio Free Europe by Ted Lipien Truckee – Led…