Read More 2 minute read Putin’s influencers? Why is taxpayer-funded VOA spreading his propaganda? | The Hill | Ted LipienFebruary 8, 2024 USAGM Watch Media Commentary In a commentary published in The Hill, Ted Lipien — a former VOA Polish…
Read More 2 minute read The Hill Op-ed Against Anti-Semitism in Media and Walter Durnaty-Style Journalism at USAGM’s Voice of America (VOA)December 29, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary In his latest op-ed in The Hill, former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director…
Read More 2 minute read Why I can’t be silent when Voice of America bans calling Hamas ‘terrorists’ | Washington Times op-ed by Ted LipienNovember 22, 2023 I cannot remain silent because those who refuse to expose terrorism or delay condemning it today will find…
Read More 4 minute read Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The HillOctober 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…
Read More 3 minute read USAGM management’s failure to vet Voice of America journalistsJune 16, 2023 USAGM Watch Commentary In November 2022, a group of Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service journalists protested against…
Read More 1 minute read ‘Employees Rebel at US News Outlet Voice of America for Hiring Journalists’ from ‘Pro-Kremlin News Sources,’ a Newspaper in Ukraine ReportsFebruary 23, 2023 USAGM Watch Media Commentary “Members of the U.S. Congress have been contacted by employees criticizing the U.S. government-backed…
Read More 12 minute read 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…
Read More 10 minute read 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 RussiaMay 10, 2022 Voice of America refuses requests to disclose the results of its review of VOA news reports by its…
Read More 3 minute read RFE/RL Mourns Death of Ukrainian Service Journalist Vira Hyrych in Russian Air Strike in KyivApril 29, 2022 USAGM Watch volunteer journalists join Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in mourning the death of Ukrainian…
Read More 2 minute read U. S. Agency for Global Media USAGM and UkraineMarch 20, 2022 The U.S. Agency for Global Media still shows a press release about its poll in the Russian-occupied part…
Read More 1 minute read Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free WorldMarch 19, 2022 Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem”…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America Corrected Aid to Ukraine Map to Include Poland and Slovakia – Hungary and Other Countries Still MissingMarch 5, 2022 While the Voice of America corrected its “Aid to Ukraine” map to include Poland and Slovakia after protests…
Read More 3 minute read Immigrants Protest Against USAGM Voice of America News DisinformationMarch 4, 2022 RUSSIA’s WAR ON UKRAINE NEWS ALERT and COMMENTARY Polish Americans and Slovak Americans have joined Iranian, Chinese, Cuban,…
Read More 5 minute read Voice of America and UkraineMarch 3, 2022 Voice of America and Ukraine: As Putin Threatens, VOA Misses Opportunity to Carry Live Blinken Message to Russian…
Read More 2 minute read Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGMMarch 1, 2022 On Ukraine, former Voice of America reporter Dan Robinson writes, “Yet again, not a single mention of USAGM…
Read More 2 minute read Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroadFebruary 28, 2022 Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by…
Read More 3 minute read Russia’s War on Ukraine and DC Public MediaFebruary 26, 2022 COMMENTARY By Ted Lipien Privileged American public media executives, editors, and reporters may not realize how insensitive some…
Read More 4 minute read Horror of Russia’s War on Ukraine Made Trivial in VOA TweetsFebruary 25, 2022 Under the current U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) leadership, the horror of Russia’s war on Ukraine is…
Read More 9 minute read Russia’s War on Ukraine – BBG conducted a faulty poll in Russian-occupied Crimea – what will USAGM leadership do now?February 24, 2022 Russia’s war on Ukraine U.S. government-funded reporting is now in the hands of the dysfunctional U.S. Agency for…
Read More 9 minute read USAGM performance in Afghanistan – a threat to journalists in UkraineFebruary 13, 2022 USAGM leadership’s approach to Ukraine is dangerous for U.S. Agency for Global Media journalists, including those from Voice…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America VOA News Failed to Report on Rejection of Bipartisan Congressional Friends of Belarus Caucus’ Plea to Biden to Meet Sviatlana TsikhanouskayaJuly 26, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary The Voice of America VOA News English-language website has not reported the recent forming of…
Read More 4 minute read Biden’s USAGM Transition Member Bruce Sherman Claimed Crimeans Wanted Annexation by RussiaNovember 18, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary Bruce Sherman, one of the members of the advisory transition team selected by President-elect Joe…
Read More 5 minute read Obama-Biden White House Used Voice of America for Political Publicity with No Protests from VOA, Liberal Media or CongressOctober 21, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary There were no protests from the Voice of America (VOA) English central newsroom reporters, liberal…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Needed Prodding to Report on Hunter Biden New York Post StoryOctober 17, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary It took prodding from outside journalists to get Voice of America (VOA) central English newsroom…
Read More 18 minute read Voice of America English News Quoted Putin on End of WWII Anniversary, But Not U.S. Secretary of State and Central European Ministers — Will Michael Pack Fix It?May 14, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary When it comes to history, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is easily winning the propaganda war…
Read More 5 minute read Violations of VOA Charter — Firewall Breached Part IIINovember 5, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary FOR BACKGROUND SEE: NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge…
Read More 8 minute read Voice of America Ukraine Expert Called Joe Biden A ‘Good Man’November 3, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary FOR BACKGROUND SEE: NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in…
Read More 8 minute read NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice of AmericaOctober 31, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary NBC’s Andy Lack visited Ukraine as US official in charge of Voice…
Read More 2 minute read Who leaked an embarrassing video for RFE/RL – Voice of America Russian TV?November 2, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary A leaked rehearsal video for the Russian-language Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)-Voice of…
Read More 4 minute read TV Rain puts BBG media to shame in corrective Babchenko coverageMay 30, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Coming back from the dead does not happen often. When Russian opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko…
Read More 9 minute read Another former RFE/RL newswoman Shahida Tulaganova slams managementJanuary 27, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary UK-based award-winning investigative reporter Shahida Tulaganova joined another award-winning journalist Khadija Ismayilova, a former political…
Read More 7 minute read Voice of America, RFE/RL ignore White House statement on genocide in UkraineNovember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Hillary Clinton when she was U.S. Secretary of State called the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 9 minute read Voice of America revels in anti-U.S. ignorance abroadOctober 21, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary We are sorry to report that with increasing frequency in recent months U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M…
Read More 10 minute read How do you call Trump a pig in Ukrainian? Voice of America will tell youOctober 12, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary How do you call Donald Trump a pig in Ukrainian? U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 million in…
Read More 5 minute read Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty journalist on dumbing down of RFE/RLSeptember 29, 2016 Guest Commentary This commentary is by an anonymous writer who has worked for U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe…
Read More 5 minute read Former Republican BBG Chair James Glassman supports Clinton for presidentAugust 26, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary James K. Glassman, former Republican Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman and former Undersecretary of…
Read More 17 minute read Panic News from Voice of America – Late – Not Quite RightMay 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Everybody who checks and compares international news online knows by now that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…
Read More 17 minute read Discarding imperial hubris could help some VOA and RFE/RL journalistsMay 1, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has noticed tendency among some Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe…
Read More 10 minute read Voice of America Russian Service interviews Crimean Tatar leader, VOA English newsroom continues to disappointApril 27, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service correspondent in Moscow Danila Galperovich interviewed Mustafa Dzhemilev, the…
Read More 3 minute read Correcting Voice of America historyApril 10, 2016 BBG Watch Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, Ted Lipien, who earlier in his VOA career…
Read More 5 minute read Shocking news from US tax-funded Voice of AmericaApril 9, 2016 BBG Watch Media The Voice of America (VOA), which is funded by U.S. taxpayers ($215 million in FY…
Read More 2 minute read VOA’s Myroslava Gongadze in National ReviewApril 8, 2016 BBG Watch Media National Review, a mainstream conservative magazine founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955,…
Read More 2 minute read ‘Russia And Me’ — Lessons From Those Who Know Russia Best – RFE/RL Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2016 BBG Watch U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has conducted exclusive interviews with leaders who…
Read More 10 minute read Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with RussiaFebruary 10, 2016 EXCLUSIVE OPINION for BBG Watch Reform Radio Liberty or Continue to Lose Propaganda War with Russia By Zygmunt…
Read More 5 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors has negative impact in former Soviet republics, Gallup saysFebruary 5, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary With IBB Deputy Director Jeff Trimble, Broadcasting Board of Governors’ longtime executive providing…
Read More 7 minute read Bruce Sherman leaving BBG as Office Of Strategy And Development DirectorJanuary 15, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch has learned that Bruce Sherman is leaving the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
Read More 10 minute read Is this Russian RT, SPUTNIK or something else?December 19, 2015 BBG Watch Commentary Was this Facebook item posted by Russian propaganda channel RT, Russian disinformation news agency SPUTNIK…
Read More 10 minute read RFE/RL claims vigorous response to Russia, former BBG member, others say it is feebleNovember 23, 2015 BBG Watch Observers of U.S. international broadcasting outreach managed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) federal agency…
Read More 13 minute read Former BBG Member S. Enders Wimbush Testimony on Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 17, 2015 BBG Watch The following text is the written testimony of former Broadcasting Board of Governors member, S. Enders…
Read More 1 minute read Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas BroadcastingNovember 16, 2015 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: Options for Reforming U.S. Overseas Broadcasting Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Time: 02:30…