Search Results for “bias” – BBG and USAGM Watch

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Biased Voice of America VOA News report does not quote a single protester, gives Castro regime the last word, ignores criticism from Senator Rubio

July 12, 2021

USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language report, titled “Rare Protests Hit Cuba Amid Economic,…

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2016 Report Confirmed Problem of Political Bias At Voice of America

December 6, 2020

OPINION Trump USAGM CEO Michael Pack Was Attacked For Attempts to Focus on Problem by Dan Robinson It…

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Voice of America Election News 1996 – 2020 Went From Balance to Bias

August 27, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) in the $800 million U.S. Agency for Global…

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Heritage scholar exposes VOA’s biased news

August 7, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, said in an article…

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Voice of America acting director condemns biased VOA election coverage

August 7, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary Acting Voice of America (VOA) Director Elez Biberaj, a longtime VOA manager with links to…

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LIPIEN After a decade of extreme bias and foreign propaganda, Voice of America needs a fresh start

July 6, 2020

OPINION Ted Lipien writes in an Washington Examiner op-ed that the Voice of America (VOA) suffered under the…

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VOA Director Praised Editor Later Named in a Partisan Bias Controversy

July 19, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary According to an article by The Daily Caller reporter Shelby Talcott, Voice of…

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New York Times missed evidence of existing Voice of America bias under Amanda Bennett and John Lansing

December 13, 2018

BBG Watch Media Commentary While noting some of the management scandals at the Voice of America (VOA) and…

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HISTORY | President Eisenhower condemned biased Voice of America officials and reporters

December 5, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary Cold War Radio Museum Voice of America Then and Now Historically, partisanship at the…

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Amanda Bennett WP op-ed is a “biased and fake opinion piece,” Iranian-born American journalist said

November 29, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary Journalists formerly linked with the Voice of America (VOA) have criticized a Washington Post op-ed…

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CUSIB’s Ann Noonan decries BBG mismanagement, VOA bias, RFE/RL anti-Israel posts

April 6, 2017

BBG Watch Commentary At the April 6 board meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), Ann Noonan,…

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Former director decries bias, partisanship, lack of vision at Voice of America

February 18, 2017

BBG Watch Commentary Amanda Bennett, Obama administration holdover director of U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million) Voice of America (VOA),…

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Biased Voice of America reports whip up anti-U.S. hysteria: Wole Soyinka story

December 5, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary Photo of Wole Soyinka by Chidi Anthony Opara [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. On…

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Tax-funded Voice of America showed more anti-Trump bias than NYT

November 22, 2016

Voice of America (VOA) Was More Biased And More Vicious Against Trump At U.S. Taxpayers’ Expense Than The…

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Voice of America and Broadcasting Board of Governors chiefs allow biased reporting

November 21, 2016

Commentary Voice of America and Broadcasting Board of Governors need immediate attention and reform By Ted Lipien…

Voice of America and 2016 Vote – Unprecedented Bias, Partisanship, and Sloppiness UPDATE

November 8, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary REPOSTED at 11:11 PM ET A staggering number of Voice of America (VOA) reports and…

Voice of America and 2016 Vote – Unprecedented Bias, Partisanship, and Sloppiness

November 8, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary A staggering number of Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs on the 2016 U.S.…

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VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of Criticisms

June 21, 2016

BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE VOA Director Orders Bias Training In Wake of Criticisms By BBG Watch Reporters …

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Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump camps accuse Voice of America of state-media bias

June 17, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary Bernie Sanders’ and Donald Trump’s supporters are absolutely right: there is something rotten at the…

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LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America

June 15, 2016

OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…

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Nigerian Government accuses Voice of America of helping Boko Haram terrorists with biased reporting

March 8, 2016

BBG Watch Media It could not have been much worse for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). BBG…

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New media scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy is author of ‘pro-Putin Bias in VOA’ study

February 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…

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New Media Scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy Is Author of ‘Pro-Putin Bias In VOA’ Study

February 11, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a “pro-Putin” bias…

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Washington Times Op-Ed warns about pro-Putin bias in Voice of America Russian programs

February 8, 2012

BBG Watch Commentary In a Washington Times op-ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about…

Amanda Bennett being sworn as VOA Director by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing, April 18, 2016. Kelu Chao, a longtime VOA senior executive and later acting CEO of USAGM (BBG's name since 2018) is also in the photo.

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Strong dislike of Donald Trump among some Voice of America newsroom reporters and editors

August 5, 2024

Dislike of Donald Trump has been very strong among some Voice of America (VOA) reporters and editors, especially…

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Voice of America Slants News, Delays Biden’s Debate Stumble Story

July 8, 2024

USAGM Commentary – Voice of America Slants News As observed by several former Voice of America (VOA) journalist-broadcasters,…

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Voice of America Ignored for 3 Days House Foreign Affairs Committee Report Alleging ‘Culture of Corruption’ Allowed by Senior USAGM Executives

June 14, 2024

USAGM Watch Commentary Several former Voice of America (VOA) senior reporters and managers, who retired several years ago…

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Voice of America Whitewashes Terror Backgrounds of Gazan Journalists | Honest Reporting

March 20, 2024

USAGM Watch Commentary on “Voice of America Whitewashes Terror” Article by Honest Reporting HonestReporting, a media monitoring nonprofit…

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Chairman McCaul decries extraordinary crisis of leadership at USAGM

February 8, 2024

USAGM Watch Commentary In a commentary published in National Review, Michael McCaul (R-TX) – chairman of the House…

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Voice of America Staffers Posted Anti-Israel Content to Facebook | National Review

January 12, 2024

USAGM Watch Commentary In a comment on the Voice of America Alumni Facebook Page, Ted Lipien wrote: I…

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Voice of America Reporters and Editors Keep Calling Hamas Terrorists ‘Fighters’

December 8, 2023

U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA) in the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) keeps calling Hamas members…

A clip from raw video footage posted by the Voice of America in 2017 without any balance.

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U.S.-Funded Voice of America Management Under USAGM and Some VOA Journalists Say Calling Hamas ‘Terrorists’ Is Wrong

November 9, 2023

USAGM Watch Commentary Whistleblowers at the U.S. government-funded and managed international media outlet Voice of America (VOA) have…

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Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The Hill

October 13, 2023

USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien My new op-ed in The Hill includes comments on the latest barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists…

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Estonian-American Leader, Estonian Politician Objects to Voice of America VOA News Report on Putin’s Russia

January 24, 2023

USAGM Watch Commentary Mari-Ann Kelam, a leader in the Estonian-American community, Estonian politician, former Estonian Foreign Ministry spokesperson,…

Congress needs to launch a bipartisan investigation of the recent censorship of the VOA Vietnamese Service news report and other similar incidents throughout the Voice of America in recent years.

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Congress Needs to Investigate Censorship at the Voice of America

January 8, 2023

Commentary By Ted Lipien for Free Media Online There is a long history of censorship at the Voice…

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U.S. Agency for Global Media: Understating The Obvious

December 1, 2022

A Guest Commentary By The Federalist One of the resources we use to monitor the U.S. Agency for…

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Voice of America – USAGM Management Censored News to Protect Communist Vietnam — Radio Free Asia Did Not

November 18, 2022

USAGM Watch Commentary As reported by Paul Farhi in the Washington Post on Tuesday, the Voice of America…

Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett in 2017. VOA Photo.

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More Censorship at USAGM — VOA to Vietnam Censored by Management

November 17, 2022

Censorship at USAGM — U.S. Agency for Global Media has returned at the Voice of America (VOA) under…

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Politico Blasts USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett’s Predecessor Michael Pack, Overlooks Her Record at VOA

November 15, 2022

In highlighting its interview with USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett, Politico blasted her short-time predecessor Michael Pack. Politico did…

VOA Director Amanda Bennett holding a USAGM umbrella for a publicity photo. In 2018, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of VOA, changed its name to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). President Biden nominated Bennett to be USAGM CEO and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-36 vote. She faces accusations of mismanagement and security lapses in her previous U.S. government position as the Voice of America (VOA) director.

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Big Mistake in Rewarding Failed Voice of America (VOA) and U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Managers

November 11, 2022

Big Mistake To Reward Failed Voice of America Managers A Commentary By The Federalist Quite possibly the worst…

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HISTORY Flora Wovschin — Codename ZORA — Was The Most Active Soviet Spy But Not The Most Valuable Agent of Influence at WWII Voice of America

November 9, 2022

USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Following reports that due to multiple security violations the Office of Personnel…

Image included in a 2022 message to staff from VOA Acting Director Yolanda Lopez.

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USAGM: Why the Latest OIG Report Matters

October 15, 2022

Commentary By Dan Robinson Inspector General reports likely don’t rank high on anyone’s list of favorite reading material,…

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Extraordinary Leadership Dysfunction at USAGM Continues

October 4, 2022

The extraordinary leadership dysfunction at USAGM, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, continues under former Voice of America…

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USAGM Head Calls on VOA Journalists to Volunteer for Homeland Security Border Work

July 19, 2022

USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Daily Caller has reported that “U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Acting Chief…

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Voice of America and USAGM Need Rescue

July 9, 2022

Voice of America and USAGM need rescue and good leadership as the U.S. Senate contemplates the nomination of…

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VOA Report: Biden’s USAGM Nominee Bennett Wins Senate Committee Approval

June 24, 2022

USAGM Watch Commentary “The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the…

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Sen. Menendez sets meeting to review USAGM CEO nomination of Amanda Bennett

June 20, 2022

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a business meeting for Thursday, June 23, 2022, to review several…

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The Worst Is On The Horizon For USAGM

June 14, 2022

USAGM Commentary By The Federalist US Agency for Global Mayhem: The Worst Is On The Horizon The Biden…

Voice of America VOA propaganda video from Russia on reopening of a former McDonald's restaurant, June 12 2022.

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Former Voice of America Reporters Shocked by VOA Propaganda Video from Russia

June 13, 2022

Some call it a VOA propaganda video from Russia. USAGM Watch Commentary Raw video footage from the reopening…

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McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda Bennett

June 9, 2022

McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee Press Release 06.09.22 Media Contact 202-225-5021 Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs…