Read More 8 minute read False claim in Voice of America reporter’s tweet about a dead Kurdish girlOctober 16, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Experts critical of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyib Erdoğan have raised…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America Turkey and EU headlines could have been written by RTJune 29, 2016 OPINION VOA Should Quote Experts, Not Mix News With Commentary By Ted Lipien Voice of America…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America far behind BBC, DW, RT, SPUTNIK on Istanbul terror attackJune 29, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Even at 6:00 PM ET Tuesday, the lead news story on the Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read Curious convergence? Voice of America and RT on TurkeyMarch 24, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary After the downing of the Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military in November…
Read More 3 minute read Briefing Memo 2 for New BBG CEO – IBB Silencing Voice To The VoicelessJuly 26, 2015 BBG WATCH EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has received from a source within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) a…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America Turkish Service ignored ban on showing Charlie Hebdo coverJanuary 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In a display of independence and journalistic courage, the Turkish Service of the Voice of…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America Facebook still shows President Obama with a turkey 12 days after ThanksgivingDecember 8, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America news, Facebook posts and Tweets are not the only ones…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America – A Process Moving Forward, And One That Is Dead-On-ArrivalAugust 5, 2014 Commentary Voice of America – Information War Lost: A Process Moving Forward, And One That Is Dead-On-Arrival By…
Read More 7 minute read U.S. State Department concern over rule of law in Turkey ignored by Voice of America, reported by IranJanuary 10, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) did not have a report on its English news website…
Read More 6 minute read Orthodox Christmas – ignored by Voice of America English News, noted by some VOA language services, BBC, RFE/RLJanuary 7, 2014 Global Media Analyst UPDATE: VOA English News also did not report on the 2014 Statement by President Obama…
Read More 4 minute read Chinese Communist leaders welcoming New Year get attention from VOA News, but not thousands of demonstrators celebrating in Ukraine and TurkeyJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary This is a perfect example of how bland Voice of America (VOA) English News has…
Read More 12 minute read New Year’s Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Demonstration in Turkey — But Nothing From Voice of AmericaJanuary 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Message for Ukraine from Quincy Jones — New Year’s Eve Demonstration in Turkey — But…
Voice of America officials were wrong in downplaying coverage of Turkish protestsAugust 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary When Voice of America (VOA) executives tried to justify their decision not to send a…
Read More 4 minute read The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – Ted LipienJuly 11, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting Associate Director in charge of VOA…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America and Russia Today Saturday Turkey Protests coverage compared: VOA Facebook “Likes” – 2, RT – 923 (Sun. 1PM DC)July 7, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary 923 to 2 – Russia Today (RT) English beats Voice of America (VOA) English in…
Egypt explodes, Voice of America English news nowhere to be seen on social media, VOA director goes on vacationJuly 6, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members are having a difficult…
Voice of America English is hours late in updating news stories on Facebook, loses to Russia Today and Al JazeeraJune 25, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s state supported broadcaster Russia Today (RT) leads U.S.-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA) by…
Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America's, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucratsJune 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
Read More 10 minute read Russia Today video views on You Tube vastly outnumber Voice of America’s, VOA news coverage crippled by bureaucratsJune 23, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary In justifying his decision not to send any staff reporters or video journalists to Turkey…
Voice of America English service failed to send staff reporters to Turkey to cover protestsJune 19, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary A survey prepared by the Voice of America management showed that much of VOA English…
Turkish protesters ask for help to counter media censorshipJune 16, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary An appeal posted on Facebook by pro-democracy protesters in Turkey talks about local media censorship…
VOA and IBB bureacrats fail to notice Voice of America Turkey coverageJune 12, 2013 BBG Watch Commentary The public relations staff at the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and the Voice of America…
Coward MediaJune 8, 2013 Commentary by Ted Lipien Istanbul, June 8, 2013. Protest signs on Taksim Square in Istanbul say “Coward Media.”…
Bipartisan effort by Victor Ashe and North Carolina congressmen to save BBG transmitting station is part of larger fight for public oversight of U.S. international broadcastingMay 2, 2012 BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded international broadcasting…
Read More 4 minute read CUSIB – Broadcasting Board of Governors Should Stay True to Their Mandate Not Only in China and TibetApril 21, 2012 This press release was issued by the independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April…
BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interestsMarch 12, 2012 BBG bureaucracy versus strategy and national interests defines proposed program cuts at Voice of America The bureaucratic executive…
CUSIB starts campaign against Broadcasting Board of Governors' cuts in broadcasts to Tibet, China and other countriesFebruary 17, 2012 The nongovernmental and independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting has issued a strong statement in opposition to the…