Mismanagement Charges Against USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda Bennett
Former Voice of America director Amanda Bennett, a nominee for U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO position,…
Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”
Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in…
Rep. Scott Perry: VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About Iran
Voice of America – VOA misallocates funds, said Rep. Scott Perry (R., Pa.) who accused VOA and U.S.…
Voice of America Refuses to Disclose Review of Deleted Work by Former VOA Freelance Reporter Questioned in Ukraine and Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia
Voice of America refuses requests to disclose the results of its review of VOA news reports by its…
Asking About Voice of America’s Stalin Peace Prize Winner May Be McCarthyism or Merely Amusing, Former VOA Director Said
Former Voice of America (VOA) director Sanford J. Ungar, who served under President Clinton from 1999 to 2001, said…
DAN ROBINSON: Some of the worst dysfunctions at Voice of America happened under former VOA Director Amanda Bennett
USAGM Watch Commentary Dan Robinson, who retired in 2014 after 34 years with the Voice of America, responded…
U. S. Agency for Global Media USAGM and Ukraine
The U.S. Agency for Global Media still shows a press release about its poll in the Russian-occupied part…
Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free World
Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem”…
USAGM Advisory Board Is Not Enough
The U.S. Agency for Global Media needs more than just a USAGM Advisory Board. It needs a board…
Voice of America Corrected Aid to Ukraine Map to Include Poland and Slovakia – Hungary and Other Countries Still Missing
While the Voice of America corrected its “Aid to Ukraine” map to include Poland and Slovakia after protests…
EXCLUSIVE Spanish Journalist Arrested in Poland for Alleged Spying for Russia Reported for Voice of America, CPJ Calls for His Release
USAGM Watch EXCLUSIVE COMMENTARY Charges of alleged spying for Russia were made against a Spanish journalist arrested several…
Immigrants Protest Against USAGM Voice of America News Disinformation
RUSSIA’s WAR ON UKRAINE NEWS ALERT and COMMENTARY Polish Americans and Slovak Americans have joined Iranian, Chinese, Cuban,…
Voice of America and Ukraine
Voice of America and Ukraine: As Putin Threatens, VOA Misses Opportunity to Carry Live Blinken Message to Russian…
Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGM
On Ukraine, former Voice of America reporter Dan Robinson writes, “Yet again, not a single mention of USAGM…
Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroad
Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by…
Russia’s War on Ukraine and DC Public Media
COMMENTARY By Ted Lipien Privileged American public media executives, editors, and reporters may not realize how insensitive some…
Horror of Russia’s War on Ukraine Made Trivial in VOA Tweets
Under the current U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) leadership, the horror of Russia’s war on Ukraine is…
Russia’s War on Ukraine – BBG conducted a faulty poll in Russian-occupied Crimea – what will USAGM leadership do now?
Russia’s war on Ukraine U.S. government-funded reporting is now in the hands of the dysfunctional U.S. Agency for…
USAGM performance in Afghanistan – a threat to journalists in Ukraine
USAGM leadership’s approach to Ukraine is dangerous for U.S. Agency for Global Media journalists, including those from Voice…
80 Years of VOA: Different Names of the Voice of America
USAGM Watch Commentary 80 years ago today, on February 1, 1942, the first Voice of America (VOA) radio…
Voice of America at 80 – VOA’s Pro-Soviet Fellow Travelers and Lessons for Today
Voice of America at 80 – the hidden record of VOA’s pro-Soviet fellow travelers, Howard Fast and John…
Members of Congress Criticize USAGM Management Over Cuts for OCB Cuba Programs
Cuts for OCB Cuba programs, proposed by the senior management of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
Symbolic Justice for Stalin’s Victims, But Not Yet From Voice of America Management
Commentaries about Stalin’s victims, Voice of America By Ted Lipien (Tadeusz Lipień) In my Washington Examiner Christmas Day…
Deceptive USAGM Numbers
Deceptive USAGM numbers hide the lack of relevance and effectiveness of the $800 million federal U.S. Agency for…
Breaking News Failures at VOA Still Not in the Past
A commentary on breaking news failures at VOA by Dan Robinson. One of the huge problems at Voice…
At Voice of America, history repeats itself
At Voice of America, history repeats itself because of poor USAGM leadership, partisan bias and violations of VOA…
The Death of Democracy at USAGM, says Michael Pack
The death of democracy at USAGM is claimed by former U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack.…
Criticism of Amanda Bennett by Immigrants Ignored by Biden in Proposing Her for USAGM CEO
President Joe Biden ignored criticism of Amanda Bennett by immigrants in announcing his intent to nominate the former…
Part THREE: Voice of America Struggles to Detect Violations of Journalistic Standards, Enforce Guidelines
AS VOICE OF AMERICA STRUGGLES, VIOLATORS OF STANDARDS SHOWERED WITH PRAISE, IN SOME CASES RE-HIRED, PROMOTED USAGM Watch…
WP Mentions USAGM Watch: a Possible Amanda Bennett Nomination May Offend Ethnic Voters
Possible Amanda Bennett nomination for USAGM could offend ethnic voters and face trouble in the Senate because of…
PART TWO: Voice of America Journalistic Standards — Struggles to Detect Violations, Enforce Guidelines
Voice of America journalistic standards editor is seen as a paper tiger under the current leadership of the…
Cut and Run and Chaos – The USAGM Contribution to the Afghan Failure
The USAGM contribution to the Afghan failure has been presided by U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice…
As Terrorists Kill Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic Taliban-Focused News from Afghanistan – Example II
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
As Taliban Kills Family Member of DW Journalist, VOA Offers Optimistic News from Afghanistan – Example I
Voice of America – VOA offers largely optimistic Taliban-focused news from Afghanistan meant to reassure the Afghans, particularly…
Voice of America Polygraph.Info Posts Against Russia Fake News Have Near Zero Likes After 4 Years
USAGM Watch Commentary Despite being sold to members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. media as one of…
How Zofia Korbońska, Voice of America refugee journalist, campaigned against communism, resisted German-Nazi fascism
Zofia Korbońska, a Voice of America refugee journalist, was a remarkable Polish-American woman who fought against two of…
Communists in Cuba Getting Soft Treatment from Voice of America
Communists in Cuba getting soft treatment from the Voice of America under past and current VOA and U.S.…
Voice of America VOA News Failed to Report on Rejection of Bipartisan Congressional Friends of Belarus Caucus’ Plea to Biden to Meet Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language website has not reported the recent forming of…
Voice of America tweeted false accusations against Covington students but failed to report on CNN settlement
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded and U.S. government-managed Voice of America (VOA) English-language news website…
Violations of VOA Charter — Firewall Breached Part III
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary FOR BACKGROUND SEE: NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge…
False claim in Voice of America reporter’s tweet about a dead Kurdish girl
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Experts critical of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyib Erdoğan have raised…
USAGM CEO nominee Michael Pack pledges to protect journalistic integrity
BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Michael Pack, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Agency for Global…
VOA ignores VP Pence’s WWII anniversary speech in Poland
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary As of 3:00 AM Central European time, September 2, 2019, the U.S. tax-funded…
Voice of America VOA English News Blows Off 80th Anniversary of Hitler-Stalin Pact
By Ted Lipien Today, August 23, marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact…
An ahistorical Voice of America is dangerous for the nation
BBG – USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Voice of America should be completely nonpartisan and objective as a…
HISTORY Warsaw Uprising Betrayed by Pro-Stalin WWII Voice of America
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary August 1, 2020 marks the 76th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw…
Secret Facebook Pages and Twitter Blockers at USAGM Part II
BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Secret Facebook Pages and Twitter Blockers at USAGM By BBG –…
VOA Editor Also Mocked Senator Ted Cruz
BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary His selection as the Press Freedom Editor was praised and announced to the…
Voice Of America Says Editor Deleted Anti-Trump Facebook Posts, But Unclear If He Was Punished, Daily Caller Reports
BBG – USAGM Commentary The Daily Caller writer Shelby Talcott has an update in a new article on…
VOA’s David Jones: ‘we stand by our coverage and do not plan to comment any further’
BBG – USAGM Commentary In an article for The National Interest website, reporter Shelby Talcott, who recently broke…