Read More 5 minute read How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal | THE HILL op-ed by Ted LipienSeptember 10, 2024 How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal op-ed in THE HILL by TED…
Read More 2 minute read Putin’s influencers? Why is taxpayer-funded VOA spreading his propaganda? | The Hill | Ted LipienFebruary 8, 2024 USAGM Watch Media Commentary In a commentary published in The Hill, Ted Lipien — a former VOA Polish…
Read More 2 minute read The Hill Op-ed Against Anti-Semitism in Media and Walter Durnaty-Style Journalism at USAGM’s Voice of America (VOA)December 29, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary In his latest op-ed in The Hill, former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director…
Read More 2 minute read Why I can’t be silent when Voice of America bans calling Hamas ‘terrorists’ | Washington Times op-ed by Ted LipienNovember 22, 2023 I cannot remain silent because those who refuse to expose terrorism or delay condemning it today will find…
Read More 4 minute read Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The HillOctober 13, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien My new op-ed in The Hill includes comments on the latest barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists…
Read More 3 minute read USAGM management’s failure to vet Voice of America journalistsJune 16, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary In November 2022, a group of Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service journalists protested against…
Read More 1 minute read VOA’s Russian influence crisis calls for congressional intervention | The Hill op-edJune 6, 2023 USAGM Watch Media Commentary
Read More 3 minute read RFE/RL Issues Vague Denial of Offering Job to Pro-Crimea Annexation Journalist EXCLUSIVEMarch 31, 2023 USAGM Watch Media COMMENTARY Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) , which is journalistically independent but is overseen by…
Read More 13 minute read USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett Gave Evasive Answers About Internal Censorship of Voice of America NewsMarch 15, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related…
Read More 1 minute read More Charges of Voice of America and USAGM Senior Management DysfunctionFebruary 27, 2023 USAGM Watch Media Commentary “Voice of America junket shows it needs new leadership“ By Michael Rubin in The…
Read More 1 minute read ‘Employees Rebel at US News Outlet Voice of America for Hiring Journalists’ from ‘Pro-Kremlin News Sources,’ a Newspaper in Ukraine ReportsFebruary 23, 2023 USAGM Watch Media Commentary “Members of the U.S. Congress have been contacted by employees criticizing the U.S. government-backed…
Read More 8 minute read ‘Censorship and Falsehoods’ – Voice of America Vietnamese Journalists Blame VOA’s Senior Management | EXCLUSIVEDecember 18, 2022 When the senior Voice of America management got caught by the Washington Post on their censoring of the…
Read More 4 minute read Politico Blasts USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett’s Predecessor Michael Pack, Overlooks Her Record at VOANovember 15, 2022 In highlighting its interview with USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett, Politico blasted her short-time predecessor Michael Pack. Politico did…
Read More 3 minute read Voice of America reports on detention of its freelance journalist accused of spying for Russia; VOA freelancer denies espionage chargesOctober 27, 2022 USAGM Watch Commentary The U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA) has a new report about the detention in…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America Acting Director Tweets ‘Iran Denies Link to Rushdie Stabbing’, But Why?August 22, 2022 Acting Director of the Voice of America Yolanda López hopes to send a VOA correspondent to Afghanistan, has…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America and USAGM Need RescueJuly 9, 2022 Voice of America and USAGM need rescue and good leadership as the U.S. Senate contemplates the nomination of…
Read More 3 minute read Sen. Menendez sets meeting to review USAGM CEO nomination of Amanda BennettJune 20, 2022 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a business meeting for Thursday, June 23, 2022, to review several…
Read More 2 minute read Senator Menendez Hints At Tough Questions for Amanda Bennett About USAGM Job June 8, 2022 Amanda Bennett is likely to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position of the CEO of…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Refuses to Disclose Review of Deleted Work by Former VOA Freelance Reporter Questioned in Ukraine and Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for RussiaMay 10, 2022 Voice of America refuses requests to disclose the results of its review of VOA news reports by its…
Read More 3 minute read RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in KyivApril 29, 2022 USAGM Watch volunteer journalists join Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in mourning the death of Ukrainian…
Read More 5 minute read Asking About Voice of America’s Stalin Peace Prize Winner May Be McCarthyism or Merely Amusing, Former VOA Director SaidApril 11, 2022 Former Voice of America (VOA) director Sanford J. Ungar, who served under President Clinton from 1999 to 2001, said…
Read More 3 minute read DAN ROBINSON: Some of the worst dysfunctions at Voice of America happened under former VOA Director Amanda Bennett March 27, 2022 USAGM Watch Commentary Dan Robinson, who retired in 2014 after 34 years with the Voice of America, responded…
Read More 2 minute read U. S. Agency for Global Media USAGM and UkraineMarch 20, 2022 The U.S. Agency for Global Media still shows a press release about its poll in the Russian-occupied part…
Read More 1 minute read Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free WorldMarch 19, 2022 Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem”…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America Corrected Aid to Ukraine Map to Include Poland and Slovakia – Hungary and Other Countries Still MissingMarch 5, 2022 While the Voice of America corrected its “Aid to Ukraine” map to include Poland and Slovakia after protests…
Read More 8 minute read EXCLUSIVE Spanish Journalist Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia Reported for Voice of America, CPJ Calls for His Release March 5, 2022 USAGM Watch EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY Charges of alleged spying for Russia were made against a Spanish journalist arrested several…
Read More 3 minute read Immigrants Protest Against USAGM Voice of America News DisinformationMarch 4, 2022 RUSSIA’s WAR ON UKRAINE NEWS ALERT and COMMENTARY Polish Americans and Slovak Americans have joined Iranian, Chinese, Cuban,…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America and UkraineMarch 3, 2022 Voice of America and Ukraine: As Putin Threatens, VOA Misses Opportunity to Carry Live Blinken Message to Russian…
Read More 2 minute read Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGMMarch 1, 2022 On Ukraine, former Voice of America reporter Dan Robinson writes, “Yet again, not a single mention of USAGM…
Read More 2 minute read Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroadFebruary 28, 2022 Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by…
Read More 3 minute read 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 4 minute read Horror of Russia’s War on Ukraine Made Trivial in VOA TweetsFebruary 25, 2022 Under the current U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) leadership, the horror of Russia’s war on Ukraine is…
Read More 9 minute read Russia’s War on Ukraine – BBG conducted a faulty poll in Russian-occupied Crimea – what will USAGM leadership do now?February 24, 2022 Russia’s war on Ukraine U.S. government-funded reporting is now in the hands of the dysfunctional U.S. Agency for…
Read More 9 minute read USAGM performance in Afghanistan – a threat to journalists in UkraineFebruary 13, 2022 USAGM leadership’s approach to Ukraine is dangerous for U.S. Agency for Global Media journalists, including those from Voice…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America at 80 – VOA’s Pro-Soviet Fellow Travelers and Lessons for TodayJanuary 24, 2022 Voice of America at 80 – the hidden record of VOA’s pro-Soviet fellow travelers, Howard Fast and John…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America VOA News Failed to Report on Rejection of Bipartisan Congressional Friends of Belarus Caucus’ Plea to Biden to Meet Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaJuly 26, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language website has not reported the recent forming of…
Read More 3 minute read Shameful Voice of America VOA News Reporting Failure on U.S.-Germany Nord Stream DealJuly 22, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien I was pleased to see that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), where…
Read More 4 minute read Biden’s USAGM Transition Member Bruce Sherman Claimed Crimeans Wanted Annexation by RussiaNovember 18, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary Bruce Sherman, one of the members of the advisory transition team selected by President-elect Joe…
Read More 5 minute read Obama-Biden White House Used Voice of America for Political Publicity with No Protests from VOA, Liberal Media or CongressOctober 21, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary There were no protests from the Voice of America (VOA) English central newsroom reporters, liberal…
Read More 5 minute read 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 8 minute read NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice of AmericaOctober 31, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Myroslava Gongadze in National ReviewApril 8, 2016 BBG Watch Media National Review, a mainstream conservative magazine founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955,…
Read More 5 minute read Crimea annexation anniversary: How BBG and VOA initially helped to advance Putin’s narrativeMarch 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea on Friday to mark the second anniversary of…
Read More 7 minute read Bruce Sherman leaving BBG as Office Of Strategy And Development DirectorJanuary 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Bruce Sherman is leaving the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America ignores White House statement on Holodomor genocide in 1930s Ukraine, as does RFE/RLNovember 8, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Someone worked at the White House this Saturday, November 7, but not at the U.S.…
Read More 14 minute read ‘Crimea overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia,’ Voice of America reported year ago citing faulty BBG pollJune 14, 2015 BBG Watch History U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) is now under new interim leadership after the recent…
Read More 8 minute read OPINION – DAN ROBINSON – Mixing Advocacy with News Reporting at Voice of AmericaFebruary 22, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary All views expressed are those of the author. One Year Later — Dysfunction, News Failures,…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Gongadze first with tweet on John Kerry going to UkraineJanuary 30, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary The State Department made an announcement more than an hour ago and shortly thereafter popular…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America executives took a break at ice-cream social to forget about John KerrySeptember 13, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to the power of social media, we have seen photos of Voice of America…
Read More 4 minute read Russia’s RT has more on Obama statement on Ukraine than Voice of AmericaAugust 29, 2014 BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) devoted only 138 words on its English news website…