Read More 8 minute read Where is Voice of America News? | AFRICA UPDATEMarch 18, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Why would U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) wait more than a day to report…
Read More 5 minute read North Korea and Eritrea – Voice of America and BBC news reporting from closed societiesMarch 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media North Korea and Eritrea – Comparison of Voice of America and BBC news reporting from…
Read More 7 minute read HEINLEIN, SHELL, WEINSTEIN on Voice of America Charter, BBG reform bill and news reportingMarch 8, 2015 BBG Watch Last Updated Mar. 09, 2015, 12:25 AM ET During a meeting with Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 19 minute read Russia’s RT and SPUTNIK report on Andy Lack, NBC, BBG, VOA, RFE-RL, Royce, Nuland, Kerry – but not Voice of AmericaMarch 7, 2015 BBG Watch Media U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is showing a remarkable lack of journalistic curiosity in…
Read More 4 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Recommendations Redux: Has Anything Been Done?March 5, 2015 Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and…
Read More 11 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Out of the Breaking News Business? And…some questionsMarch 5, 2015 Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and…
No separate Voice of America report on Snowden film Oscar – Russia’s RT posts twoFebruary 24, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), now referred to as the official state broadcaster of the…
Read More 7 minute read New attacks on Netanyahu in Voice of America opinion article without a disclaimerFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Media Commentary When Voice of America (VOA) reporter and/or commentator Barbara Slavin (it’s still not exactly…
Read More 8 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Mixing Advocacy with News Reporting at Voice of AmericaFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
Read More 9 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures, Self-Promotion and Pandering at the Voice of AmericaFebruary 17, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
Read More 3 minute read Former Voice of America Director critical of delay in VOA coverage of Brian Williams storyFebruary 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media Former Voice of America (VOA) director (2002-2008) David S. Jackson believes the Brian Williams story…
Read More 10 minute read The Intersection of ‘Misremembering’ and Under-Reporting by Voice of AmericaFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost: The Intersection of ‘Misremembering’ and Under-Reporting By The…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America report worthy of VOA CharterFebruary 1, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary An excellent report from the Voice of America worthy of the VOA Charter. The arrival…
Read More 6 minute read Why foreign media are better at reporting interesting U.S. news than Voice of America?January 29, 2015 BBG Watch Media Commentary “Obama could be final jumbo jet customer” is the most popular (most read) news…
Read More 4 minute read A double win for BBG Watch at Voice of America may be linked to arrival of CEO Andy LackJanuary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has scored a double win at the embattled U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost: Andrew Lack And Mission Impossible?January 21, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Andrew Lack And Mission Impossible? By The Federalist On…
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 5 minute read Good journalism is always good public diplomacyJanuary 13, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Views expressed here are only those of the…
Read More 10 minute read Change – Andy Lack to be sworn in as Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO – EXCLUSIVEJanuary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Exclusive News and Commentary BBG Watch has learned that the appointment of Andy Lack as Broadcasting…
Read More 5 minute read Don’t hold your breath for Voice of America to correct its news mistakeJanuary 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary No, the United States did not veto a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost – December Shorts (Continued)January 1, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary This is the last column for 2014 from The Federalist, BBG Watch’s most read commentator.…
Read More 15 minute read Voice of America forgot its exclusive North Korea denial and Michael Lynton’s former BBG roleDecember 20, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary VOA News Report, Dec. 4, 2014 VOA News Report, Dec. 19, 2014 In reporting Friday…
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 4 minute read Russia’s SPUTNIK and RT, WP, BBC, others have McCain – Bell – Hungary story – still waiting for Voice of AmericaDecember 4, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary This is a follow-up to our commentary: No Voice of America report on controversy over…
Read More 12 minute read Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On FireNovember 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Information War Lost: Pants On Fire By The Federalist We…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America – Information War Lost: Beyond Dysfunctional and DefunctNovember 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary A new commentary from our regular contributor The Federalist deals with the Voice of America…
Read More 9 minute read Voice of America union discusses THE SILENCE OF THE VOICE on U.S. elections nightNovember 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary International audiences listening to Voice of America English radio news online and on shortwave, including…
Read More 3 minute read Sputnik, Putnik, Another RTNovember 12, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary The name — SPUTNIK — for a news agency and international radio may sound silly…
Read More 18 minute read Voice of America shows its dysfunctional side on U.S. election night 2014November 6, 2014 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from former VOA Chief White…
Read More 1 minute read Special Committee on VOA in the 21st Century – VIDEONovember 3, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open meeting last Thursday, the board voted the…
Read More 12 minute read Voice of America promotes N. Korean press release-like VOA news report as exclusiveOctober 23, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) and its parent U.S. federal agency the Broadcasting Board…
Read More 1 minute read Putin’s Russian victimhood on VOAOctober 20, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary “Western media both expose, but often just report, Putin’s Russian victimhood propaganda claims, while poor…
Read More 5 minute read BBG CEO-Designate Andy Lack Meets CUSIB Supporters of U.S. International MediaOctober 8, 2014 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE News and Commentary Journalist and media executive Andrew Lack, who had been selected by the…
Read More 5 minute read What’s the difference between the VA and VOA?September 30, 2014 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Voice of…
Read More 11 minute read Robinson and Thomas on H.R. 4490 Voice of America reformsSeptember 26, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Dan Robinson was one of the few if not the only Voice of America English…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America English website ignored McCain criticizing Obama for refusal to provide arms to UkraineSeptember 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Even though the VOA Charter, which is U.S. public law, requires that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 4 minute read No invasion of Ukraine if U.S. had 24/7 Russian TV channel, Paul Goble saysSeptember 18, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary In a lecture on the topic of Putin’s disinformation war, delivered at the Institute of…
Read More 7 minute read U.S. political support growing for H.R. 4490, but some Senate Republicans want radical broadcasting reformsSeptember 17, 2014 EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch Commentary A key political constituency for many members of Congress, Central and East European Coalition…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America: social media or ‘old state broadcaster model’?September 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Will VOA embrace change with social media or ‘old state broadcaster model’ of censored program…
Read More 6 minute read Under Secretary Stengel: U.S. needs to harden its ‘soft power’September 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary How does the U.S. harden its “soft power”? According to a Voice of America (VOA)…
Read More 2 minute read H.R. 4490 would provide adult supervision for BBG and Voice of America, Heritage scholar saysSeptember 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation and the author of the book…
Read More 5 minute read McCain wants to fight and kill, Russian TV says in joint program with Voice of AmericaSeptember 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary McCain wants to fight and kill, Russian TV said in a joint program with Voice…
Read More 12 minute read Russian TV with Voice of America: Obama – stupid, McCain – warmonger, journalists – fakesSeptember 16, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary If unable to see Part I of RBK-TV-VOA, Sept. 11, 2014 video, check: RBK-TV…
Read More 4 minute read Iranian Dissident Banned from VOA for Criticizing Tehran, Ban Later RemovedSeptember 12, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Adam Kredo reported in the Washington Free Beacon that an Iranian expert and regime opponent…
Read More 2 minute read DIGITAL JOURNAL Op-Ed: Propaganda war in which Voice of America helps PutinSeptember 9, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien, who is now director of…
Read More 73 minute read Will Voice of America management violate VOA Charter and U.S. law in a deal with communist Vietnam?September 8, 2014 VOA Charter Commentary Steve Peacock reported in an article on the WND website that “the Obama administration is…
Read More 15 minute read Information war – Russia 2 : Voice of America 0, experts agreeSeptember 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Rick Stengel observed recently…
Read More 39 minute read Voice of America missed U.S. ties of Obama’s host in EstoniaSeptember 4, 2014 BBG Commentary Hosting President Obama during his visit to Estonia was President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 18 minute read Voice of America senior correspondent presents an accurate apology for Putin, but on whose behalf?September 4, 2014 VOA Charter Commentary BBG Watch has been contacted by “VOA Charter” who offered to write for us whenever…
Read More 17 minute read Voice of America helped Russia score propaganda points with poor VOA performance in a TV projectSeptember 2, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary All American and European media and information strategy experts consulted by BBG Watch agreed that…