Management – BBG and USAGM Watch

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U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State Says Voice of America Is Letting Down Iranian People

May 27, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of…

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Odd, Misleading and Marginal News on US Tax-Funded USAGM-Managed Voice of America English Homepage

May 22, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary We are not suggesting that U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) federally managed by the…

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Amanda Bennett Is First Voice of America Director at War with Refugees From Communism and Iran EXCLUSIVE

May 4, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Amanda Bennett @abennett·Apr 9·16.7K Followers: “At the @VOANews, we love facts. The fact is Wuhan…

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Voice of America White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman in Dispute with Vice President Mike Pence’s Staff Previously Banned U.S. Reporters from His VOA Twitter Account

May 1, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Voice of America (VOA) White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman, who was accused by Vice…

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GEOFFREY COWAN AND JAMES K. GLASSMAN LAT OP-ED: ‘Trump’s war on Voice of America is all about him’

April 23, 2020

OPINION Geoffrey Cowan and James K. Glassman Are Wrong to Defend Mismanaged Voice of America. Their Misguided Defense…

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‘Disgusting and Disgraceful’ Mismanagement — Voice of America Reporter Responds to WP Defense of VOA Director

April 19, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY A Voice of America (VOA) news reporter currently employed by the U.S. Agency for Global…

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Former BBG Governor Accuses VOA Director Bennett of Misusing Resources

April 15, 2020

In two articles on his public diplomacy blog, MountainRunner.us, Matt Armstrong, former Republican member of the Broadcasting Board…

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Clean House

March 31, 2020

OPINION COVID-19 Reaches the Agency By The Federalist The COVID-19 virus outbreak has been felt inside the hallways…

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Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Who Called BBG ‘Most Worthless’ Dead At 72

March 28, 2020

Tom Coburn, former Republican U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a medical doctor who in a…

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Trump Nominates USAGM Board Chair Ken Weinstein To Be Ambassador to Japan

March 21, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY President Trump announced his intent to nominate Kenneth R. Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to…

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Voice of America Follows IRE Example on COVID-19 Privacy

March 20, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY The senior management of the Voice of America (VOA) in the U.S. Agency for Global…

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VOA Director’s Internal Emails Reveal First Confirmed Coronavirus Staff Illness

March 20, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY USAGM Watch has learned that Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett informed VOA staff…

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Second NICAR20 attendee tests presumptively positive for coronavirus

March 16, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped by now all non-essential travel to…

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Voice of America Service Apologizes for False VOA Serbian Coronavirus Death News After Criticism by President Vučić

March 13, 2020

BGG – USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY As of early afternoon March 13, 2020, Voice of America VOA English News…

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NICAR20 Conference Attendee Tested Positive for COVID-19

March 13, 2020

Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped all non-essential travel to prevent exposure to the COVID-19…

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Voice of America Director Denied Pressure from China Led to Shortening of Whistleblower Interview

March 8, 2020

Voice of America (VOA) Director Amanda Bennett on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, denied there was pressure from the…