All posts tagged BBG
Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs
In a Washington Times Op-Ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about a pro-Putin bias in the Voice of America Russian programs. Lipien reported that a highly respected independent journalist in Russia hired by the Broadcasting Board of Governors to evaluate the VOA Russian website concluded last year that it has a pro-Kremlin bias and downplays human rights reporting.
Absentee member Michael Lynton pushed to become temporary Broadcasting Board of Governors chair
Sources tell BBG Watch that Democrats on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) are pushing for Michael Lynton, an absentee member, to become temporary BBG chair until a
Voice of America undermines anti-Putin opposition at US taxpayers' expense
BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12982" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Russian oppositionist Navalny says Voice of America interview with him is 100 percent fake, Voice of America went nuts, and all those
Apologize if you can't help it but don't report and don't reform
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service did not report on the "fake" interview with a Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which was posted and then withdrawn with an
'Fake' interview on Voice of America part of a bigger problem at BBG and VOA Russian Service
The posting on the Voice of America Russian website of an allegedly fake interview with a Russian anti-corruption lawyer, human rights activist, opposition leader and blogger Alexei Navalny
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Borsch – The Federalist
by The Federalist In recent days, the independent employee and volunteer-run BBG Watch website has posted a series of articles based upon a reported horrendous gaffe
Voice of America English website still ignoring VOA Navalny 'alleged interview' controversy
The Voice of America English website has not reported yet on the controversy involving the posting of an interview with a Russian opposition leader
Broadcasting Board of Governors website ignored Voice of America's 70th anniversary
We could not find any reference to VOA's 70th anniversary on the official home page of the BBG website or any official statement from the Broadcasting
Numbers Don't Lie – radio play about Voice of America
"Numbers Don't Lie" is a fictional, satirical one act radio play of how the name Voice of America was discarded seventy years ago during the war with Nazi
BBG insider's comments on MountainRunner.us
Matt Armstrong's post on his public diplomacy blog MountainRunner.us, "Discussing the BBG’s (dys)function," generated a comment from a VOA/BBG insider. There






Anonymous: They really should dissolve the BBG into one of the other organization...
Anonymous: We can write to our senators and to members of Congress. If they rece...
anonymous: If anything is clear, the BBG is now AT WAR WITH ITS OWN EMPLOYEES. ...
Anonymous2: What an appalling public diplomacy message from a U.S. federal agency ...
Anonymous: The laughter of Broadcasting Board of Governors members and other BBG ...