OWI – BBG and USAGM Watch

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HISTORY Flora Wovschin — Codename ZORA — Was The Most Active Soviet Spy But Not The Most Valuable Agent of Influence at WWII Voice of America

November 9, 2022

USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Following reports that due to multiple security violations the Office of Personnel…

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Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”

June 5, 2022

Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in…

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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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HISTORY WWII Voice of America Communist Propaganda to Yugoslavia

September 14, 2020

Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum Thanks to several lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, the U.S. Congress…

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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 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 U.S. Congressman on Katyn Massacre Coverup at Voice of America

April 14, 2018

BBG Watch Commentary In mid-April 1943, the Voice of America (VOA), which was then known as the Overseas…

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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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Brief History of VOA’s Domestic Propaganda

November 2, 2017

OPINION Cold War Radio Museum How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn Brief History of VOA’s Domestic Propaganda…

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Polish Ambassador’s Fight With Pro-Stalin Voice of America and Soviet Propaganda in the U.S.

July 10, 2017

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Katyn Cover-up – Hidden History of the Voice of America

April 12, 2017

BBG Watch History Very few Americans and few Poles know today that during World War II, the Voice…

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Voice of America and Internment of Japanese Americans

February 20, 2017

Introduction With today’s 75th anniversary of the signing of the presidential executive order to imprison Japanese Americans during…

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The Keogh Memorandum – Voice of America and U.S. Policy

May 23, 2016

BBG Watch History Documents & Quotes Series BBG Watch begins today publishing historical documents, some of…

Zofia Korbońska and Tadeusz (Ted) Lipien in the Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service office in Washington, D.C. circa 1974.

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Zofia Korbońska – a Voice of America hero

May 10, 2016

History On the 101 anniversary of the birth of legendary Voice of America Polish Service journalist and broadcaster…

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The Triumph of Propaganda – Voice of America and Katyn

April 13, 2016

BBG Watch History April 13 is observed in Poland as Katyn Memorial Day. It commemorates over 22,000 Poles…

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Correcting Voice of America history

April 10, 2016

BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, Ted Lipien, who earlier in his VOA career…

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Carter Administration opposed consolidation of U.S. government broadcasting and Voice of America privatization

December 2, 2015

Commentary By Ted Lipien Recently released U.S. government documents show that President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor (1977–1981)…

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Domestic news distribution was bad news for VOA

September 16, 2015

BBG Watch Commentary Not Knowing Its Own History The federal agency in charge of U.S. international media outreach…

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Misplaced priorities of BBG Governor

August 24, 2015

BBG Watch Commentary We could not find any online trace of U.S.taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) paying any…

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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…