RFE/RL executives claim strong BBG support, ignore reports of Steven Korn's imminent departure
BBG Watch Commentary A recording believed to have been made at a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) senior…
What future holds for RFE/RL President Korn and his team and for Radio Liberty?
BBG Watch Commentary It’s hard to imagine that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO Steven Korn…
CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting, Demands Reinstatement of Fired Radio Liberty Journalists
In addressing the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting in Washington on Friday, the Committee for…
Ashe, Liu and Ensor met Burmese President Thein Sein
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe, Radio Free Asia President Libby Liu, and Voice of…
Never use a gadget that's smarter than you – RFE/RL President Korn embarrassed by his email
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) staffers are having a big laugh over their president and…
BBG members meet with Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma
Archive Photo, September 18, 2012. Visiting Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members Susan McCue, Michael Meehan and Victor…
Bureaucratic torment of BBG employees continues even after retirement
FROM: A FORMER EMPLOYEE To Whom It May Concern: According to the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey,…
New court filings against BBG's 50-million-dollar contractor
BBG Watch Commentary While the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBB) 50-million-dollar contract with the Gallup Organization is not…
Breaking News – Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty Board plans to hear directly from fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary Members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Board of Directors…
From Radio Liberty to "Radio Gessen" – Milestones of the Road Map
BBG Watch Commentary From Radio Liberty to “Radio Gessen” – Milestones of the Road Map An insider’s report…
Russian human rights leaders issue a second letter denouncing RFE/RL president Korn, ask Secretary Clinton and Congress to intervene
BBG Watch Commentary In a second letter sent in the last two months to the U.S. Senate Committee…
RFE/RL management blocks employee access to Radio Liberty in Exile website SvobodaNew.com
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and the management of BBG-supervised Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Mysterious absence of BBG member Dennis Mulhaupt
BBG Watch Commentary Where is Dennis Mulhaupt? It is the question being asked today at the Broadcasting Board…
RFE/RL president Korn refuses to provide information to BBG committee on Masha Gessen and his trip to Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that in an unprecedented act of defiance, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty…
Victor Ashe increases pressure on RFE/RL president Korn to resign, BBG worldwide audience declines
At the Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategy & Budget Committee open meeting held today (November 15, 2012) at…
Victor Ashe criticizes Broadcasting Board of Governors for inaction in addressing management crises
Ambassador Victor Ashe, a member of the bipartisan board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal…
Radio Liberty in Exile Russian journalists appeal in a video to U.S. Congress for help
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Liberty in Exile responds to RFE/RL President Steven Korn’s dismissive comments about Russian opposition…
BBG Governors refuse to work, may cancel November meeting, leave incompetent executives in charge
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that two Broadcasting Board of Governors members, interim presiding governor Michael…
Democratic and Republican Congressmen are concerned with BBG's practice of replacing federal employees with contractors
Two U.S. Congressmen from North Carolina, Democrat G.K. Butterfield and Republican Walter B. Jones, have written a letter…
BBG Strategy and Budget Committee to discuss Radio Liberty in Russia
According to an officials announcement on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website, the BBG Strategy and Budget…
Radio Liberty in Exile getting ready for a big fight with RFE/RL executives Korn and Ragona
BBG Watch Commentary Dozens of former Radio Liberty journalists fired by American managers who used guards and other…
Union Calls For Congressional Hearings On The BBG's Erratic Leadership,
The AFGE Local 1812 union representing employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has called for congressional…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe sees a meltdown at Radio Liberty in Moscow
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Ambassador Victor Ashe has issued a statement today to…
U.S. News & World Report article on VOA notes firings at Radio Liberty, idleness of BBG members
BBG Watch Commentary The destruction of Radio Liberty story is not going away. In an article devoted largely…
BBG Watch website reaches 700,000 hits mark, Corti, Radio Liberty 'special operation', Ashe, Federalist are most popular recent posts
The BBG Watch website — www.bbgwatch.com or www.usgbroadcasts.com — has reached the 700,000 hits since it was launched…
BBG's Michael Lynton ignores appeals from Gorbachev, Alexeeva, other Russian leaders to save fired Radio Liberty journalists
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Michael Lynton, who serves as a temporary chairman of the…
BBG's Victor Ashe disassociates himself from (now removed) statement of support for RFE/RL President Korn
UPDATE: After the protest from Governor Victor Ashe, the statement of “Governors’ support for Steve Korn’s leadership” has…
Dismissed Radio Liberty Moscow Journalists Sent Their Appeal to U.S. Administration, Congress, and Mitt Romney
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a committee of 35 journalists and other staffers out of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors officials rebuked on illegal firings of employees, likely to waste millions on further appeals
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) rejected all of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) exceptions to Arbitrator…
East European journalist defends Russian broadcasters fired by Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that a Polish journalist, Zygmunt Dzieciolowski, co-editor of Russian coverage for…
Pelosi concerned about proposed merger of BBG's independent broadcasters
BBG Watch has learned that the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D…
Broadcasting Board of Governors staff issues a gag order on Gallup contract, BBG employee union points out
A commentary has been posted on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employee union AFGE Local 1812 website…
Permanently absent board member Dana Perino to leave Broadcasting Board of Governors but not until the end of the year
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has reported frequently that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Republican member Dana…
Broadcasting Board of Governors not quite sure whether Putin restricts media freedom in Russia
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the U.S. federal agency in charge of international news…
Broadcasting Board of Governors staffers resist calls from BBG Governors for public discussion and setting date for audit of Gallup contract
BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last Thursday, September 13, 2012, executive…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Press Releases and Other Pronouncements
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost – Press Releases and Other Pronouncements by The Federalist …
Broadcasting Board of Governors staff failed to inform board about dropping EEO policy amendment to protect union members
BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executive staff dropped an amendment protecting union members and…
Broadcasting Board of Governors can't do its job in an hour and 15 minutes
BBG Watch Commentary During last Thursday’s open meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) in Washington, DC,…
Digital Journal Op-Ed: Former US Diplomat Criticizes Weak Language on Libya Killings
The following Digital Journal op-ed was published by former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien…
Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: The Arab and Muslim World
Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: The Arab and Muslim World A commentary by The Federalist …
BBG staff tries to rebuff critics on grantee consolidation plan
Senior executive staffers at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have launched an all-out attack on critics of…
Broadcasting Board of Governors members to meet with Secretary of State Clinton amid doubts about their leadership
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), who…
BBG is structural mess, says former chair Glassman, but are his proposals any better?
BBG Watch Commentary Examiner.com and Gov.Exec.com have reported a comment from the former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Working under BBG management is no Labor Day picnic for employees – The Czech Helsinki Committee condemns human rights violations at Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary How can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proclaim with a straight face that…
BBG's 50 million dollar contract with Gallup gets more scrutiny
Helle Dale of the Heritage Foundation described the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) audience research contract with The…
Broadcasting Board of Governors committee to discuss controversial Gallup contract
The controversial 50 million dollar audience research contract between the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and The Gallup…
BBG Governor Victor Ashe calls for Broadcasting Board of Governors to disengage from 50 million dollar contract with Gallup
Ambassador Victor Ashe, a Republican member of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has called for the…
BBG lawyers killing time, with taxpayers footing the bill for illegal RIFs
“For the Agency to keep litigating endlessly sends a terrible message to employees: that the BBG considers itself…
July BBG board meeting cancelled due to lack of interest
BBG Watch Commentary How can anyone, particularly members of Congress, take the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) seriously…
CUSIB's Ted Lipien asks BBG to respect rights of independent journalist Matthew Russell Lee
BBG Watch Commentary The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) co-founder and former Voice of America (VOA) acting…