U.S. Agency For Global Media Trapped
U.S. Agency For Global Media trapped in Afghanistan, a victim of years of mismanagement, chaos and a lack…
Part THREE: Voice of America Struggles to Detect Violations of Journalistic Standards, Enforce Guidelines
AS VOICE OF AMERICA STRUGGLES, VIOLATORS OF STANDARDS SHOWERED WITH PRAISE, IN SOME CASES RE-HIRED, PROMOTED USAGM Watch…
WP Mentions USAGM Watch: a Possible Amanda Bennett Nomination May Offend Ethnic Voters
Possible Amanda Bennett nomination for USAGM could offend ethnic voters and face trouble in the Senate because of…
PART TWO: Voice of America Journalistic Standards — Struggles to Detect Violations, Enforce Guidelines
Voice of America journalistic standards editor is seen as a paper tiger under the current leadership of the…
Part ONE: Voice of America Struggles to Detect Violations of Journalistic Standards, Enforce Guidelines
Voice of America Deletes Tweets By A Key Correspondent USAGM Watch Commentary We’re going to bury the lead…
Possible Biden Nomination of Amanda Bennett Would Offend Immigrant Voters, Risks More Scandals at USAGM
USAGM Watch Commentary Politico report suggesting that President Biden may nominate former Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda…
Comment on WP Article on USAGM Journalists Left Behind in Afghanistan
USAGM Watch Commentary The Washington Post has an opinion article about the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
As Terrorists Kill Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic Taliban-Focused News from Afghanistan – Example II
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
As Taliban Kills Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic News from Afghanistan – Example I
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
USAGM or US Agency for Global Mayhem
USAGM or US Agency for Global Mayhem: Cut, Run and Lost Credibility A Commentary By The Federalist “In…
Voice of America Messaging for Taliban Endangers Afghan Women
Voice of America messaging for the Taliban is a result of poor leadership at the U.S. Agency for…
USAGM and VOA Chiefs on Security of Staff in Afghanistan, Ali A. Jalali Dismisses Fake News | EXCLUSIVE
Ali Ahmad Jalali, former Interior Minister of Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005 and former Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America Polygraph.Info Posts Against Russia Fake News Have Near Zero Likes After 4 Years
USAGM Watch Commentary Despite being sold to members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. media as one of…
How Zofia Korbońska, Voice of America refugee journalist, campaigned against communism, resisted German-Nazi fascism
Zofia Korbońska, a Voice of America refugee journalist, was a remarkable Polish-American woman who fought against two of…
Communists in Cuba Getting Soft Treatment from Voice of America
Communists in Cuba getting soft treatment from the Voice of America under past and current VOA and U.S.…
Voice of America VOA News Failed to Report on Rejection of Bipartisan Congressional Friends of Belarus Caucus’ Plea to Biden to Meet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language website has not reported the recent forming of…
Shameful Voice of America VOA News Reporting Failure on U.S.-Germany Nord Stream Deal
USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien I was pleased to see that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), where…
Cuban Refugee Journalist: Sloppy Voice of America Boosts Communist Propaganda
USAGM Watch Guest Commentary A Cuban refugee journalist in the United States has submitted to us an analysis…
Voice of America report favored Castro regime in Cuba protests – The Washington Examiner op-ed
USAGM Watch Commentary An op-ed in The Washington Examiner analyzes an early Voice of America (VOA) central English…
Biased Voice of America VOA News report does not quote a single protester, gives Castro regime the last word, ignores criticism from Senator Rubio
USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language report, titled “Rare Protests Hit Cuba Amid Economic,…
Voice of America Alumni Group reveals employee morale crisis under longtime VOA and USAGM executives
USAGM Watch Commentary A post on the Voice of America (VOA) Alumni Group Facebook page provides evidence from…
Voice of America’s failure in Ethiopia needs Biden’s attention for stopping genocide and reforming VOA and USAGM
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien #TigrayGenocide President Biden must act quickly to reform the Voice of America…
Biden can combat foreign propaganda by reforming Voice of America
OPINION An op-ed in The Washington Examiner by a co-founder and supporter of USAGM Watch was written in…
USAGM Patterns of Manipulation
OPINION U.S. Agency for Global Media Patterns of Manipulation by Longtime Government Officials by The Federalist Perhaps the…
‘Voice of America listens to bullsh**,’ outraged independent Meduza journalist dismisses a VOA Russian Service report
USAGM Watch Commentary Galina Timchenko, a Russian journalist and executive editor of Meduza, a Riga, Latvia-based independent online…
USAGM Officials Selling Snake Oil to Employees, Taxpayers, Congress and Media
OPINION By The Federalist Longtime U.S. Agency for Global Media Officials… Selling The Snake Oil The ongoing comedy…
Rep. Michael McCaul Calls for Answers on Reports of Misuse of Money, Falsified Credentials at USAGM
USAGM Watch Commentary Members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, may be beginning to realize that current senior…
U.S. Agency for Global Media – USAGM Penultimate Dysfunction
OPINION By The Federalist The first thing to understand about the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is…
Current and Former U.S. Agency for Global Media Executives Protected Controversial VOA Managers
USAGM Watch Commentary by Former VOA English and VOA Foreign Language Reporters As we pointed out recently, problems…
New Questions About Leadership at Voice of America and USAGM Regarding Ethiopia
USAGM Watch Commentary by Former VOA English and VOA Foreign Language Reporters Here We Go Again: New Questions…
RFE/RL President Says ‘We will not be silenced’ in Russia
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that he can silence Radio Liberty in…
LIPIEN – Putin is blackmailing Radio Liberty
OPINION An op-ed by Ted Lipien, former Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president, former Voice of…
U.S. Senate Considers Bill to Give Extra Money to Radio Free Asia to Counter Disinformation from China, Lesser Boost to Voice of America
USAGM Watch Commentary A bipartisan bill, S. 1169, the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, introduced by Senate Foreign…
Russia’s RT Beat Voice of America on Biden Armenian Genocide Story
USAGM Watch Commentary Russian state TV and web news channel RT was more than half an hour ahead…
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: RFE/RL President Condemns Ongoing Belarus Media Crackdown As Ihar Losik Marks 300 Days In Detention
USAGM Watch Commentary USAGM Watch citizen journalists express their full support and solidarity with Belarus blogger Ihar Losik…
Voice of America English Newsroom Failed to Notice Cuba Freedom Song ‘Patria y Vida’
USAGM Watch Commentary Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee whose parents…
Good Enough for Government Work at Voice of America Newsroom
USAGM Watch Commentary In previous years, BBG Watch – the predecessor of USAGM Watch – made part of…
Catching Up on USAGM: Biden’s U.S. Agency for Global Media Head Reinstates Executives Suspended by Michael Pack, Criticizes Him and His Appointees
USAGM Watch Commentary The Hill and other U.S. media reported in late February 2021 that five individuals, described in…
Rumors, Myths, Untruths and Half-Truths from U.S. Agency for Global Media
From USAGM Watch Citizen Journalists: We are pleased to see the return of The Federalist, our longtime contributor…
BBC Russian: Radio Liberty and Current Time Invited Some Employees to Leave Russia
USAGM Watch Commentary BBC Russian Service reported online that the leadership of Radio Liberty and the Current Time…
Assessing the Terrain: USAGM Watch Resumes Watchdog Role
Assessing the Terrain: USAGM Watch Resumes Watchdog Role USAGM Watch Commentary Four months into 2021, the former BBG…
Voice of America Delayed For Five Days Posting Story on Senator Menendez Criticism of USAGM CEO OCB Appointment
USAGM Watch Commentary It took the Voice of America (VOA), U.S. tax-funded broadcaster, five days after Senator Bob…
Voice of America Not Posting Story on Senator Bob Menendez’s Criticism of USAGM CEO’s Choice for OCB Director
USAGM Watch Commentary UPDATE: Five days after Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued his statement on Wednesday April 7,…
USAGM Watch Resumes BBG Watch Oversight and Accountability Blogging
See New Posts on USAGMWatch.com New Announcement from USAGM Watch Citizen Journalists Citizen journalists working as unpaid volunteers…
Senator Bob Menendez questions USAGM acting CEO’s decision to appoint Sylvia Rosabal as Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
New Announcement from USAGM Watch Citizen Journalists Citizen journalists working as unpaid volunteers for non-partisan and independent USAGM…
U.S. State Department condemns Russia’s fines against Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
USAGM Watch Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has received support in a statement from U.S. State Department spokesperson…
USAGM Watch Citizen Journalists
USAGM Watch Video USAGM Watch (USAGMWatch.com) citizen journalists bring transparency and accountability to U.S. government-funded operations managed by…
Illegal Targeting of Americans with Facebook ads by Voice of America
The review by former Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), the former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and…
Trump Re-Nominates Michael Pack to be CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly BBG
BBG – USAGM Watch According to a White House announcement on February 25, 2020, President Trump has re-nominated…
Censorship and Propaganda Threats from China
The internet has no room for tyrants | Column The United States and its allies must act…