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Broadcasting Board of Governors member lashes out against domestic critics, calling them 'cowards'

BBG Watch Commentary We have just heard that the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Walter Isaacson is stepping down from his post at the BBG. He is not responsible for any calls for censorship against BBG Watch and …

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Old perestroika journalists need not apply – RFE/RL President Steven Korn defends his record

Old perestroika journalists need not apply - Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn defends his record A BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12406" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="Steven Korn"][/caption] We welcome

At Broadcasting Board of Governors and Radio Free Europe/Liberty – Public Diplomacy is Public Scandal at Public Expense

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Director Lobo, who's minding the store?

[caption id="attachment_12279" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="IBB Director Richard Lobo"][/caption] Having kept in place (true: some even got promoted) the worst management team (true) in the federal government, you would

Kremlin attack on US envoy highlights ‘Made in America’ fixation – NED

Democracy Digest - National Endowment for Democracy: Russian state television has launched a fierce political offensive against new U.S. Ambassador Mike McFaul. The attack coincides with a prominent

Compromise is possible at a public institution but 'the devil is in the details' – BBG's Ashe on reorganization plan

In this video from January 13, 2012, Broadcasting Board of Governors senior Republican member Ambassador Victor Ashe describes some of the issues relating to public control and

'I've changed my mind' – BBG's Isaacson on reorganization

"I've changed my mind" -- Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Walter Isaacson speaking January 13, 2012 about the BBG reorganization plan. In the battle for public control

CUSIB's open letter to BBG urges greater public scrutiny of U.S. international broadcasting

The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) has sent an

'Old white guys' meet 'cute young intern' and First Amendment at the Broadcasting Board of Governors

A commentary by BBG Watch Cute High School Intern Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials have gotten so used to running their small federal agency like their own

BBG Watch launches Public Diplomacy section, warns against diminished public oversight of U.S. international broadcasting

With the unfortunate demise of the United States Diplomacy Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, citizen input into how

Architects of BBG's failed China plan rewarded with new positions

Two Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials described by BBG Watch sources as chief architects of the failed BBG plan to end Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV broadcasts

Personnel Reshuffle at Voice of America may hasten the undoing of the place, BBG Watch commentator says

A BBG Watch commentator described the announced personnel reshuffle at the Voice of America in the following terms: "This is going to have no material impact on anything

BBG seeking social media newsroom contractor – consultant, possibly for friend of current manager

This particular announcement for a an experienced social media newsroom consultant at the

Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty places article about its employees' samizdat on internal website

From a BBG Watch source in Prague: Incidentally, Alsou Taheri's article, "

Samizdat at Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty describes discrimination against foreigners, women and 'old white guys'

Copies of samizdat are secretly passed among employees of the Prague-based Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty who see themselves as victims of discrimination by the management of

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