Read More 5 minute read How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal | THE HILL op-ed by Ted LipienSeptember 10, 2024 How Voice of America’s poor leadership entangled it in a spy scandal op-ed in THE HILL by TED…
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 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 2 minute read Leadership failure at Voice of America and US Agency for Global Media calls for bipartisan reform | Washington Examiner Op-EdMarch 8, 2023 USAGM Watch Media Commentary When both the Washington Post and National Review report on yet another senior management-created scandal at Voice of America,…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America and USAGM Need RescueJuly 9, 2022 Voice of America and USAGM need rescue and good leadership as the U.S. Senate contemplates the nomination of…
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 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 3 minute read RFE/RL President Says ‘We will not be silenced’ in RussiaMay 14, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that he can silence Radio Liberty in…
Read More 5 minute read Mark Pomar Sees Opportunity for Radio Liberty to Stand Up to Putin After Being Kicked Out from Russia, Peter Gross NotedMay 6, 2021 USAGM Watch Commentary Peter Gross, Ph.D., professor emeritus and former Director of the University of Tennessee’s School of…
Read More 2 minute read LIPIEN – Putin is blackmailing Radio LibertyMay 4, 2021 OPINION An op-ed by Ted Lipien, former Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) president, former Voice of…
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 13 minute read Voice of America VOA English News Blows Off 80th Anniversary of Hitler-Stalin PactAugust 23, 2019 By Ted Lipien Today, August 23, marks the 80th anniversary of the signing of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact…
Read More 1 minute read An ahistorical Voice of America is dangerous for the nationAugust 6, 2019 BBG – USAGM Watch Media Commentary The Voice of America should be completely nonpartisan and objective as a…
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 8 minute read Tom Kent leaving RFE/RLAugust 7, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Having published a letter to the New York Times editor in defense of his stewardship…
Read More 10 minute read Is Voice of America again afraid of Katyn?May 16, 2018 Guest Commentary By Ted Lipien I noticed through an online search of their news websites that neither the…
Read More 13 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Comedy Club Part TwoApril 10, 2018 OPINION BBG Comedy Club Part Two: The Road Show US International Media Information War Lost…
Read More 8 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Comedy ClubApril 8, 2018 OPINION BBG Comedy Club[ref] Photos: Lampooning Donald Trump at the Voice of America, December 14, 2016. See:…
Read More 12 minute read Just The Facts?!? on BBGMarch 28, 2018 OPINION Just The Facts?!? US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist The…
Read More 13 minute read Message for Speaker Ryan from Dissident RFE/RL JournalistsMarch 24, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary Dissident Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists want to tell House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)…
Read More 5 minute read Putin Won By Bringing ‘Strength’ to Russia, RFE/RL Head Tom Kent tells BBGMarch 18, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary It would have been inconceivable for the head of U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe and…
Read More 4 minute read Why Putin Will Win, RFE/RL President Tom Kent ExplainsMarch 17, 2018 BBG Watch Commentary On March 14, 2018, Tom Kent, President of U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), explained…
Read More 11 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Total Meltdown 5.0 Part TwoFebruary 20, 2018 OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors Total Meltdown 5.0 Part Two US Government International Media Know Your Audience? By…
Read More 6 minute read Total Meltdown 5.0 for BBG in Russia with RFE/RL and VOA Current TimeFebruary 11, 2018 OPINION RFE/RL, VOA – Total Meltdown 5.0 for BBG in Russia US Government International Media In Need…
Read More 7 minute read BBG Total Meltdown Mode 3.0January 10, 2018 OPINION BBG Total Meltdown Mode 3.0 Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist…
Read More 8 minute read VOA or RT, which is a stronger Voice of the Mullahs?January 9, 2018 OPINION BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch commented early on Monday that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) confirmed…
Read More 4 minute read RFE/RL romanticizes Putin by recycling his propagandaDecember 26, 2017 BBG Watch Guest Commentary Thinking, naively, that Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a U.S. taxpayer-funded…
Read More 86 minute read SOLZHENITSYN Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship by Voice of AmericaNovember 7, 2017 OPINION Cold War Radio Museum How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn SOLZHENITSYN, Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship…
Read More 11 minute read Voice of America like DNC was strongly for Hillary Clinton against Bernie SandersNovember 5, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) was for Hillary Clinton in 2016, as was the Democratic…
Tax-funded Voice of America placed U.S. political ads on FacebookSeptember 25, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary As accusations that Russia placed political ads on Facebook during the 2016 U.S. election campaign…
Read More 11 minute read Blind Spots of Broadcasting Board of Governors LeadersSeptember 17, 2017 OPINION Blind Spots Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War Lost By The Federalist The Russians.…
Read More 8 minute read Facebook, Russia, Trump – Did Voice of America violate U.S. laws?September 7, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary As reported by The Washington Post and others, Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it…
Read More 14 minute read Voice of America reporters pushed Russia-Syria gas attack conspiracy, ignored TillersonApril 12, 2017 BBG Commentary Several Federal Government employee reporters working for U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), a component of…
Read More 2 minute read Reckless Voice of America suggests Russia behind chemical attack in SyriaApril 7, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary In a stunning display of dangerous and irresponsible journalism at a highly critical time following…
Read More 2 minute read BBG media digital failure on St. Petersburg blastApril 3, 2017 BBG Watch Commentary After posting late its breaking news on the St. Petersburg blast, Radio Free Europe /…
Read More 6 minute read BBG Officialdom Burrowing InJanuary 22, 2017 OPINION BBG Officialdom Burrowing In US Government International Media Information War Lost By The Federalist …
Read More 9 minute read Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional MessageDecember 10, 2016 Commentary Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional Message Broadcasting Board of Governors: Information War Lost By…
Read More 4 minute read WP defends defunct BBG Board, fails to mention VOA chiefs’ former links to the paperDecember 10, 2016 BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees have been rating their agency in Office of Personnel…
Read More 7 minute read State Department expert: Western ads provide 60-80% of Russian propaganda fundingOctober 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary A State Department Russian Affairs Political Officer Timothy Nelson said in a public forum that…
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 6 minute read Are Voice of America and Radio Liberty obeying Russian court ruling on Nazi-Soviet anniversaries?September 23, 2016 Guest Commentary Putin’s Judicial Intimidation Against Voice of America and Radio Liberty Seems To Be Working By Ted…
Read More 13 minute read Not by accident, Richard Stengel had a better trip to Russia than BBG Chair Jeff ShellSeptember 18, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell’s trip to Russia turned out to be…
Read More 6 minute read Voice of America rewrites history on Mao’s murderous ruleSeptember 16, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) and its taxpayer-funded parent agency, the Broadcasting Board of Governors…
Read More 10 minute read Enjoy ‘Pravda-style’ reports from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) at US taxpayers’ expenseSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary If you think that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), run by current and former…
Read More 3 minute read U.S. News & World Report: America behind the curve in countering Russian disinformationSeptember 14, 2016 BBG Watch Media Commentary RAND experts William Courtney and Christopher Paul wrote in an article, “Firehose of Falsehoods:…
Read More 4 minute read Anne Applebaum could help Voice of America be on guard against Putin propagandaSeptember 8, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Anne Applebaum, author of “Gulag: A History,” which Newsweek called “The most…
Read More 20 minute read Voice of America used Putin’s narrative in a Russian report, ignored Biden on WWII historySeptember 6, 2016 BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America Russian Service has posted a report and video on the 77th…
Read More 9 minute read Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not SalesmanshipAugust 31, 2016 OPINION This is a guest commentary. Other opinions are welcome. Broadcasting Board of Governors Needs More Statesmanship, Not…
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…