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    • ELECTIONS
    • IRAN
    • HISTORY
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      • BELIDA
      • CORTI
      • DALE
      • DINE
      • ELLIOTT
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      • HEIL
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In 2013, the then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) was "practically defunct" in its capacity to tell America's message around the world. Since then, what is now the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and the Voice of America (VOA) have become even more dysfunctional and poorly managed.
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U. S. Agency for Global Media USAGM and Ukraine

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  • March 20, 2022
The U.S. Agency for Global Media still shows a press release about its poll in the Russian-occupied part…
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Rep. Scott Perry: VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran
  • May 13, 2022
VOA Photo: At the UNESCO conference, a panel moderated by Jessica Jerreat, VOA Press Freedom Editor (Center) with Acting VOA Director Yolanda López (R) delivering the keynote as scholars presented new research.
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Voice of America Refuses to Disclose Review of Deleted Work by Former VOA Freelance Reporter Questioned in Ukraine and Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia
  • May 10, 2022
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RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in Kyiv
  • April 29, 2022
Sanford “Sandy” Ungar, a journalist, author, and educator, served as the 24th Director of the Voice of America. Prior to becoming VOA Director, Ungar served as Dean of the School of Communication at American University and had an extensive and varied career as an international journalist. He has worked at Foreign Policy magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic magazine, UPI, Newsweek magazine, and NPR. After leaving VOA, Ungar was president of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland from 2001 to 2014. In spring 2015 Ungar joined Georgetown University, where he is director of The Free Speech Project.
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Asking About Voice of America’s Stalin Peace Prize Winner May Be McCarthyism or Merely Amusing, Former VOA Director Said
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    Rep. Scott Perry: VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran

    • May 13, 2022
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    VOA Photo: At the UNESCO conference, a panel moderated by Jessica Jerreat, VOA Press Freedom Editor (Center) with Acting VOA Director Yolanda López (R) delivering the keynote as scholars presented new research.
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      Voice of America Refuses to Disclose Review of Deleted Work by Former VOA Freelance Reporter Questioned in Ukraine and Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia

      • May 10, 2022
      Voice of America refuses requests to disclose the results of its review of VOA news reports by its…
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      RFE/RL Ukrainian service's journalist Vira Hyrych
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        RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in Kyiv

        • April 29, 2022
        USAGM Watch volunteer journalists join Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in mourning the death of Ukrainian…
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        Sanford “Sandy” Ungar, a journalist, author, and educator, served as the 24th Director of the Voice of America. Prior to becoming VOA Director, Ungar served as Dean of the School of Communication at American University and had an extensive and varied career as an international journalist. He has worked at Foreign Policy magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic magazine, UPI, Newsweek magazine, and NPR. After leaving VOA, Ungar was president of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland from 2001 to 2014. In spring 2015 Ungar joined Georgetown University, where he is director of The Free Speech Project.
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          Asking About Voice of America’s Stalin Peace Prize Winner May Be McCarthyism or Merely Amusing, Former VOA Director Said

          • April 11, 2022
          Former Voice of America (VOA) director Sanford J. Ungar, who served under President Clinton from 1999 to 2001,…
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          Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afganistan pinned on World atlas, close up view. Red map location pointer on globe planet Earth. 3d illustration.
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            The Voice of America Fantasyland in Afghanistan

            • March 29, 2022
            The U.S. Agency for Global Media presents the Voice of America Fantasyland in the VOA Acting Director’s statement…
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            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 pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
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              DAN ROBINSON: Some of the worst dysfunctions at Voice of America happened under former VOA Director Amanda Bennett 

              • March 27, 2022
              USAGM Watch Commentary Dan Robinson, who retired in 2014 after 34 years with the Voice of America, responded…
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              In 2013, the then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Congress that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) was "practically defunct" in its capacity to tell America's message around the world. Since then, what is now the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and the Voice of America (VOA) have become even more dysfunctional and poorly managed.
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                U. S. Agency for Global Media USAGM and Ukraine

                • March 20, 2022
                The U.S. Agency for Global Media still shows a press release about its poll in the Russian-occupied part…
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                  Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free World

                  • March 19, 2022
                  Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem”…
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                    USAGM Advisory Board Is Not Enough 

                    • March 14, 2022
                    The U.S. Agency for Global Media needs more than just a USAGM Advisory Board. It needs a board…
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                      RFE/RL Suspends Operations In Russia Following Kremlin Attacks 

                      • March 7, 2022
                      RFE/RL PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has suspended its operations in Russia after local tax authorities…
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                        Voice of America Corrected Aid to Ukraine Map to Include Poland and Slovakia – Hungary and Other Countries Still Missing

                        • March 5, 2022
                        While the Voice of America corrected its “Aid to Ukraine” map to include Poland and Slovakia after protests…
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                        "Ukrainians on Conflicts... ,"VOA Video Report by Ricardo Marquina and Pablo Gonzalez, February 04, 2022.
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                          EXCLUSIVE Spanish Journalist Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia Reported for Voice of America, CPJ Calls for His Release 

                          • March 5, 2022
                          USAGM Watch EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY Charges of alleged spying for Russia were made against a Spanish journalist arrested several…
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                            Immigrants Protest Against USAGM Voice of America News Disinformation

                            • March 4, 2022
                            RUSSIA’s WAR ON UKRAINE NEWS ALERT and COMMENTARY Polish Americans and Slovak Americans have joined Iranian, Chinese, Cuban,…
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                              Voice of America and Ukraine

                              • March 3, 2022
                              Voice of America and Ukraine:  As Putin Threatens, VOA Misses Opportunity to Carry Live Blinken Message to Russian…
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                                Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGM

                                • March 1, 2022
                                On Ukraine, former Voice of America reporter Dan Robinson writes, “Yet again, not a single mention of USAGM…
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                                Photograph: New York, New York. A. Marcus Garveyite reading the OWI (Office of War Information) publication Negroes and the War, April 1943. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540, USA. OWI was the Executive Branch agency under the control of the White House. Its Overseas Division produced World War II shortwave radio broadcasts, which were later named the Voice of America (VOA).
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                                  Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroad

                                  • February 28, 2022
                                  Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by…
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