Current and Former Voice of America Journalists Look at Resignation of VOA Director Amanda Bennett
USAGM Watch Commentary By Current and Former VOA Journalists VOA Director Amanda Bennett and her deputy, Sandy Sugawara,…
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett Says ‘VOA’s protest coverage…nothing short of extraordinary’ as New CEO Starts Work
USAGM Watch Commentary Michael Pack, President Trump’s appointee to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), was…
U.S. Senate Confirms Michael Pack As Head of USAGM
USAGM Watch Commentary By Former Voice of America Reporters The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Michael…
Senate Votes to Confirm Michael Pack as USAGM CEO
USAGM Watch Commentary In a vote nearly completely along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed today (June 4,…
Senate Closed Debate on Michael Pack 53-39, Confirmation Vote to Follow
USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. Senate did not heed Senator Bob Menedez’s (D-NJ) calls and closed debate on the…
Senator McConnell Scheduled Michael Pack USAGM CEO Confirmation Vote for Thursday, June 4
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled the Senate vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to become CEO of the…
Journalist counters Tara Sonenshine on U.S. Agency for Global Media
USAGM Watch Commentary A journalist writing under open name whom we were able to identify as having decades…
WHITE HOUSE on VOICE OF AMERICA (VOA) Why are US Taxpayers Funding a ‘Voice of the Mullahs’ in Iran?
USAGM Watch Comentary West Wing Reads page on the WhiteHouse.gov official White House website has a link to…
U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State Says Voice of America Is Letting Down Iranian People
USAGM Watch Commentary Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of…
Odd, Misleading and Marginal News on US Tax-Funded USAGM-Managed Voice of America English Homepage
USAGM Watch Commentary We are not suggesting that U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) federally managed by the…
Amanda Bennett Is First Voice of America Director at War with Refugees From Communism and Iran EXCLUSIVE
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Amanda Bennett @abennett·Apr 9·16.7K Followers: “At the @VOANews, we love facts. The fact is Wuhan…
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
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Voice of America (VOA) White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman, who was accused by Vice…
GEOFFREY COWAN AND JAMES K. GLASSMAN LAT OP-ED: ‘Trump’s war on Voice of America is all about him’
OPINION Geoffrey Cowan and James K. Glassman Are Wrong to Defend Mismanaged Voice of America. Their Misguided Defense…
‘Disgusting and Disgraceful’ Mismanagement — Voice of America Reporter Responds to WP Defense of VOA Director
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY A Voice of America (VOA) news reporter currently employed by the U.S. Agency for Global…
Former BBG Governor Accuses VOA Director Bennett of Misusing Resources
In two articles on his public diplomacy blog, MountainRunner.us, Matt Armstrong, former Republican member of the Broadcasting Board…
Clean House
OPINION COVID-19 Reaches the Agency By The Federalist The COVID-19 virus outbreak has been felt inside the hallways…
Former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Who Called BBG ‘Most Worthless’ Dead At 72
Tom Coburn, former Republican U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and a medical doctor who in a…
Trump Nominates USAGM Board Chair Ken Weinstein To Be Ambassador to Japan
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY President Trump announced his intent to nominate Kenneth R. Weinstein to be U.S. Ambassador to…
Voice of America Follows IRE Example on COVID-19 Privacy
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY The senior management of the Voice of America (VOA) in the U.S. Agency for Global…
VOA Director’s Internal Emails Reveal First Confirmed Coronavirus Staff Illness
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY USAGM Watch has learned that Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett informed VOA staff…
Second NICAR20 attendee tests presumptively positive for coronavirus
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped by now all non-essential travel to…
Voice of America Service Apologizes for False VOA Serbian Coronavirus Death News After Criticism by President Vučić
BGG – USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY As of early afternoon March 13, 2020, Voice of America VOA English News…
NICAR20 Conference Attendee Tested Positive for COVID-19
Hopefully senior Voice of America (VOA) management has stopped all non-essential travel to prevent exposure to the COVID-19…
Voice of America Director Denied Pressure from China Led to Shortening of Whistleblower Interview
Voice of America (VOA) Director Amanda Bennett on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, denied there was pressure from the…
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…
Former top advisor to former U.S. media agency head reports to prison
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Haroon Ullah, former top official in the U.S. Agency for Global Media…
Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti
USAGM WATCH MEDIA COMMENTARY Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti, RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS, November 1,…
WP: Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports
Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports, By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, December…
EX-STATE DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL OFFICIAL TO SERVE 3 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Haroon Ullah, a former federal government official and counter-terrorism expert who worked with…
NPR chief’s former USAGM top aide to be sentenced for felony theft
BBG – USAGM Commentary Lax supervision by former government executive John F. Lansing, who now runs NPR, allowed…
Trump speaks about VOA
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary A report posted online by the Voice of America (VOA) implied that President…
EXCLUSIVE Jeff Shell, former Democratic BBG Chair, resigned from USAGM Board of Governors
EXCLUSIVE BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary News BBG – USAGM Watch was able to confirm that Jeff Shell,…
Michael Pack USAGM Senate Hearing Scheduled for Sept. 19
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing for Michael Pack to be confirmed by the…
NYT on USAGM: New Scandals Rock Government’s Foreign Broadcasting Service
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The New York Times “New Scandals Rock Government’s Foreign Broadcasting Service”…
USAGM women allege promotions irregularities in CEO’s former right-hand man scandal
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Several women who have been longtime employees of the U.S. Agency for Global…
WP: Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show
Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, June 28, 2019 …
Update: Guilty Plea in USAGM Senior Official Corruption Case
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a June 27, 2019 press release…
What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL?
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary What Went Wrong with USAGM • VOA • RFE/RL? • In…
Senior Voice of America exec listed as Facebook friend of VOA reporter with ‘F*ck Trump’ posts EXCLUSIVE
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary A March 5, 2019 screenshot of a 2016 post, showing a dog and…
Pompeo calls for USAGM leadership change
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary In his appearance on March 27, 2019 before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee…
Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp Increases
BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp Increases By…
Ed Royce on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook Ads
OPINION Issues in the News: Royce Report on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook Ads U.S. International Media:…
Trump Sticks With Pack for Broadcasting Chief, WFB reported
BBG Watch Media As reported by Susan Crabtree in the Washington Free Beacon, “President Trump has re-nominated documentary…
WFB: House Foreign Affairs Committee uncovered new spate of management failures at USAGM and VOA
BBG Watch Media Commentary A new report by Susan Crabtree in The Washington Free Beacon provides additional details…
Voice of America Russian Service’s illegal targeting of Americans with Facebook ads exposed by Rep. Royce
BBG Watch Commentary The review by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
Congress exposes repeated violations of Smith-Mundt Act in USAGM agency’s Facebook ads targeting Americans
BBG Watch Commentary The review by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee…
New York Times missed evidence of existing Voice of America bias under Amanda Bennett and John Lansing
BBG Watch Media Commentary While noting some of the management scandals at the Voice of America (VOA) and…
WFB: “Corker, Menendez Push Effort to ‘Neuter’ Trump’s Broadcasting Chief”
BBG Watch Media Commentary Washington Free Beacon senior writer Susan Crabtree who has been reporting on U.S government…
Did Trump forget Voice of America or rejected it as far to the left of CNN?
BBG Watch Commentary, As reported by U.S. and world media, President Trump raised in a tweet the possibility…
USAGM Misappropriated ‘Watch’ Domains to Stifle Criticism by US Media
BBG Watch Commentary In an unprecedented and stunning betrayal of public trust and its mission, the newly-renamed United…