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Voice of America Reporters and Editors Keep Calling Hamas Terrorists ‘Fighters’

  • December 8, 2023
U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA) in the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) keeps calling Hamas members…
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Voice of America Reverses Ban On Calling Hamas ‘Terrorists’ After USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett Gets An Earful From Members of Congress

  • December 5, 2023
Voice of America (VOA) reverses its ban on calling Hamas “terrorists” after U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
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USAGM management’s failure to vet Voice of America journalists

  • June 16, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary In November 2022, a group of Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service journalists protested against…
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RFE/RL Issues Vague Denial of Offering Job to Pro-Crimea Annexation Journalist EXCLUSIVE

  • March 31, 2023
USAGM Watch Media COMMENTARY Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) , which is journalistically independent but is overseen by…
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  • 13 minute read

USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett Gave Evasive Answers About Internal Censorship of Voice of America News

  • March 15, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related…
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Leadership failure at Voice of America and US Agency for Global Media calls for bipartisan reform | Washington Examiner Op-Ed

  • March 8, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary When both the Washington Post and National Review report on yet another senior management-created scandal at Voice of America,…
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Voice of America reporters agreed to cuts in their report about a new scandal at U.S. Agency for Global Media – USAGM

  • March 7, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary USAGM Watch has learned from sources at the Voice of America (VOA) that the…
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OIG Should Promptly Investigate Voice of America Management’s Censorship of VOA Vietnamese News Video

  • January 27, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary Before key participants and witnesses at the Voice of America (VOA) and U.S. Agency for…
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Estonian-American Leader, Estonian Politician Objects to Voice of America VOA News Report on Putin’s Russia

  • January 24, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary Mari-Ann Kelam, a leader in the Estonian-American community, Estonian politician, former Estonian Foreign Ministry spokesperson,…
Congress needs to launch a bipartisan investigation of the recent censorship of the VOA Vietnamese Service news report and other similar incidents throughout the Voice of America in recent years.
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Congress Needs to Investigate Censorship at the Voice of America

  • January 8, 2023
Commentary By Ted Lipien for Free Media Online There is a long history of censorship at the Voice…
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‘Censorship and Falsehoods’ – Voice of America Vietnamese Journalists Blame VOA’s Senior Management | EXCLUSIVE

  • December 18, 2022
When the senior Voice of America management got caught by the Washington Post on their censoring of the…
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Voice of America Management Censors VOA Vietnamese News Video – Timeline From Internal Sources EXCLUSIVE

  • December 12, 2022
USAGM Watch Commentary Sources at the Voice of America (VOA), who want to remain anonymous to avoid reprisals,…
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Voice of America and USAGM Management Still Needs to Explain Censorship of VOA Vietnamese Video (Now Restored) and Apologize

  • December 11, 2022
Censorship by the Voice of America management of the VOA Vietnamese Service video, which has now been restored…
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U.S. Agency for Global Media:  Understating The Obvious

  • December 1, 2022
A Guest Commentary By The Federalist One of the resources we use to monitor the U.S. Agency for…
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Voice of America – USAGM Management Censored News to Protect Communist Vietnam — Radio Free Asia Did Not

  • November 18, 2022
USAGM Watch Commentary As reported by Paul Farhi in the Washington Post on Tuesday, the Voice of America…
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett in 2017. VOA Photo.
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More Censorship at USAGM — VOA to Vietnam Censored by Management

  • November 17, 2022
Censorship at USAGM — U.S. Agency for Global Media has returned at the Voice of America (VOA) under…
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Politico Blasts USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett’s Predecessor Michael Pack, Overlooks Her Record at VOA

  • November 15, 2022
In highlighting its interview with USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett, Politico blasted her short-time predecessor Michael Pack. Politico did…
VOA Director Amanda Bennett holding a USAGM umbrella for a publicity photo. In 2018, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of VOA, changed its name to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). President Biden nominated Bennett to be USAGM CEO and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-36 vote. She faces accusations of mismanagement and security lapses in her previous U.S. government position as the Voice of America (VOA) director.
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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…
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WP Mentions USAGM Watch: a Possible Amanda Bennett Nomination May Offend Ethnic Voters

  • October 28, 2021
Possible Amanda Bennett nomination for USAGM could offend ethnic voters and face trouble in the Senate because of…
Afghanistan Image Brian Williamson VOA News Screen Shot 2021-08-20 at 4.59.56 PM
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Comment on WP Article on USAGM Journalists Left Behind in Afghanistan

  • September 1, 2021
USAGM Watch Commentary The Washington Post has an opinion article about the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
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Longtime Execs at Low Employee Morale USAGM Against Former Short-Time CEO

  • July 21, 2021
USAGM Watch Commentary USAGM Watch offers a selection of links to media articles and official U.S. government documents…
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‘Disgusting and Disgraceful’ Mismanagement — Voice of America Reporter Responds to WP Defense of VOA Director

  • April 19, 2020
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY A Voice of America (VOA) news reporter currently employed by the U.S. Agency for Global…
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Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti

  • December 13, 2019
USAGM WATCH MEDIA COMMENTARY Menendez Demands Answers for Anti-Semitic Segment Aired on TV Marti, RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS, November 1,…
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WP: Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports

  • December 3, 2019
Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports, By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, December…
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WP: Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show

  • June 28, 2019
Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, June 28, 2019 …
Amanda Bennett being sworn as VOA Director by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing, April 18, 2016. Kelu Chao, a longtime VOA senior executive and later acting CEO of USAGM (BBG's name since 2018) is also in the photo.
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Washington Post: VOA fires journalist over interview with Chinese exile

  • December 4, 2018
BBG Watch Commentary A Failure of Leadership No matter how one reads the Washington Post’s blog opinion article…
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Washington Post picks up Voice of America Trump – Stalin comparisons

  • February 27, 2017
BBG Watch Commentary A news analysis in The Washington Post cited from a Voice of America (VOA) report…
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  • 9 minute read

Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional Message

  • December 10, 2016
Commentary Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional Message Broadcasting Board of Governors: Information War Lost By…
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WP defends defunct BBG Board, fails to mention VOA chiefs’ former links to the paper

  • December 10, 2016
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees have been rating their agency in Office of Personnel…
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  • 17 minute read

Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee morale

  • September 21, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
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Washington Post: ‘BBG is going backward’ in employee engagement under new CEO

  • September 21, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John F. Lansing is a well-meaning individual,…
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Anne Applebaum could help Voice of America be on guard against Putin propaganda

  • September 8, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Anne Applebaum, author of “Gulag: A History,” which Newsweek called “The most…
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WP: Survey shows small gains in federal employee morale, though it continues to fall in some agencies

  • September 28, 2015
BBG Watch Media 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey A Washington Post columnist reports that the Broadcasting Board of…
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WP: VOA chief threatens to ‘kill’ other U.S. broadcast stations if . . .

  • June 4, 2015
BBG Watch Media In his “In the Loop” Washington Post column, Al Kamen reports on former Voice of…
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Washington Post quote: ‘Ensor accomplished more…’

  • April 8, 2015
BBG Watch Media The Washington Post “In the Loop” column by Colby Itkowitz reports on the resignation of…
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Al Kamen – WP – quotes Michael Meehan on Andy Lack leaving BBG

  • March 3, 2015
BBG Watch Media “The news is seen, we’re told, as a big setback for the BBG at an…
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Voice of America Director’s office moved – Washington Post

  • February 9, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary “High-powered media executive Andy Lack, former chairman of Bloomberg Media Group and former president of…
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HEIL: VOA’s pursuit of truth continues

  • January 9, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) deputy director Alan Heil, who is listed as a member…
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  • 7 minute read

Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress

  • November 24, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
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  • 3 minute read

Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of America

  • November 23, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
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Rep. Ed Royce: The danger to Voice of America is maintaining the status quo

  • June 11, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has published a Letter…
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  • 6 minute read

WP editorial: Voice of America needs to keep its objective voice, BBG Watch agrees

  • June 7, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary We do not disagree with the Washington Post editorial, “Voice of America needs to keep…
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  • 3 minute read

WP: Moscow turns off Voice of America radio — once already silenced by U.S.

  • April 11, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post correspondent in Moscow Kathy Lally reports on the Russian government’s decision to stop…
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Russia should grant a visa to David Satter – Washington Post editorial

  • January 21, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post newspaper published an editorial, “Russia should grant a visa to David Satter,”…
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  • 6 minute read

U.S. media on failing revenge of Washington bureaucracy at Broadcasting Board of Governors

  • February 6, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary When one hears of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comment that the Broadcasting Board…
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  • 2 minute read

Static at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Jackson Diehl writes in The Washington Post

  • February 4, 2013
BBG Watch Commentary Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial page editor of The Washington Post, whose extensive experience in reporting…
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Washington Post columnist: BBG consistently rated by OPM at the bottom of the barrel in government

  • August 17, 2011
BBG stands for the Broadcasting Board of Governors. But it could just as well mean “bottom of the…
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