Read More Russia’s War on Ukraine and DC Public MediaFebruary 26, 2022 COMMENTARY By Ted Lipien Privileged American public media executives, editors, and reporters may not realize how insensitive some…
Read More RFE/RL President Says ‘We will not be silenced’ in RussiaMay 14, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that he can silence Radio Liberty in…
Read More Mark Pomar Sees Opportunity for Radio Liberty to Stand Up to Putin After Being Kicked Out from Russia, Peter Gross NotedMay 6, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary Peter Gross, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former Director of the University of Tennessee’s School of…
Read More LIPIEN – Putin is blackmailing Radio LibertyMay 4, 2021 OPINION An op-ed by Ted Lipien, former Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president, former Voice of…
Read More 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…
Read More Violations of VOA Charter — Firewall Breached Part IIINovember 5, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary FOR BACKGROUND SEE: NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge…
Read More Voice of America VOA English News Blows Off 80th Anniversary of Hitler-Stalin PactAugust 23, 2019 By Ted Lipien Today, August 23, marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact…
Read More An ahistorical Voice of America is dangerous for the nationAugust 6, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Voice of America should be completely nonpartisan and objective as a…
Read More Who leaked an embarrassing video for RFE/RL – Voice of America Russian TV?November 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary A leaked rehearsal video for the Russian-language Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)-Voice of…
Read More Tom Kent leaving RFE/RLAugust 7, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Having published a letter to the New York Times editor in defense of his stewardship…
Read More Is Voice of America again afraid of Katyn?May 16, 2018 Guest Commentary By Ted Lipien I noticed through an online search of their news websites that neither the…
Read More Broadcasting Board of Governors Comedy Club Part TwoApril 10, 2018 OPINION BBG Comedy Club Part Two: The Road Show US International Media Information War Lost…
Read More Broadcasting Board of Governors Comedy ClubApril 8, 2018 OPINION BBG Comedy Club Part One US Government International Media Information War Lost By…
Read More Just The Facts?!? on BBGMarch 28, 2018 OPINION Just The Facts?!? US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist The…
Read More Message for Speaker Ryan from Dissident RFE/RL JournalistsMarch 24, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Dissident Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists want to tell House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)…
Read More Putin Won By Bringing ‘Strength’ to Russia, RFE/RL Head Tom Kent tells BBGMarch 18, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary It would have been inconceivable for the head of U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe and…