U.S. taxpayers funding pro-Putin VOA programs – Ted Lipien in Washington Examiner
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director and co-founder of BBG…
Cantonese speakers face moves against their language from Chinese and American officials
Chinese regime officials don’t like Chinese media use of Cantonese language and neither does the Obama Administration for…
BBG awarded 50 million dollar contract to Gallup while planning to terminate broadcasts and fire over 200 journalists
Journalists at the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Alhurra TV, Radio Sawa, and…
HOWL – Part Four – Old-fashioned Cronyism at Broadcasting Board of Governors
A Voice of America journalist who uses a pen name Mary Jane has posed this problem: As we…
CUSIB starts campaign against Broadcasting Board of Governors' cuts in broadcasts to Tibet, China and other countries
The nongovernmental and independent Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting has issued a strong statement in opposition to the…
Party Line vs. Congressional Hearings
“What all of this discussion points to every so clearly is the need for overseeing congressional committees to hold comprehensive hearings on the future of U.S. international broadcasting, and do it BEFORE any legislation is able to move through Congress that would simply rubber stamp the BBG’s flim flam strategic plan.” – A comment from an anonymous VOA journalist on an article in MountainRunner.us by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Not Too Big To Fail
by The Federalist The Broadcasting Board of Governors – International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), known to be the worst…
Beware of Tibetan Buddhist Monks
BBG Watch is wondering whether the same Broadcasting Board of Governors executives who tried to reduce Radio Free Asia broadcasts to Tibet in 2007 and convinced the current BBG members to propose ending Voice of America radio to Tibet told the Board about what happened in 2007 and what might happen again now. This is what Politico reported in May, 2007, “Monks plead with Hill for Tibetan radio airtime” Their flowing red robes stood out in the sea of gray, navy and brown suits assembled for a recent hearing before the House Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations
BBG member S. Enders Wimbush described as chief architect of program cuts to Tibet, China and other communist countries
BBG Watch News Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that it was not former Democratic Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Expected 4.2 percent BBG budget cut and RIFs to hit rank-and-file employees and critical programs
BBG Watch News Commentary The proposed budget cut for the entire Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in FY…
Would Navalny visit Voice of America? Follow up to Washington Times op-ed
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former VOA acting associate director who now serves on the board of directors…
Apologize if you can't help it but don't report and don't reform
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service did not report on the “fake” interview with a…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Walter Isaacson Exits The BBG – The Federalist
by The Federalist On Friday, January 27, 2012 Walter Isaacson announced his resignation as chairman of the Broadcasting…
Broadcasting Board of Governors: The Battle Rages On – The Federalist
by The Federalist There seems to be a conflicted message coming out of the Broadcasting Board of…
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on 70 years of VOA broadcasting to China
BBG Watch is releasing a full transcript of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s special video statement on the 70th anniversary of Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting to China. While her statement did appear on the VOA Chinese website, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Public Affairs Office refused employee requests to issue a press release on the 70th anniversary reception hosted on Capitol Hill by Congressman Dana Rohrabaher on December 6, 2011 and on the statement by the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
CUSIB’s Reggie Littlejohn joins Congressman Chris Smith in calling for release of Chen Guangcheng – CUSIB
U.S. Lawmaker Stands Up for Blind Forced Abortion Opponent Chen Guangcheng by Wearing Sunglasses – Congressman Chris Smith with Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and Advisory Board member of the Committee for U.S.
BBG open meeting on October 13 to receive strategic review recommendations after a major rebuke by Congress — BBG Watch
The BBG has published a notice under the Sunshine Act about its next open meeting on October 13 in Washington D.C.
Director Ensor says VOA to China will not go silent on October 1
This email just in less than 10 minutes ago, from David Ensor, Voice of America Director. Colleagues in the China Branch, I want to take this opportunity to share information with you about the FY 2012 budget and its possible impact on the Mandarin and Cantonese Services. I have been working closely with other senior agency managers on developments relating to VOA China programs and can confirm for you today that the proposed reductions to the VOA Mandarin and Cantonese Services will not take place on October 1.
Senate Committee on Appropriations tells BBG: VOA radio and TV to China must continue
The bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors, which managed U.S. government-funded news broadcasts for overseas audiences, has managed something…
Congressmen use "bureaucrat" label for BBG officials who want to end VOA radio and TV to China
Contempt in Congress for BBG executives who claim that almost no one in China listens to Voice of…
BBG critic Congressman Chris Smith named chair of commission on China
Congressman Chris Smith, a champion of human rights and a strong opponent of BBG plans to end Voice…
Congressional critics of the BBG vote to keep VOA radio and TV to China
In a full bipartisan rebuke to the BBG, which manages the Voice of America and other U.S. international…
Transition
FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog The Federalist Commentary, December 9, 2008, San Francisco — One of our regular…