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CCongress

AFGE: Journalists, Federal Workers, and Unions File Lawsuit to Challenge Closure of U.S. Agency for Global Media

  • March 24, 2025
USAGM Watch Commentary The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents 820,000 government workers, and many U.S.…
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CCongress

Congress must save the good journalists at VOA, RFE/RL, RFA, Radio TV Marti, MBN | LIPIEN in THE HILL

  • March 17, 2025
President Trump’s decision to shut down the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Radio y Televisión Martí in Cuba and other…
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Image included in a 2022 message to staff from VOA Acting Director Yolanda Lopez.
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All Voice of America Full Time Employees Put on Paid Administrative Leave, VOA May Survive But Emerge Much Smaller, Future of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, other USAGM Grantees Uncertain | BREAKING NEWS

  • March 15, 2025
USAGM Commentary Multiple Voice of America (VOA) full-time employees report that they have received e-mails from the U.S.…
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FFeatured

ROBINSON How not to cover breaking news: VOA’s embarrassing performance on recent major stories | Washington Times op-ed

  • February 12, 2025
USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) has frequently been slower than other media in reporting…
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FFeatured

Trump picks L. Brent Bozell III for USAGM CEO

  • January 22, 2025
President Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate L. Brent Bozell III, the founder of the Media Research Center,…
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FFeatured

Voice of America Buries LA Fires Story, Ignores Bipartisan Criticism of Democratic Mayor

  • January 10, 2025
USAGM Watch Commentary The devastating fires in Los Angeles have been the number one news story on almost…
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CCongress

Kari Lake will face a harrowing task in fixing a very broken VOA | OPINION | LIPIEN | THE HILL

  • December 22, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) broadcaster, reporter, editor, and executive, wrote in…
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FFeatured

Procedures for Appointing and Removing Voice of America Director

  • December 20, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary   President-elect Trump has announced his choice of Kari Lake, an American political figure and…
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CCongress

How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal | THE HILL op-ed by Ted Lipien

  • September 10, 2024
How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal op-ed in THE HILL by TED…
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CCongress

Urgent reform needed to stop anti-Trump hate by VOA’s partisan journalists | THE HILL Op-Ed

  • August 5, 2024
USAGM Watch Media Commentary This op-ed by USAGM Watch sponsor and former Voice of America acting associate director…
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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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CCongress

Strong dislike of Donald Trump among some Voice of America newsroom reporters and editors

  • August 5, 2024
Dislike of Donald Trump has been very strong among some Voice of America (VOA) reporters and editors, especially…
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CCongress

Voice of America Slants News, Delays Biden’s Debate Stumble Story

  • July 8, 2024
USAGM Commentary – Voice of America Slants News As observed by several former Voice of America (VOA) journalist-broadcasters,…
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CCongress

Voice of America Ignored for 3 Days House Foreign Affairs Committee Report Alleging ‘Culture of Corruption’ Allowed by Senior USAGM Executives

  • June 14, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary Several former Voice of America (VOA) senior reporters and managers, who retired several years ago…
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CCongress

Voice of America Whitewashes Terror Backgrounds of Gazan Journalists | Honest Reporting

  • March 20, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary on “Voice of America Whitewashes Terror” Article by Honest Reporting HonestReporting, a media monitoring nonprofit…
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CCongress

Putin’s influencers? Why is taxpayer-funded VOA spreading his propaganda? | The Hill | Ted Lipien

  • February 8, 2024
USAGM Watch Media Commentary In a commentary published in The Hill, Ted Lipien — a former VOA Polish…
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CCongress

Chairman McCaul decries extraordinary crisis of leadership at USAGM

  • February 8, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary In a commentary published in National Review, Michael McCaul (R-TX) – chairman of the House…
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CCongress

Voice of America Staffers Posted Anti-Israel Content to Facebook | National Review

  • January 12, 2024
USAGM Watch Commentary In a comment on the Voice of America Alumni Facebook Page, Ted Lipien wrote: I…
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CCongress

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…
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CCongress

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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CCongress

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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Voice of America trusts Hamas’ one-source news but not Israel’s, keeps Hamas’ fake news online for many days

  • November 25, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary As signaled by Voice of America’s (VOA) insider whistleblowers, reported by the Washington Times, and…
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Voice of America bans calling Hamas terrorists illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times
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CCongress

Why I can’t be silent when Voice of America bans calling Hamas ‘terrorists’ | Washington Times op-ed by Ted Lipien

  • November 22, 2023
I cannot remain silent because those who refuse to expose terrorism or delay condemning it today will find…
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A clip from raw video footage posted by the Voice of America in 2017 without any balance.
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CCongress

U.S.-Funded Voice of America Management Under USAGM and Some VOA Journalists Say Calling Hamas ‘Terrorists’ Is Wrong

  • November 9, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary Whistleblowers at the U.S. government-funded and managed international media outlet Voice of America (VOA) have…
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CCongress

Internal documents expose VOA directing staff not to refer to Hamas as a terrorist organization. Senator Bill Hagerty protests to USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett

  • November 9, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary As reported by his U.S. Senate office, “Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Ranking Member of the…
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Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America (VOA), with the VOA logo, showing the burning of U.S. and Israeli flags in December 2017 without any attached balancing content, explanation of U.S. policy, or commentary.
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CCongress

GOP Senators Demand Firings over Voice of America’s Policy against Labeling Hamas Members ‘Terrorists’ | National Review

  • November 9, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary GOP Senators Demand Firings over Voice of America’s Policy against Labeling Hamas Members ‘Terrorists’ |…
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CCongress

VOA’s refusal to call Hamas attackers ‘terrorists’ helps to perpetuate violence | Ted Lipien in The Hill

  • November 4, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary VOA’s refusal to call Hamas attackers ‘terrorists’ helps to perpetuate violence | BY TED…
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Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America (VOA), with the VOA logo, showing the burning of U.S. and Israeli flags in December 2017 without any attached balancing content, explanation of U.S. policy, or commentary.
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CCongress

U.S. media reports: Voice of America orders reporters not to call Hamas ‘terrorists’

  • October 27, 2023
Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America…
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CCongress

Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The Hill

  • October 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…
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CCongress

Voice of America Hours Late in Reporting on Trump Court Plea

  • August 4, 2023
VOA Late on Trump Plea Voice of America’s English News Global Website Lags for Over Three Hours on…
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CCongress

McCaul Begins Investigative Interviews Into Corruption at U.S. Agency for Global Media

  • July 25, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) has announced the start of investigative interviews…
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CCongress

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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CCongress

VOA’s Russian influence crisis calls for congressional intervention | The Hill op-ed

  • June 6, 2023
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CCongress

VOA’s Sloppy Newscasts Part of QC Problems at USAGM

  • April 7, 2023
Guest Commentary by Dan Robinson In addition to a longstanding reputation as one of the worst places to work in…
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FFeatured

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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CCongress

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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CCongress

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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CCongress

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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CCongress

More Charges of Voice of America and USAGM Senior Management Dysfunction

  • February 27, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary “Voice of America junket shows it needs new leadership“ By Michael Rubin in The…
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CCongress

‘Employees Rebel at US News Outlet Voice of America for Hiring Journalists’ from ‘Pro-Kremlin News Sources,’ a Newspaper in Ukraine Reports

  • February 23, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary “Members of the U.S. Congress have been contacted by employees criticizing the U.S. government-backed…
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Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America (VOA), with the VOA logo, showing the burning of U.S. and Israeli flags in December 2017 without any attached balancing content, explanation of U.S. policy, or commentary.
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CCongress

U.S. Foreign Policy Expert on Management Dysfunction at USAGM and VOA – Voice of America

  • February 18, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, highlighted in a recent…
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CCongress

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,…
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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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CCongress

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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VVOA

‘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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FFeatured

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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Voice of America’s lame excuse for censorship | Washington Examiner Op-Ed

  • December 7, 2022
The censorship was outrageous, as was the nonchalant manner in which senior leaders in charge of upholding the…
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CCongress

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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FFeatured

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…
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Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett in 2017. VOA Photo.
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CCongress

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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