Read More 2 minute read Rep. Scott Perry: VOA Misallocates Funds and Suppresses Negative Stories About IranMay 13, 2022 Voice of America – VOA misallocates funds, said Rep. Scott Perry (R., Pa.) who accused VOA and U.S.…
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 5 minute read Asking About Voice of America’s Stalin Peace Prize Winner May Be McCarthyism or Merely Amusing, Former VOA Director SaidApril 11, 2022 Former Voice of America (VOA) director Sanford J. Ungar, who served under President Clinton from 1999 to 2001, said…
Read More 5 minute read The Voice of America Fantasyland in AfghanistanMarch 29, 2022 The U.S. Agency for Global Media presents the Voice of America Fantasyland in the VOA Acting Director’s statement…
Read More 3 minute read DAN ROBINSON: Some of the worst dysfunctions at Voice of America happened under former VOA Director Amanda Bennett March 27, 2022 USAGM Watch Commentary Dan Robinson, who retired in 2014 after 34 years with the Voice of America, responded…
Read More 3 minute read USAGM Advisory Board Is Not Enough March 14, 2022 The U.S. Agency for Global Media needs more than just a USAGM Advisory Board. It needs a board…
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 16 minute read 80 Years of VOA: Different Names of the Voice of AmericaJanuary 31, 2022 USAGM Watch Commentary 80 years ago today, on February 1, 1942, the first Voice of America (VOA) radio…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America at 80 – VOA’s Pro-Soviet Fellow Travelers and Lessons for TodayJanuary 24, 2022 Voice of America at 80 – the hidden record of VOA’s pro-Soviet fellow travelers, Howard Fast and John…
Read More 2 minute read Members of Congress Criticize USAGM Management Over Cuts for OCB Cuba ProgramsJanuary 6, 2022 Cuts for OCB Cuba programs, proposed by the senior management of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
Read More 5 minute read Deceptive USAGM NumbersDecember 20, 2021 Deceptive USAGM numbers hide the lack of relevance and effectiveness of the $800 million federal U.S. Agency for…
Read More 4 minute read Breaking News Failures at VOA Still Not in the PastDecember 5, 2021 A commentary on breaking news failures at VOA by Dan Robinson. One of the huge problems at Voice…
Read More 8 minute read More of the same for the USAGMNovember 30, 2021 U.S. Agency for Global Media may get a new leader. Judging by her record as a former Voice of…
Read More 9 minute read USAGM nominee Amanda Bennett asked: What good can speaking Chinese do for boss of Voice of America to China?November 22, 2021 Biden’s USAGM nominee Amanda Bennett appeared to have problems in public speaking and communicating with immigrant journalists when…
Read More 6 minute read Criticism of Amanda Bennett by Immigrants Ignored by Biden in Proposing Her for USAGM CEONovember 12, 2021 President Joe Biden ignored criticism of Amanda Bennett by immigrants in announcing his intent to nominate the former…
Read More 1 minute read GOP Alleges Corruption at Global Media Agency — National Review Writer’s Comments About USAGMNovember 6, 2021 Corruption at Global Media Agency, alleged by Republicans in Congress, is analyzed in a National Review commentary. Media…
Read More 5 minute read U.S. Agency For Global Media TrappedNovember 3, 2021 U.S. Agency For Global Media trapped in Afghanistan, a victim of years of mismanagement, chaos and a lack…
Read More 4 minute read Part THREE: Voice of America Struggles to Detect Violations of Journalistic Standards, Enforce GuidelinesOctober 30, 2021 AS VOICE OF AMERICA STRUGGLES, VIOLATORS OF STANDARDS SHOWERED WITH PRAISE, IN SOME CASES RE-HIRED, PROMOTED USAGM Watch…
Read More 2 minute read McCaul: “Disgraceful” State Dept. Left Hundreds of USAGM Journalists in AfghanistanSeptember 1, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary USAGM Watch applauds the statement by House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul about…
Read More 19 minute read USAGM or US Agency for Global MayhemAugust 19, 2021 USAGM or US Agency for Global Mayhem: Cut, Run and Lost Credibility A Commentary By The Federalist “In…
Read More 29 minute read Voice of America Polygraph.Info Posts Against Russia Fake News Have Near Zero Likes After 4 YearsAugust 14, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary Despite being sold to members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. media as one of…
Read More 3 minute read How Zofia Korbońska, Voice of America refugee journalist, campaigned against communism, resisted German-Nazi fascismAugust 10, 2021 Zofia Korbońska, a Voice of America refugee journalist, was a remarkable Polish-American woman who fought against two of…
Read More 11 minute read Communists in Cuba Getting Soft Treatment from Voice of AmericaJuly 30, 2021 Communists in Cuba getting soft treatment from the Voice of America under past and current VOA and U.S.…
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 8 minute read Harsh Condemnations of Michael Pack at Hearing on USAGM and Voice of AmericaSeptember 24, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat who has lost a…
Read More 1 minute read After Mass Firings, GOP Senators Threaten to Cut Funding if Trump Appointee Politicizes USAGM’s News BroadcastsJuly 2, 2020 USAGM Watch Media Review A comment from former Voice of America senior White House correspondent Dan Robinson: There…
Read More 7 minute read USAGM CEO Michael Pack’s First Days: Political and Media ReactionsJune 18, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary – Review of U.S. Political and Media Reactions Please note that USAGM Watch neither represents…
Read More 2 minute read Senator McConnell Scheduled Michael Pack USAGM CEO Confirmation Vote for Thursday, June 4June 3, 2020 Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has scheduled the Senate vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to become CEO of the…
Read More 2 minute read Majority Leader Advanced Senate Vote on Michael Pack for USAGM CEOJune 3, 2020 USAGM Watch Commentary Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has asked for waiving the mandatory quorum call on…
Read More 2 minute read Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Michael Pack for Full Senate Confirmation as USAGM CEO Over Objections by Committee DemocratsMay 21, 2020 USAGM Watch The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted today, May 21, along party lines to approve Michael Pack…
Read More 5 minute read 1 to 7 Likes on Facebook Posts from 912K VOA Extremism Followers — Only at USG Tax-Funded Voice of AmericaJanuary 8, 2020 BBG – USAGM – Watch Commentary In January 2018 former U.S. Agency for Global Media…
Read More 53 minute read 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…
Read More 14 minute read Powerful pro-press freedom speech by Sen. Cruz ignored by Voice of America EXCLUSIVEMay 8, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA) has so far (as of 12:20 AM…
Read More 10 minute read MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART THREEApril 13, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART THREE NUMBERS GAME, TAXPAYERS AS CHUMPS,…
Read More 6 minute read MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART TWOApril 11, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART TWO NUMBERS GAME, TAXPAYERS AS CHUMPS,…
Read More 6 minute read MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART ONEApril 9, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary MAXIMUM HUBRIS: THE USAGM – PART ONE NUMBERS GAME, TAXPAYERS AS…
Read More 9 minute read Tax-funded Voice of America is pushing ‘hate in America’ message with discredited dataApril 1, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary A screenshot taken on November 19, 2017 of an anti-Trump meme reposted on…
Read More 7 minute read Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp IncreasesMarch 27, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Guest Commentary Former Analyst Challenges USAGM Audience Measurement Methods, Claims of Sharp Increases By…
Read More 4 minute read HISTORY Rep. Howard H. Buffett, Warren Buffett’s father, feared domestic VOA propagandaMarch 25, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary Domestic Propaganda Cold War Radio Museum has posted on its…
Read More 5 minute read White House FY2020 Budget Proposal Calls for Major Cuts in USAGM SpendingMarch 18, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The Trump administration’s proposed Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year…
Read More 7 minute read Allegations of old anti-Semitism part of new scandals at USAGM’s Voice of America and RFE/RLMarch 18, 2019 BBG – USAGM Commentary Various niche media outlets were reporting last week on new serious allegations against the…
Read More 2 minute read Voice of America was days late in reporting on an anti-Semitic slurMarch 7, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary UPDATE In yet another news reporting failure for the Voice of America, BBC,…
Read More 4 minute read Voice of America silent on Eliot Engel, other US condemnations of ‘vile anti-Semitic slur’ by Rep. OmarMarch 4, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Commentary The U.S. tax-funded Voice of America (VOA), which repeatedly broadcast one-sided attacks by…
Read More 6 minute read RFE/RL claims Iran clergy “remains firmly in place” as criticism of Radio Farda, VOA and USAGM goes viralFebruary 1, 2019 BBG Watch Commentary In a new video from U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is managed…
Read More 11 minute read Ed Royce on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook AdsJanuary 30, 2019 OPINION Issues in the News: Royce Report on USAGM Illegally Targeting Americans with Facebook Ads U.S. International Media:…
Read More 2 minute read Trump Sticks With Pack for Broadcasting Chief, WFB reportedJanuary 18, 2019 BBG Watch Media As reported by Susan Crabtree in the Washington Free Beacon, “President Trump has re-nominated documentary…
Read More 10 minute read USAGM Is Federal Bureaucracy’s FantasylandDecember 26, 2018 OPINION U-SAG-M — Federal Bureaucracy’s Fantasyland Information War Lost: Diversionary Tactics By The Federalist In…
Read More 18 minute read OPINION VOA Problems: Racism, Xenophobia, Mediocrity, and NepotismDecember 25, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) Director Amanda Bennett has made various charges against VOA Mandarin Service…