VOA Charter – Page 11 – BBG and USAGM Watch

4 minute read

Sen. Menendez’s ‘arms for Ukraine’ call merits top headline on BBC, but not on Voice of America English news website

August 31, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Key American senators, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator John McCain…

5 minute read

Voice of America TOP STORY Headline: PUTIN ASKS RUSSIA TO STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS IN UKRAINE

August 29, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary PUTIN ASKS RUSSIA TO STOP MILITARY OPERATIONS IN UKRAINE TOP STORIES…

5 minute read

Russian RT paid more attention to American Jim Foley than Voice of America, obliterated VOA in social media

August 28, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary The Kremlin’s external media outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) once again beat U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…

7 minute read

Voice of America does not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley, RT of Russia does

August 25, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) did not post a profile of slain U.S. journalist Jim Foley;…

13 minute read

Voice of America ignores U.S. observances of Hitler – Stalin Pact anniversary

August 25, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America management ignores U.S. statements on Hitler – Stalin Pact 75th anniversary and…

10 minute read

JOE BRUNS The Voice of America: A Worthy Mission for the 21st Century

August 22, 2014

Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Joe Bruns who was named Deputy…

3 minute read

Ransom demand for Foley: Voice of America not reporting, hours behind BBC, NYT, other media

August 21, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary As of 1:45 PM EDT, Thursday, August 21, the Voice of America (VOA) English News…

5 minute read

On Ferguson, Voice of America top brass shows Rick Stengel why Russia’s RT is better

August 18, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary At the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting on August 13 in Washington,…

3 minute read

Russia’s RT reports: Obama to send Holder to Ferguson, Voice of America was late

August 18, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary As of 5:00 PM EDT, August 18, 2014 – UPDATE: At about 5:45PM…

8 minute read

BBG End of Summer 2014 Conundrums

August 15, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War Lost: BBG End of Summer 2014 Conundrums By…

4 minute read

JIM MALONE: Taking direction from the CIA and the Pentagon would undermine credibility

August 15, 2014

STATEMENT OF VOICE OF AMERICA JOURNALIST JIM MALONE TO THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AUGUST 13, 2014 Members…

7 minute read

An Untenable Position With Consequences

August 11, 2014

Voice of America – Information War Lost: An Untenable Position With Consequences By The Federalist Sonja Pace…

4 minute read

‘Death Knell in Fine Print for Voice of America’ BELIDA and PACE

August 11, 2014

Alex Belida and Sonja Pace, former senior news executives and foreign correspondents with the Voice of America, believe…

5 minute read

AFGE Local 1812 union defends H.R. 4490 reforms for Voice of America

August 8, 2014

BBG Watch American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, a union representing federal employees at the Broadcasting…

7 minute read

Voice of America slighted Obama, ignored Menendez, Coons and Royce, violated Charter in U.S. – Africa Summit coverage

August 7, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary President Obama’s speech at the summit of African leaders in Washington was interrupted and cut…

6 minute read

Voice of America interrupts live radio transmission to Africa of Obama speech about Africa

August 6, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Not too long ago Voice of America (VOA) top executives would not think of carrying…

6 minute read

Criticizing Hillary Clinton In Relation To Decline of Voice of America Is An Unnecessary Misstep

August 5, 2014

Commentary US Government International Broadcasting – Information War Lost: An Unnecessary Misstep By The Federalist We read with…

24 minute read

Voice of America news failures on Syria, other stories extend to VOA language services

August 4, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary No Voice of America language service was found to have posted news from Congress, State…

17 minute read

Voice of America ignores Syria war crimes news from Congress and White House

August 2, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary This week, Voice of America (VOA) English News failed to cover online riveting testimony in…

12 minute read

DYAR and ROBINSON: What went wrong with Voice of America website and news?

August 1, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America correspondent David Dyar commented on a recent post by another former…

16 minute read

Hillary Clinton bemoans decline of U.S. outreach abroad through Voice of America

July 31, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary In a recent interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and in her latest book, Hard…

2 minute read

Government Executive on BBG Watch coverage of H.R. 4490 reform bill

July 31, 2014

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE: BBG Watch, the anonymous blog that harshly criticizes the BBG, has been sympathetic toward the bill.…

8 minute read

Beer – Yes, but no Voice of America report on North Korea sanctions vote in Congress

July 29, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFFER: “There’s a level of irony here… VOA claiming their journalistic integrity is…

10 minute read

House Passes Bill To Overhaul US International Broadcasting — Voice of America take lacks balance

July 28, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary It took Voice of America a few hours to post a report, which includes quotes…

18 minute read

House Passes U.S. International Broadcasting Reform Bill

July 28, 2014

BBG Report and Commentary Saying the United States is “losing the information battle” with Russian President Vladimir Putin,…

8 minute read

Community leaders support reform of U.S. international broadcasting

July 28, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: H.R. 4490, the bipartisan Royce – Engel United States International Communications Reform Act of…

4 minute read

H.R. 4490 U.S. BBG broadcasting reform bill scheduled for House vote next week

July 26, 2014

BBG Watch Congressional and Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) sources have confirmed that the bipartisan Royce – Engel…

5 minute read

Voice of America Reform – Wishful Thinking Versus Reality

July 25, 2014

Commentary Voice of America – Losing The Information War: Wishful Thinking Versus Reality By The Federalist A…

105 minute read

Report language on H.R. 4490 strengthens journalistic integrity, includes VOA Charter, limits Voice of America to non-surrogate role

July 24, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Report language for H.R. 4490, the United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014, has…

5 minute read

BBG union continues strong support for H.R. 4490 U.S. broadcasting reform

July 22, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, continues to offer strong support for the…

8 minute read

Is it news, or is it propaganda? – Op-Ed in The Hill by Mollie King of IBB and formerly Voice of America

July 22, 2014

BBG Watch Mollie King, a program analyst within the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) under the Broadcasting Board of…

9 minute read

How Voice of America Destroys Itself

July 22, 2014

Voice of America – Information War Lost: How VOA Destroys Itself By The Federalist Alex Belida and…

2 minute read

Robert Reilly reviews new book by Martha Bayles on U.S. public diplomacy

July 21, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. public diplomacy and U.S. international broadcasting were at one time liked through the United…

5 minute read

Voice of America accuses Ukraine of inflaming rhetoric over downing of Malaysian airliner

July 19, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary VOICE OF AMERICA NEWS: “Ukrainian officials have further inflamed the rhetoric over the…

7 minute read

Voice of America Lost in a Dream

July 18, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America – Information War Lost: Lost in a Dream By The Federalist …

2 minute read

Former BBG Governors, CUSIB Director support reform of U.S. international broadcasting

July 16, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Two former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members, Ambassador Victor Ashe and Blanquita…

1 minute read

LIPIEN: A propaganda-free Voice of America, WT op-ed

July 16, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Times op-ed, strongly supporting management reforms proposed in the Royce – Engel…

6 minute read

A historical perspective on H.R. 4490 debate — propaganda — public diplomacy — VOA Charter

July 13, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary VOA CHARTER To protect the integrity of VOA programming and define the organization’s mission, the…

4 minute read

Don’t make Voice of America an arm of State Dept. – Letter to Obama from Paul Westpheling

July 11, 2014

A Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Paul Westpheling, Former General Vice-President…

3 minute read

OUR DYSFUNCTIONAL INTERNATIONAL RADIO/TV STATIONS – Guy W. Farmer Op-Ed

July 10, 2014

A Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Guy W. Farmer who supervised…

3 minute read

The Man Behind the Anonymous Critiques of U.S. International Broadcasting, govexec.com reports on BBG Watch

July 9, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Government Executive, govexec.com website, has published a profile of BBG Watch and one of its…

3 minute read

Can Publicly Financed Journalism Ever Be Honest? – GAWKER and ROBINSON

July 3, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary An article by Hamilton Nolan in Gawker about a bipartisan bill designed to reform the…

4 minute read

Fixing U.S. International Broadcasting – At Last! – MULHAUPT and WIMBUSH

July 3, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary In one of the best reasoned and most coherent articles in favor of reforming the…

6 minute read

BBG union comes under pressure for supporting H.R. 4490 bipartisan reform bill

July 2, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812 union known for winning lawsuits to save…

4 minute read

Is Congress trying to neuter Voice of America’s journalism or save it?

July 1, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary In a new Columbia Journalism Review article, former Voice of America (VOA) senior correspondent Gary…

14 minute read

Voice of America often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes promotes it

June 25, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) often fails to counter Russian propaganda and sometimes even…

5 minute read

Voice of America ignores U.S. Marine Andrew Tahmooressi in Mexican prison, visit from Congressmen Royce and Salmon

June 23, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has almost completely ignored the arrest and subsequent detention…

3 minute read

IBB – BBG Debacles – Facts and Fiction about H.R. 4490

June 19, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary One of BBG Watch contributors, Jane Doe, who because of her sensitive position within the…

5 minute read

Voice of America employee union supports H.R. 4490 reform bill criticized by VOA director

June 12, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed recent support…

23 minute read

Crossing The Line

June 12, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America – Information War Lost: Crossing The Line By The Federalist The…