Ronald Reagan – 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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HISTORY Refugee Voice of America Journalists Stood Up to the Anti-Reagan VOA Newsroom and Won the Cold War

October 26, 2020

By Ted Lipien “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” ― L.P. Hartley, The…

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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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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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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 Frank Sinatra and Voice of America countered communist propaganda

December 12, 2015

By Ted Lipien Today, December 12, 2015, is Frank Sinatra’s birthday. He would have been…

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Putin’s Russian victimhood on VOA

October 20, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary “Western media both expose, but often just report, Putin’s Russian victimhood propaganda claims, while poor…

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JOE BRUNS The Voice of America: A Worthy Mission for the 21st Century

August 22, 2014

Guest Commentary BBG Watch occasionally publishes guest commentaries. This one is from Joe Bruns who was named Deputy…

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Ted Lipien remembers Ken Tomlinson

May 9, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former director of the Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service and later VOA…

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Voice of America offered disappointing coverage of John XXIII and John Paul II canonization

April 27, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary The Catholic Church sainthood for Popes John XXIII and John Paul II…

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Susan Rice and Richard Stengel promote State Department’s response to Putin’s propaganda machine, offer little help so far to BBG

March 21, 2014

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. National Security Advisor to President Obama Susan Rice and U.S. Under Secretary of State…

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Martial law prisoners in Poland praised Reagan, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe

December 4, 2013

Originally posted on December 4, 2013 Today’s political prisoners who are fighting for democracy and human rights are…

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Voice of America Russian Service analyzes Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech after 30 years

March 12, 2013

Russia expert and former U.S. international broadcasting specialist Dr. Paul Goble reported in his Window on Eurasia Blog…

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Radio Liberty-in-Exile appeals to Obama and Romney for help, former Reagan campaign official adds his support

October 30, 2012

The Radio Liberty-in-Exile group of fired journalists and those who resigned in protest against actions of the American…