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…
Bad Management At Voice of America and USAGM Starts At The Very Top
Voice of America central English newsroom and VOA language services have in recent years been the focus of…
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…
Voice of America Fails to Post Story on Phishing Attack Against VOA Employees and Private Citizens
USAGM Watch Commentary The story of a December 2020 phishing attack on the U.S. Agency for Global Media…
U.S. Agency for Global Media Notified Employees of Personal Information Security Breach Four Months After It Occurred
USAGM Watch Commentary Former Voice of America senior White House correspondent Dan Robinson who has written occasional commentaries…
Anthony Blinken Meets Kelu Chao – USAGM Watch Holds Voice of America and USAGM Government Officials Accountable
USAGM Watch Commentary In recent years, USAGM Watch has uncovered and commented on multiple management scandals and journalistic…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
2016 Report Confirmed Problem of Political Bias At Voice of America
OPINION Trump USAGM CEO Michael Pack Was Attacked For Attempts to Focus on Problem by Dan Robinson It…
SIDEBAR: Where 2016 Consultant Report Recommendations Missed The Mark
USAGM Watch Commentary EDITOR’S NOTE: A USAGM staffer reacts to key aspects of the Executive Summary of the…
USAGM & Transition Team Work Plan and Requests EXCLUSIVE
USAGM Watch Commentary USAGM Watch has received a copy of “USAGM & Transition Work Plans and Request,” which…
USAGM – US Agency for Global Mayhem – Don’t Get Fooled – Again
OPINION – GUEST COMMENTARY US Agency for Global Mayhem Don’t Get Fooled – Again By The Federalist To…
ROBINSON and ELLIOTT on Reforming USAGM in Charge of Voice of America, Other USG Media
USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Biden Choice on USAGM: Business as Usual, or Major Change. By Dan Robinson,…
Lauded Adviser of Biden’s USAGM Transition Leader Richard Stengel Was Also Chief Aide of Ex BBG CEO Before Conviction for Theft
USAGM Watch Commentary President Obama’s Under a Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel…
Biden’s USAGM Transition Leader Richard Stengel Criticized for Advocating Restrictions on Free Speech
Richard Stengel’s October 29, 2019 op-ed in The Washington Post, “Why America needs a hate speech law,” has been…
Biden Named Richard Stengel Team Lead Transition Volunteer for US Agency for Global Media – USAGM
Former Time magazine editor Richard Stengel who as former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs represented…
USAGM CEO Michael Pack Rehired Chinese American Journalists Fired by Former Management EXCLUSIVE
USAGM Watch Commentary Regardless of who wins the White House, Michael Pack, Trump-nominated and Senate-confirmed CEO of the…
Public Sex at Voice of America
USAGM Watch Commentary No comment from USAGM Watch on a November 2, 2020 report by the Daily Caller.…
MINISCULE, They Are Not: Violations of the VOA Charter
MINISCULE A commentary BBG-USAGM Watch publishes this brief commentary by a contributor, in response to a recent email…
Plaintiff In Press Freedom Lawsuit Fired Voice of America Journalists
USAGM Watch Commentary In her October 9, 2020 report, “Lawsuit Calls for Immediate Relief from USAGM CEO’s Actions,”…
McCaul Statement on Subpoena for USAGM CEO Michael Pack
USAGM Watch Commentary The House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a subpoena for the testimony of USAGM CEO Michael…
USAGM CEO Blames Former Agency and Voice of America Heads for Massive Security Breaches
USAGM Watch Commentary Michael Pack, Trump-appointed CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), was interviewed by…
Domestic Propaganda By Voice of America Can Skew Election Results
OPINION By The Federalist Partisan domestic propaganda by the federally-funded and government-managed Voice of America (VOA) can skew…
EXCLUSIVE SIDEBAR: VOA Broadcast Managers Had Access to Classified State Department Material
OPINION By Dan Robinson For many years, Voice of America broadcast managers had access to classified State Department…
Questions About 14 Voice of America Journalists Who Protest Against Pack
OPINION By Dan Robinson Murky History of Access to Classified Information by VOA Managers, Reporters A protest now…
Media Expose Hidden Voice of America and USAGM Scandals
USAGM Watch Commentary Mainstream U.S. media, for now mostly conservative outlets, reporters and commentators, are beginning to focus…
Voice of America 2012 Fake Interview with Navalny Was A Security Threat
USAGM Watch Commentary Suspected poisoning in Russia of politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny is yet another sign…
Some VOA Newsroom Employees Complain About USAGM Release of OPM Report on Security Breaches
OPINION By Dan Robinson Report Detailed Violations in Background Investigation Procedures That USAGM CEO Michael Pack Says Placed…
USAGM Official Who Fired Dissident VOA China Journalists Is Suspended
BBG – USAGM Commentary U.S. Agency for Global Media former Acting CEO and Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner…
Alleged Cronyism At USAGM Before Michael Pack Exposed By Whistleblower
USAGM Watch Commentary A whistleblower made allegations of widespread cronyism at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
Heritage scholar exposes VOA’s biased news
USAGM Watch Commentary Helle C. Dale, the Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in public diplomacy, said in an article…
U.S. Agency for Global Media Statement: CEO Pack releases OPM report detailing long-standing USAGM security failures
CEO Pack releases OPM report detailing long-standing USAGM security failures August 4, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Agency for…
USAGM: Past Agency Leaders Ignored National Security Procedures, Failed to Adequately Vet Staff
USAGM Watch Commentary By Dan Robinson OPM Report Details Serious Deficiencies That New USAGM CEO Says Placed U.S.…
Former VOA Director Defends New USAGM Chief Against Critics
USAGM Watch Commentary In an article written for The Stream, Robert R. Reilly, Voice of America (VOA) director…
Former USAGM Management Ignored A Decade of Federal Security Agencies’ Warnings on Hiring Practices at VOA and Other USG Media Entities
USAGM Watch Commentary Speaking on background, U.S. federal government sources told USAGM Watch journalists that former senior officials…
Cancel Culture Silenced Conservative and Moderate Dissent at the Voice of America
USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien There May Be Only One or Two Bari Weisses and Andrew Sullivans…
USAGM Is Reviewing Journalist Visas For Compliance With U.S. Law; Countered NPR Report
USAGM Watch Commentary According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the management is…
LIPIEN After a decade of extreme bias and foreign propaganda, Voice of America needs a fresh start
OPINION Ted Lipien writes in an Washington Examiner op-ed that the Voice of America (VOA) suffered under the…
After Mass Firings, GOP Senators Threaten to Cut Funding if Trump Appointee Politicizes USAGM’s News Broadcasts
USAGM Watch Media Review A comment from former Voice of America senior White House correspondent Dan Robinson: There…
USAGM CEO Michael Pack Selected Temporary Acting Managers at VOA, OCB, RFA, MBN and RFE/RL
USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Chief Executive Officer Michael Pack issued a press release…
USAGM Deep State Goes Full Tilt Targeting Pack, Trump PART TWO
OPINION USAGM Deep State Goes Full Tilt Targeting Pack, Trump by Dan Robinson Part Two: Full Tilt It’s…
Is There a “Deep State” Supporting USAGM and VOA? PART ONE
OPINION Is There a “Deep State” Supporting USAGM and VOA? PART ONE by Dan Robinson Part One: …
United States Agency for Global Media Arrivals and Departures
OPINION Analyzing US Government International Media United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Arrivals and Departures By The…
USAGM CEO Michael Pack’s First Days: Political and Media Reactions
USAGM Watch Commentary – Review of U.S. Political and Media Reactions Please note that USAGM Watch neither represents…