Republished from BBGWatch. In a Washington Times Op-Ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) 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 […]
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Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen on 70 years of VOA broadcasting to China – BBG Watch
BBG Watch, an independent website managed by former and current employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has released a full transcript of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s special video statement on the 70th anniversary of Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting to China. BBG Watch reported that while her statement did appear on the VOA Chinese […]
BBG's Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues — BBG Watch Report
The unofficial BBG employee website BBG Watch reported that in a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for foreign audiences, BBG Governor Ambassador Victor Ashe raised the issue of employee morale at the Voice of America (VOA), one […]
NGOs defend media freedom against Kim Jong-Il's regime — Free Media Online
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international media freedom NGO, visited the South Korean capital of Seoul in July to evaluate the level of media freedom and freedom of information in North Korea and published the results of this fact-finding visit, Free Media Online (FreeMediaOnline.org) reported. Entitled “North Korea: Frontiers of censorship,” it looks at the […]
BBG Watch compares coverage of North Korea by Voice of America and MSNBC
Two news reports from North Korea, two vastly different accounts. One of the reports, North Korea Kicks Open Press Doors for Taekwon-Do Championship, was produced by the Voice of America (VOA) and paid for by American taxpayers. The agency in charge of VOA — the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) — promoted the report in […]
BBG Watch criticizes press release and VOA video describing Pyongyang as a vibrant city
BBG Watch, an independent website run by former and current Broadcasting Board of Governors employees, wonders who signed off on the press release on the BBG official website, BBG.gov, quoting Voice of America journalist Sungwon Baik, who just completed a rare reporting assignment to North Korea, as saying that the country’s capital city Pyongyang is […]
Senate Committee to BBG: Hands off China Broadcasting — Dr. Helle Dale, Heritage Foundation
Dr. Helle Dale of the Heritage Foundation, who keeps a close eye on the Broadcasting Board of Governors and U.S. international broadcasting, noted in the foundation’s blog that the Senate Committee on Appropriations put a break this week on the BBG’s plans to end Voice of America radio and television broadcasts to China, BBG Watch […]