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    Four Republican Members of Senate Foreign Relations Committee Voted Against Nomination of Amanda Bennett for USAGM CEO

    • June 28, 2022
    Jimmy Quinn, national security correspondent for National Review, reported that four Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations…
    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. 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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      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…
        Amanda Bennett swearing-in as VOA Director, April 18, 2016.
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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…
              Amanda Bennett at the Senate Foreign Relations hearing, June 7, 2022, to discuss her nomination for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO position.
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                Senator Menendez Hints At Tough Questions for Amanda Bennett About USAGM Job 

                • June 8, 2022
                Amanda Bennett is likely to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position of the CEO of…
                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. 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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                  Mismanagement Charges Against USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda Bennett

                  • June 6, 2022
                  Former Voice of America director Amanda Bennett, a nominee for U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO position,…
                  Voice of America New York
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                    Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”

                    • June 5, 2022
                    Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in…
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                      Rep. Scott Perry: VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran

                      • May 13, 2022
                      Voice of America – VOA misallocates funds, said Rep. Scott Perry (R., Pa.) who accused VOA and U.S.…
                      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…
                        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…
                          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,…
                            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…
                              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. 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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                                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…
                                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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