Why I can’t be silent when Voice of America bans calling Hamas ‘terrorists’ | Washington Times op-ed by Ted Lipien
I cannot remain silent because those who refuse to expose terrorism or delay condemning it today will find…
Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The Hill
USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien My new op-ed in The Hill includes comments on the latest barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists…
Support from George H.W. Bush convinced Lech Walesa ‘there was a real chance to get rid of communism’
Cold War Radio Museum Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa said last year that in 1987 the then…
Voice of America highlights dying roosters and Iran regime propaganda as protesting Iranians die
BBG Watch Guest Commentary by Ted Lipien Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million FY 2017)…
1981 Poland shortly before and after martial law in Voice of America programs
BBG Watch History 35 years ago, on December 13, 1981, the Polish communist regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski…
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…
BBG CEO and media executives disavow BBG analyst’s view of impact
BBG Watch EXCLUSIVE Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) new CEO John Lansing and his senior media executives…
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…
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.…
Putin’s Russian victimhood on VOA
BBG Watch Commentary “Western media both expose, but often just report, Putin’s Russian victimhood propaganda claims, while poor…
VOA English News does not update Obama – Poland story for 11 hours, fails to cover Solidarity Prize for Crimean Tatar leader
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) posted its last VOA English News update on President…
Tomlinson on Voice of America coverage of Pope John Paul II
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America acting associate director Ted Lipien has posted on his blog an…
Ted Lipien remembers Ken Tomlinson
BBG Watch Commentary Ted Lipien, former director of the Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service and later VOA…
Biden announces Obama will visit Poland, other NATO countries — Voice of America not yet reporting
BBG Watch Commentary UPDATE: As of 4:15 PM EDT, Voice of America English news website still has nothing…
Voice of America ignored Obama’s statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) ignored President Obama’s Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day, failing…
Waiting for VOA interview with Wałęsa
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that rather than arranging for news coverage of Lech Wałęsa’s return…
Photos from Lech Wałęsa December 2013 visit to Capitol Hill — news event ignored by Voice of America
BBG Watch Commentary When Solidarity leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Poland returned to the…
Voice of America ignores U.S. Congress screening of Wałęsa biopic, his return visit to Capitol Hill
BBG Watch Commentary When Lech Wałęsa was leading the Solidarity trade union in the 1980s, the Voice of…
Martial law prisoners in Poland praised Reagan, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe
Originally posted on December 4, 2013 Today’s political prisoners who are fighting for democracy and human rights are…
VOA not reporting on Kerry’s tribute to Mazowiecki, as it failed earlier to report on Polish leader’s death
BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch already reported that the Voice of America (VOA) had ignored on its English…
VOA fails to report on death of Poland’s first post-communist prime minister, ignores White House statement
BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) did not report Monday on the death of Poland’s first…
Departures of good BBG Governors allow failed IBB and VOA managers to stay
BBG Watch Commentary Not all Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) members have been great. Some were disengaged or…
Voice of America English and Russian News Ignores Walesa Human Rights Award for Khodorkovsky
BBG Watch Commentary As a further example of how mismanaged and provincial the Voice of America (VOA) has…
Lech Wałęsa’s Historic VOA Interviews – 1985 – 1987 – 2002
BBG Watch Commentary Poland’s Post Office is issuing a stamp in honor of Solidarity (Solidarność) trade union leader…
Lech Walesa on Importance of Voice of America in Poland’s Struggle for Freedom and Democracy
BBG Watch Commentary Thanks to Ted Lipien, former director of the Voice of America Polish Service (1982-2003), we…
Ivan Tolstoy praises solidarity of Radio Liberty journalists who resigned in protest
Ivan Tolstoy, who still works at Radio Liberty in Prague, spoke at the gathering organized on March 1…
Working under BBG management is no Labor Day picnic for employees – The Czech Helsinki Committee condemns human rights violations at Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
BBG Watch Commentary How can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) proclaim with a straight face that…
Congress tries to thwart BBG attempts to shut down Voice of America
THAT PESKY CONGRESS: THWARTING ATTEMPTS BY THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND ITS EXECUTIVE STAFF TO SHUT DOWN…