Read More 2 minute read Op-Ed: Voice of America disappointsMay 12, 2015 BBG Watch Media “U.S. taxpayer funded Voice of America (VOA) has problems offering timely analysis of Kremlin propaganda,…
Read More 5 minute read WATCH: Veteran VOA correspondents Jim Malone, Andre de Nesnera react to flyoverMay 8, 2015 BBG Watch At the end of its today’s report, “US, Europe Mark 70th Anniversary of VE Day,” Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Old news on Voice of America homepageMay 8, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from a current Broadcasting Board…
Read More 5 minute read Oops, Cameron not ousted as Voice of America speculatedMay 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary British Prime Minister David Cameron was not ousted as Voice of America (VOA) speculated he…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America fails to report on PEN prize for jailed RFE/RL journalistApril 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) failed to report online in English, Russian and many…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America Spanish website still silent on expulsion of TV Marti from Cuba press conferenceApril 13, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Two days after an incident involving American journalists from a related media outlet covering Cuban-American…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America fails to report on Cuban officials harassing TV Marti reporters in PanamaApril 12, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Even though its parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), issued a press release…
Read More 15 minute read Obama and Castro Meet Face-to-Face – Voice of America downplays U.S. congressional criticismApril 11, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted a report on the face-to-face meeting between President…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America blames famine in North Korea on ‘mismanagement’April 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary According to U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) VOA (English) News, “floods, droughts and mismanagement…
Read More 3 minute read Facebook comments on resignation of Voice of America directorApril 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) journalists and others left numerous comments on Dan Robinson’s Facebook…
Read More 6 minute read Study critical of Broadcasting Board of Governors posted onlineApril 7, 2015 BBG Watch The Wilson Center, chartered by Congress as a research institution in Washington, DC, has posted online…
Read More 4 minute read SPUTNIK, BBC leave Voice of America behind on S. Carolina shooting death chargeApril 7, 2015 BBG Watch Media BBC, Russia’s international news agency SPUTNIK and multiple other foreign and U.S. media have been…
Read More 5 minute read Dismal Voice of America social media stats on big Iran – U.S. news dayApril 3, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Members of the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) should hold top Voice of America…
Read More 3 minute read Initial Voice of America report on Trevor Noah did not mention anti-Jewish tweets, not updated for hoursMarch 31, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Most of U.S. media, including The New York Times, are reporting today on Trevor Noah…
Read More 1 minute read BBC, RT, others report on NSA shooting, still nothing on Voice of AmericaMarch 30, 2015 BBG Watch Media As of 10:56 AM ET, Monday, March 30, 2015, U.S. taxpayer-funded international news media outlet…
Read More 4 minute read New study blasts US international broadcasting setup, calls for reforms EXCLUSIVE PREVIEWMarch 29, 2015 BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE A new study, “Reassessing U.S. International Broadcasting,” written by a former Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 8 minute read OPINION – THE FEDERALIST – Voice of America Information War Lost: ConsequencesMarch 25, 2015 Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media outreach, public…
Read More 27 minute read Voice of America and RT – Will VOA Newsroom reform work?March 24, 2015 BBG Watch Media RT, which used to be called Russia Today, is “Putin’s weapon of choice in the…
Read More 3 minute read Op-Ed: Chinese dissident criticizes Obama, praises Hillary ClintonMarch 22, 2015 BBG Watch Media In an exclusive March 12, 2015 interview with the Voice of America (VOA) Mandarin Service,…
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 2 minute read RFI, DW report on U.S. diplomat, journalists arrested in Congo, but not Voice of America English NewsMarch 16, 2015 BBG Watch Media RFI Screen Shot 2015-03-16 at 1:44 PM ET As of 1:45 PM ET, Monday, March…
Read More 5 minute read Where have all the Voice of America correspondents gone?March 15, 2015 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from MC, a longtime Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America news often not updated for more than 24 hoursMarch 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary As of 12:15 PM ET, Monday, March 9, 2015, the news on the U.S. taxpayer-funded…
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…
Read More 3 minute read VOA improves Boris Nemtsov coverage but fails to give White House statement a headlineFebruary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After being late and behind Russia’s RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, Radio Free Europe / Radio…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America late with Boris Nemtsov murder story, beat by RT, BBC, DW, Al Jazeera, RFE/RLFebruary 27, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary VOA Screen Shot 2015-02-27 at 5:36 PM ET As of 5:36 PM ET, Friday, February…
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 10 minute read OPINION – THE FEDERALIST – A Day Of Disinformation, Denial, Persuasion And SpinFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch offers a wide range of commentaries on current issues in U.S. international media…
Read More 6 minute read BBG CEO ANDY LACK ‘I didn’t come here to cut. I came here to grow’ Voice of AmericaFebruary 19, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In remarks at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) open board meeting Wednesday (February 18,…
Read More 4 minute read Millions spent on Voice of America newsroom and bureaus of no help with news on weekends and nightsFebruary 16, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Despite spending multiple millions of taxpayers’ dollars on the Voice of America (VOA) central newsroom,…
Read More 4 minute read Finally a fuller Voice of America report on Copenhagen – Where was VOA London Bureau?February 15, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary After two days of late and superficial reports on the Copenhagen shootings and badgering by…
Read More 2 minute read Closing of Voice of America Jerusalem BureauFebruary 13, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary was written as our introduction linking to an excellent investigative journalism…
Read More 2 minute read Insider agrees with us on how Andy Lack can get Voice of America execs to cover newsFebruary 10, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary In response to our earlier article: How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America…
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 10 minute read How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America to cover news?February 9, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary How can CEO Andy Lack get Voice of America to cover news? And reform VOA…
Read More 5 minute read One Voice of America service got U.S. UN Palestine vote right as VOA Central News issued misleading reportJanuary 3, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary While the Central News service of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) issued a misleading…
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 26 minute read House vote, Royce, Engel on Russia too trivial for Voice of America, but not tighty whitiesDecember 6, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) English news service website completely ignored the House of…
Read More 3 minute read Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of AmericaNovember 23, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America needed leaders and an editor for Obama immigration storyNovember 21, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary On such an important news story as President Obama’s speech Thursday evening on immigration…
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 1 minute read Voice of America homepage shows 6 hours old news Tweet alertsNovember 19, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch looked at the Voice of America (VOA) English news homepage and discovered that…
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 5 minute read Former correspondents bemoan Voice of America 2014 election coverageNovember 7, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary To see comments about Voice of America’s English News election coverage, some of them from…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America needs a new cultureNovember 4, 2014 BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Views expressed here are only those of the…