Voice of America Interview with Future Pope
BBG Watch History This is a reposting of Cold War Radio Museum article “Voice of America Interview with…
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty journalist on dumbing down of RFE/RL
Guest Commentary This commentary is by an anonymous writer who has worked for U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe…
Are Voice of America and Radio Liberty obeying Russian court ruling on Nazi-Soviet anniversaries?
Guest Commentary Putin’s Judicial Intimidation Against Voice of America and Radio Liberty Seems To Be Working By Ted…
Voice of America used Putin’s narrative in a Russian report, ignored Biden on WWII history
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America Russian Service has posted a report and video on the 77th…
BBG, VOA, RFE/RL blow off Biden’s Hitler-Stalin Pact remarks in Latvia, post funny videos and a VOA message from terrorists
BBG Watch Commentary August 23, 2016 marked the 77th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, also known as the…
David Satter on reforming U.S. media outreach to Russia
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
David Satter on U.S. international media reform
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE In an exclusive interview with BBG Watch, U.S. journalist, author and Russia expert David Satter…
Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warns
BBG Watch Russia using history as propaganda, Polish FM warns By Ted Lipien In an…
1944 Warsaw Uprising Betrayed by Pro-Stalin WWII Voice of America
BBG Watch History August 1 marks the anniversary of the start of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising launched against…
RFE/RL interviews Lech Walesa on Russia, NATO, EU, and threats to democracy
BBG Watch RFE/RL has posted online a report on its exclusive interview with former Solidarity labor union leader…
Natan Sharansky mentions Voice of America in a 4th of July Story
BBG Watch History A Fourth of July Story Independence Day is doubly special for the legendary refusenik…
LIPIEN OP-ED: Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America
OPINION Robert E. Sherwood on avoiding election coverage bias at Voice of America By Ted Lipien I disagree…
Even when ‘Federal websites can spill over into propaganda’ – BBG is ignored
BBG Watch Media “Websites operate in broadcast fashion: We publish, you read. We’ll allow feedback at our discretion.…
Hidden history: U.S. Congress exposes Soviet propaganda at Voice of America
BBG Watch Historical Documents & Quotes Series BBG Watch begins today publishing historical documents, some of…
The Triumph of Propaganda – Voice of America and Katyn
BBG Watch History April 13 is observed in Poland as Katyn Memorial Day. It commemorates over 22,000 Poles…
Correcting Voice of America history
BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, Ted Lipien, who earlier in his VOA career…
Voice of America and Radio Free Europe in ‘Closer to the Moon’ movie
History Voice of America and Radio Free Europe in ‘Closer to the Moon’ movie By Ted Lipien…
Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce on urgent need to reform BBG
BBG Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) continues to argue for splitting different elements…
‘The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same’ at Voice of America
Commentary | History The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same By Alex Belida…
Martial law Poland – Kirk Douglas and Voice of America
By Ted Lipien A few Voice of America English newsroom correspondents and some VOA managers who…
How Frank Sinatra and Voice of America countered communist propaganda
By Ted Lipien Today, December 12, 2015, is Frank Sinatra’s birthday. He would have been…
How Kirk Douglas and Radio Free Europe countered Soviet propaganda
By Ted Lipien Despite gasps of indignation from the Kremlin and quite a few Western fellow travelers who…
Carter Administration opposed consolidation of U.S. government broadcasting and Voice of America privatization
Commentary By Ted Lipien Recently released U.S. government documents show that President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor (1977–1981)…
Voice of America fails to notice Russian propaganda on WWII history
BBG Watch Commentary Russian ambassador to Poland has implied that Poland, not Hitler and Stalin, was responsible for…
U.S. Media Outreach to Russia Between Optimism and Despair
BBG Watch Commentary Two recent articles touched upon a little noticed debate over U.S. response to Vladimir Putin’s…
RFE/RL video commentary on death of Robert Conquest, pedestrian VOA Russian coverage
BBG Watch Commentary As Voice of America (VOA) English News website completely ignored the recent death of British-American…
Robert Conquest and Voice of America’s intellectual decline
BBG Watch Commentary Robert Conquest (left), who died on August 3, 2015, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom…
Voice of America History – Communist Infiltration During World War II
BBG Watch History During World War II, the Voice of America (VOA) operated within a mega propaganda agency…
Jolyon Naegele, VOA – A voice of the West for many Czechs in the 1980s
BBG Watch Commentary Radio Prague (Radio Praha) recorded an interview with Jolyon Naegele, a Voice of America (VOA)…
Voice of America ignores Obama’s statement on Berlin Wall anniversary, U.S. contributions
BBG Watch Commentary November 9 marks the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mismanaged, U.S.…
Radio Free Europe through the Eyes of the Czechoslovak State Security Service
For anyone interested in the activities of the Czechoslovak State Security Service (StB) directed against Radio Free Europe…