Cold War – BBG and USAGM Watch

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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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Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free World

March 19, 2022

Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem”…

In 2016 Voice of America (VOA) produced this graphic to illustrate reports on Fidel Castro’s death. It was used as the VOA Spanish Service Facebook Cover image.

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Symbolic Justice for Stalin’s Victims, But Not Yet From Voice of America Management

December 25, 2021

Commentaries about Stalin’s victims, Voice of America By Ted Lipien (Tadeusz Lipień) In my Washington Examiner Christmas Day…

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Different Names of the Voice of America

December 5, 2020

Cold War Radio Museum By Ted Lipien The U.S. taxpayer-funded and U.S. government-operated international radio broadcaster established in…

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Communist secret police in Poland spied on Voice of America’s Willis Conover to shut down Radio Free Europe

August 7, 2020

By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum Polish communist intelligence service and secret police spied on Voice…

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Happy Birthday Radio Free Europe

July 4, 2020

USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Happy Birthday Radio Free Europe! I had lived in communist-ruled Poland until…

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HISTORY Soviet Block Jamming of Western Freedom Radios

June 30, 2020

By Ted Lipien for Cold War Podcasts Toward the end of the Cold War in the 1980s, the…

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Voice of America Doctor Who Brought AIDS Information to USSR and Saved Lives

April 3, 2020

By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum At one time during the Cold War, the taxpayer-funded, U.S.…

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HISTORY Voice of America? – Why The Question Mark from Congress in 1948?

July 24, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary In 1948, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate charged that Voice of…

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HISTORY Collusion: How the State Department tried to save Voice of America from Soviet influence in WWII

May 13, 2019

BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The history of the Voice of America has been written around the false…

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Does he listen to Radio Free Europe? A question from “Cold War” 2018 movie

January 10, 2019

OPINION By Ted Lipien Cold War – Clip: I’ve Been Ratting On You | Amazon Studios I was…

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HISTORY 1953 CIA Source: People Died in Czechoslovakia Because of Pro-Communist Propaganda from Voice of America

January 3, 2019

OPINION AND ANALYSIS Cold War Radio Museum 1953 CIA Source: People Died in Czechoslovakia Because of Pro-Communist…

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HISTORY | President Eisenhower condemned biased Voice of America officials and reporters

December 5, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary Cold War Radio Museum Voice of America Then and Now Historically, partisanship at the…

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Vice President George H.W. Bush interviewed for Voice of America by Ted Lipien and Wayne Corey in 1987

December 1, 2018

Reposted from Cold War Radio Museum Cold War Radio Museum Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service director…

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Cold War Lessons for Voice of America in China — Plight of VOA Mandarin Five

October 21, 2018

BBG Watch Guest Commentary This article is reposted from the Cold War Radio Museum – coldwarradiomuseum.com – website.…

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Pro-Stalin Voice of America Propaganda Revealed in 1984 VOA Interview with Józef Czapski – Cold War Radio Museum

September 4, 2018

BBG Watch History A Cold War Radio Museum article points out official bias and censorship in Voice of…

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RFE/RL targeted Americans with a pro-Kremlin Facebook ad EXCLUSIVE NEW EVIDENCE SUPPORTING NYT REPORT

July 19, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE BBG Watch has obtained screenshots showing that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a…

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HISTORY Voice of America 1990

July 11, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary The Cold War Radio Museum has published audio, video and photos depicting the Voice of…

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History for Voice of America: General Eisenhower accused WWII VOA of ‘insubordination’

May 14, 2018

OPINION By Ted Lipien Voice of America (VOA) director Amanda Bennett left out some critical information when she…

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HISTORY How a refugee journalist exposed Voice of America censorship of the Katyn Massacre

April 17, 2018

BBG Watch History Commentary This Cold War History Museum presentation shows how officials in charge of the Voice…

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HISTORY Senator Taft’s early warning of Soviet propaganda in WWII Voice of America

April 2, 2018

HISTORY Cold War Radio Museum Could a foreign power such as Russia try to infiltrate the Voice of…

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HISTORY: JFK on VOA’s Mission – 20th Anniversary of the Voice of America 1962

March 28, 2018

Cold War Radio Museum President John F. Kennedy speaks at a celebration of Voice of America’s twentieth year…

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Voice of America 1951 – Presidents’ Day and Debates on VOA’s Future

February 19, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary Wishing all of our readers and contributors Happy Presidents’ Day, we repost the latest article…

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SOLZHENITSYN Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship by Voice of America

November 7, 2017

OPINION Cold War Radio Museum How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn SOLZHENITSYN, Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship…

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How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn

October 30, 2017

OPINION Cold War Radio Museum How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn Russian Propaganda and U.S. Politics Today By…

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Zbigniew Brzezinski took action against censorship at Voice of America in 1978

May 31, 2017

BBG Watch Commentary Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski who died last week at age 89 showed keen interest in U.S.…

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Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1989 Voice of America and Polish TV program on fall of communism

May 29, 2017

BBG Watch History Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor from 1977 to 1981, died on…

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VOA had a brief AP report after Zbigniew Brzezinski’s death; RT posted a full obituary

May 27, 2017

BBG Watch Commentary One of the major American planners of the Cold War victory over the Soviet Union,…

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Voice of America Interview with Future Pope

October 16, 2016

BBG Watch History This is a reposting of Cold War Radio Museum article “Voice of America Interview with…

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NYT got it wrong on VOA being a Cold War relic

October 10, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary In a news analysis article, “

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Natan Sharansky mentions Voice of America in a 4th of July Story

July 4, 2016

BBG Watch History A Fourth of July Story Independence Day is doubly special for the legendary refusenik…

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LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America

June 15, 2016

OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…

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Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignored

June 5, 2016

BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…

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McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice of America manager

February 22, 2016

BBG Watch History McKinney Russell (1929-2016). Family courtesy photo. McKinney Russell (1929-2016) – diplomat, Radio Liberty reporter, Voice…

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Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce on urgent need to reform BBG

January 11, 2016

BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) continues to argue for splitting different elements…

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Deeper propaganda analysis sometimes missing even from otherwise excellent RFE/RL reports

December 21, 2015

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists are capable of excellent reporting. “In Forgotten…

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Martial law Poland – Kirk Douglas and Voice of America

December 12, 2015

By Ted Lipien A few Voice of America English newsroom correspondents and some VOA managers who…

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How Kirk Douglas and Radio Free Europe countered Soviet propaganda

December 11, 2015

By Ted Lipien Despite gasps of indignation from the Kremlin and quite a few Western fellow travelers who…

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Robert Conquest and Voice of America’s intellectual decline

August 7, 2015

BBG Watch Commentary Robert Conquest (left), who died on August 3, 2015, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom…

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Voice of America History – Communist Infiltration During World War II

July 28, 2015

BBG Watch History During World War II, the Voice of America (VOA) operated within a mega propaganda agency…

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WWII Voice of America aired Stalin propaganda to cover up his role in Katyn massacre

June 24, 2015

BBG Watch History Former Voice of America broadcaster and acting associate director Ted Lipien posted on his private…

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Jolyon Naegele, VOA – A voice of the West for many Czechs in the 1980s

December 29, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Radio Prague (Radio Praha) recorded an interview with Jolyon Naegele, a Voice of America (VOA)…

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Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributions

November 8, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…

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White House on VOA-RFE/RL Russian TV, controversial VOA – Russia TV project not mentioned

September 19, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary In the “FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Ukraine,” the White House has announced a…

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McCain wants to fight and kill, Russian TV says in joint program with Voice of America

September 16, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary McCain wants to fight and kill, Russian TV said in a joint program with Voice…

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America’s international broadcasters are losing the air wars, analysis in Sacramento Bee

June 25, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary One of the most thoughtful analyses of U.S. government/taxpayer-funded international media outreach was written by…

Gulf News columnist says Voice of America lost much of its relevance

September 3, 2013

BBG Watch Commentary In a column for Gulf News, a leading English language newspaper of the Gulf region,…

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When America embraced U.S. government broadcasts for freedom

July 25, 2013

When America Embraced U.S. Government Broadcasts for Freedom Commentary by Ted Lipien Former Director of Security at Radio…

Polish TV to air film about Radio Free Europe and its contribution to freedom

April 30, 2013

Commentary by Ted Lipien Polish Television will air next weekend a five-part documentary film about the Polish Service…

60 RL: The Radio Station Known as Radio Liberty

February 24, 2013

BBG Watch is posting under its “60 RL” series historical and current news to commemorate the 60…