Russia – BBG and USAGM Watch

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Voice of America English News Quoted Putin on End of WWII Anniversary, But Not U.S. Secretary of State and Central European Ministers — Will Michael Pack Fix It?

May 14, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary When it comes to history, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is easily winning the propaganda war…

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Voice of America Doctor Who Brought AIDS Information to USSR and Saved Lives

April 3, 2020

By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum At one time during the Cold War, the taxpayer-funded, U.S.…

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Steady Stream of Good China News Propaganda from Voice of America

March 30, 2020

USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY While posting a few short reports in recent days on how the communist China uses…

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Boris Nemtsov Defended Radio Liberty Journalists

March 1, 2020

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary We can report with some satisfaction that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…

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Kirk Douglas on Radio Free Europe and Voice of America

February 6, 2020

By Ted Lipien As Putin’s propagandists are again spreading lies around the world and trying to undermine American…

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HISTORY Russian propaganda at WWII Voice of America

January 18, 2020

BBG – USAGM Watch History Russian propaganda influence in the United States is not new. “I established contact…

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Trump speaks about VOA

October 4, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary A report posted online by the Voice of America (VOA) implied that President…

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USAGM CEO nominee Michael Pack pledges to protect journalistic integrity

September 19, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Michael Pack, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global…

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US Agency for Global Media John Lansing Departs

September 10, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary OPINION U-SAG-M US Agency for Global Media John Lansing Departs By The…

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VOA repeats Russian claim: Stalin “saved European democracy”

September 4, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America dispensed—unchallenged—a propaganda lie from Putin’s disinformation specialists claiming…

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Voice of America VOA English News Blows Off 80th Anniversary of Hitler-Stalin Pact

August 23, 2019

By Ted Lipien Today, August 23, marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact…

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HISTORY Voice of America? – Why The Question Mark from Congress in 1948?

July 24, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary In 1948, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate charged that Voice of…

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VOA Chinese Service censored Pompeo speech while other USAGM news sites ignored it EXCLUSIVE

May 14, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary It appears from multiple online searches of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…

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HISTORY Collusion: How the State Department tried to save Voice of America from Soviet influence in WWII

May 13, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The history of the Voice of America has been written around the false…

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Powerful pro-press freedom speech by Sen. Cruz ignored by Voice of America EXCLUSIVE

May 8, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has so far (as of 12:20 AM…

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What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL?

May 6, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL? • In…