Gary Thomas spent 27 years at Voice of America before retiring in 2012. He was a senior correspondent and news analyst specializing in national security and intelligence issues. He served in Islamabad and Bangkok and covered stories throughout South and Southeast Asia. In addition to covering security issues at the intelligence agencies, he also covered diplomatic, military, and political matters in Congress, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the United Nations. He has written pieces on U.S. international broadcasting for the Columbia Journalism Review.
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Policy heavyweights support Royce-Engel U.S. media reform bill
BBG Watch Commentary According to a new report released by the Aspen Institute, at the third annual Aspen…
Wimbush and Portale respond to Thomas on BBG reform
BBG Watch On April 30, 2015, BBG Watch published an opinion article by a former Voice of America…
OPINION: Flying journalism under a false flag
BBG Watch Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This commentary by former Voice of America foreign…
Voice of America Director David Ensor stepping down
BBG Watch At today’s Town Hall meeting at the Voice of America (VOA) in Washington, DC, Director David…
Closing of Voice of America Jerusalem Bureau
BBG Watch Commentary This BBG Watch commentary was written as our introduction linking to an excellent investigative journalism…
WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE NOW? by Gary Thomas
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Gary Thomas. He spent 27…
Former correspondents bemoan Voice of America 2014 election coverage
BBG Watch Commentary To see comments about Voice of America’s English News election coverage, some of them from…
Robinson and Thomas on H.R. 4490 Voice of America reforms
BBG Watch Commentary Dan Robinson was one of the few if not the only Voice of America English…
Resistance to reforms equals not enough reach and respect for Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Resistance to reforms from the entrenched bureaucracy equals not enough respect for Voice of America…
Is Congress trying to neuter Voice of America’s journalism or save it?
BBG Watch Commentary In a new Columbia Journalism Review article, former Voice of America (VOA) senior correspondent Gary…
Former senior correspondents discuss mismanagement at Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) executives, whose salaries are paid by American taxpayers, describe these former…
Gary Thomas comments on departure of VOA White House correspondent Dan Robinson
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America senior correspondent Gary Thomas has commented on the departure from VOA…
Gary Thomas responds to attacks from Voice of America management
BBG Watch Commentary In response to BBG Watch report, Victor Ashe apologized for Columbia Journalism Review for Voice…
The Thomas Affair at Voice of America – BBG Governor Susan McCue and Governor Victor Ashe
BBG Watch Commentary Agency sources have shared with us summaries of some of the comments Broadcasting Board of…
Mission impossible: should Voice of America do news or public diplomacy?
BBG Watch Commentary Gary Thomas, a former Voice of America (VOA) journalist, published a significant analysis and opinion…