Read More 2 minute read HELLE DALE Broadcasting Reform At BBG Is Urgently Needed To Fight ISISFebruary 29, 2016 BBG Watch Media Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, has called for urgent…
Read More 3 minute read Consolidation-driven decline of U.S. BBG media and State public diplomacy outreach predicted in 1995February 26, 2016 BBG Watch The decline of both U.S. international broadcasting and U.S. public diplomacy as a result of the…
Read More 3 minute read President Obama fails to mention Broadcasting Board of Governors in his countering-ISIL propaganda statementFebruary 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If during the Cold War, the President of the United States conspicuously failed to mention…
Read More 3 minute read BBG is also rotten far below its head, former employee saysFebruary 25, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A former Voice of America (VOA) journalist took issue with some of the observations in…
Read More 4 minute read Some in Congress fuming over BBG lobbying for status quo EXCLUSIVEFebruary 25, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Some members of Congress are angry at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), its board…
Read More 10 minute read Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with RussiaFebruary 10, 2016 EXCLUSIVE OPINION for BBG Watch Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia By Zygmunt…
Read More 8 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors – Hand Me A ShovelFebruary 6, 2016 Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Losing The Information War: Hand Me A Shovel By The Federalist…
Read More 2 minute read BBG WATCH SENATOR CORKER PUTIN CORRUPTION VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT BASED ON VOA INTERVIEWFebruary 2, 2016 BBG Watch ALSO SEE: VOA News ignored Senator Corker on Putin corruption, BBG Watch, February 2, 2016 …
Read More 19 minute read Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian ServiceJanuary 18, 2016 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Introduction to “Polemical Remarks About Radio Liberty Russian Service: A View From Russia”…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America Newsroom gave VOA services largely unipartisan comments to Obama’s addressJanuary 13, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch was alerted by concerned Voice of America (VOA) journalists that VOA Central English…
Read More 3 minute read Communicators with new BBG CEO John LansingJanuary 11, 2016 BBG Watch Media C-SPAN has posted its Communicators with John Lansing video. John Lansing is new Chief Executive…
Read More 1 minute read Appointment of an information czar is bureaucratic overreach | WT op-edJanuary 11, 2016 BBG Watch Media A single U.S. information czar not confirmed by the U.S. Senate in charge of absolutely…
Read More 10 minute read Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against ReformJanuary 7, 2016 OPINION Throwing Good Money After Bad: BBG’s Desperate Struggle Against Reform Will Taxpayers Continue to Foot This…
Read More 14 minute read Edward R. Murrow – A Propaganda HoundJanuary 5, 2016 Commentary Ted Lipien, who is one of BBG Watch’s sponsors and supporters, has agreed to write for us…
Read More 1 minute read Digital Journal Op-Ed: Reform needed for U.S. soft power to workJanuary 2, 2016 BBG Watch Media “U.S. needs more money for more soft power outreach abroad, but Congress and President must…
Read More 1 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Fantasy ReformDecember 30, 2015 OPINION/COMMENTARY Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: It’s Over. We Lost. Fantasy Reform By The Federalist …
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America or Voice of Castro?December 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America or Voice of Castro? While surfing the web, we recently came across…
Read More 4 minute read Bureaucratic appointments by new BBG CEO worry agency writerDecember 22, 2015 OPINION A writer, who wants to remain anonymous, comments on recent personnel appointments made by new Broadcasting…
Read More 5 minute read All About America or mostly What’s Wrong About America on VOA blog?December 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary When someone in the Middle East discovers by reading the “All About America” Voice of…
Read More 10 minute read BBG CEO gives two longtime SES executives new dutiesDecember 21, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Some Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees are scratching their heads to explain a recent…
Read More 6 minute read JANE DOE: BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must give it more powerNovember 30, 2015 From Joan and Jane Doe BBG executives to Congress – to fix a bloated bureaucracy you must…
Read More 6 minute read OPINION Former Voice of America Director: U.S. International Media Needs Only One CEO, Other Experts DisagreeNovember 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media “The debate over how to reform America’s government-supported media operations has begun to zero in…
Read More 9 minute read Business versus Policy Experience: Thoughts on Reform of U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 19, 2015 BBG Watch Remember Charlotte Beers. She is a highly successful American businesswoman. She was the first female vice-president…
Read More 7 minute read Former RFE/RL President Kevin Klose Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kevin Klose, former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President,…
Read More 13 minute read Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
Read More 13 minute read BBG Member Kenneth Weinstein Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Kenneth Weinstein, member of the Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 8 minute read BBG Chairman Jeff Shell Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of Jeff Shell, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of…
Read More 9 minute read BBG CEO John Lansing Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of John Lansing, CEO and Director of the Broadcasting…
Read More 1 minute read Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 16, 2015 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Time: 02:30…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America with minimal Paris terror coverage had dismal social media engagement compared to BBC, DW, and RTNovember 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) offered this weekend its international audiences minimal coverage…
Read More 11 minute read OPINION: Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War?November 10, 2015 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War? What Information War? The Agency Is Dead – Unprecedented Irrelevance…
Read More 4 minute read VOA Charter ignored, says former Voice of America directorNovember 2, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary We would like to offer this commentary from BBG Watch as an introduction to highlighting…
Read More 6 minute read On the eve of Town Hall meeting, BBG employees present a plea to new CEO John LansingOctober 19, 2015 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE On the eve of the Town Hall to Introduce CEO John Lansing, scheduled for Tuesday,…
Read More 8 minute read Faire l’amour is top U.S. news today on Voice of America FrenchOctober 19, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: After BBG Watch posts were published and after the sex-before-jail report stayed on the…
Read More 3 minute read BBC enters Putin’s media war – POLITICOSeptember 11, 2015 BBG Watch Media James Panichi and Alex Spence report in Politico Europe Edition that “To counter Kremlin crackdown,…
Read More 9 minute read OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: DefeatedAugust 26, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 6 minute read Journalist analyzes Matt Armstrong buzzwordsAugust 24, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary A former Voice of America senior correspondent has sent us an analysis of a recent…
Read More 13 minute read Misplaced priorities of BBG GovernorAugust 24, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary We could not find any online trace of U.S.taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) paying any…
Read More 10 minute read Reactions vary to John Lansing as contender to lead U.S. BBG media outreachAugust 12, 2015 BBG Watch Opinions BBG Watch has received a number of reactions to its exclusive report that U.S. cable…
Read More 2 minute read Digital Journal op-ed: Voice of America in intellectual twilight zone against PutinAugust 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media Commentary An
Read More 10 minute read John F. Lansing is leading contender for U.S. broadcasting BBG CEO post EXCLUSIVEAugust 11, 2015 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has learned from reliable high-level sources within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 8 minute read U.S. Media Outreach to Russia Between Optimism and DespairAugust 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Two recent articles touched upon a little noticed debate over U.S. response to Vladimir Putin’s…
Read More 11 minute read OPINION Voice of America Information War Lost: A Day For Stifling DebateAugust 6, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 10 minute read Senator Ted Cruz wants BBG to counteract ISIS propaganda, some Voice of America English news staffers don’tAugust 4, 2015 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 6 minute read Briefing Memo 3 for New BBG CEO – What Do IBB Executives Do? They TravelJuly 27, 2015 BBG WATCH EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has received from a source within the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) a…
Read More 12 minute read U.S. taxpayers can’t afford Voice of America correspondent’s proposalJuly 18, 2015 PHOTO: The power of Russia’s information machine is shown in a Voice of America map in which Crimea…
Read More 9 minute read BBG Governor Weinstein: RFE/RL level of energy-no comparison to five years agoJuly 12, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) “multimedia expansion and rapid growth” was the focus of Broadcasting…
Read More 17 minute read OPINION Conundrums of Self-PromotionJuly 7, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 24 minute read The Katyn Massacre Lie and U.S. International BroadcastingJuly 2, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary The Katyń Lie and U.S. International Broadcasting Why did the Voice of…
Read More 3 minute read OPINION Jeffrey Gedmin: Congress and Obama administration dither over reform of US international broadcastingJune 27, 2015 BBG Watch Media In an opinion article posted on the Atlantic Council website, former Radio Free Europe /…