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Voice of America Reverses Ban On Calling Hamas ‘Terrorists’ After USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett Gets An Earful From Members of Congress

  • December 5, 2023
Voice of America (VOA) reverses its ban on calling Hamas “terrorists” after U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America (VOA), with the VOA logo, showing the burning of U.S. and Israeli flags in December 2017 without any attached balancing content, explanation of U.S. policy, or commentary.
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U.S. media reports: Voice of America orders reporters not to call Hamas ‘terrorists’

  • October 27, 2023
Screenshot from two of several lengthy raw footage videos posted on social media by the Voice of America…
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USAGM management’s failure to vet Voice of America journalists

  • June 16, 2023
USAGM Watch Commentary In November 2022, a group of Voice of America (VOA) Russian Service journalists protested against…
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Leadership failure at Voice of America and US Agency for Global Media calls for bipartisan reform | Washington Examiner Op-Ed

  • March 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,…
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Voice of America reporters agreed to cuts in their report about a new scandal at U.S. Agency for Global Media – USAGM

  • March 7, 2023
USAGM Watch Media Commentary USAGM Watch has learned from sources at the Voice of America (VOA) that the…
Congress needs to launch a bipartisan investigation of the recent censorship of the VOA Vietnamese Service news report and other similar incidents throughout the Voice of America in recent years.
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Congress Needs to Investigate Censorship at the Voice of America

  • January 8, 2023
Commentary By Ted Lipien for Free Media Online There is a long history of censorship at the Voice…
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  • 8 minute read

‘Censorship and Falsehoods’ – Voice of America Vietnamese Journalists Blame VOA’s Senior Management | EXCLUSIVE

  • December 18, 2022
When the senior Voice of America management got caught by the Washington Post on their censoring of the…
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U.S. Agency for Global Media:  Understating The Obvious

  • December 1, 2022
A Guest Commentary By The Federalist One of the resources we use to monitor the U.S. Agency for…
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett in 2017. VOA Photo.
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  • 7 minute read

More Censorship at USAGM — VOA to Vietnam Censored by Management

  • November 17, 2022
Censorship at USAGM — U.S. Agency for Global Media has returned at the Voice of America (VOA) under…
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Politico Blasts USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett’s Predecessor Michael Pack, Overlooks Her Record at VOA

  • November 15, 2022
In highlighting its interview with USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett, Politico blasted her short-time predecessor Michael Pack. Politico did…
VOA Director Amanda Bennett holding a USAGM umbrella for a publicity photo. In 2018, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in charge of VOA, changed its name to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). President Biden nominated Bennett to be USAGM CEO and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 60-36 vote. She faces accusations of mismanagement and security lapses in her previous U.S. government position as the Voice of America (VOA) director.
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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…
Afghanistan Image Brian Williamson VOA News Screen Shot 2021-08-20 at 4.59.56 PM
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Comment on WP Article on USAGM Journalists Left Behind in Afghanistan

  • September 1, 2021
USAGM Watch Commentary The Washington Post has an opinion article about the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…
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Former Voice of America Reporter Makes Accusations

  • December 16, 2020
USAGM Watch Commentary In a Letter to the Editor of The Washington Post, a former Voice of America…
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VOA – ‘The voice of which America?’ by Juliana Geran Pilon

  • December 12, 2020
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien I would like to wish BBG – USAGM Watch readers who celebrate…
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MALONE, BORGIDA, ROBINSON, ANONYMOUS VOA on Letter to Editor About USAGM CEO Michael Pack and Voice of America

  • June 19, 2020
USAGM Watch Commentary Two former Voice of America (VOA) reporters Jim Malone and David Borgida wrote in their…
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‘Disgusting and Disgraceful’ Mismanagement — Voice of America Reporter Responds to WP Defense of VOA Director

  • April 19, 2020
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY A Voice of America (VOA) news reporter currently employed by the U.S. Agency for Global…
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WP: Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports

  • December 3, 2019
Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports, By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, December…
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WP: Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show

  • June 28, 2019
Senior federal official admits bilking $37,000 from government, court files show By Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, June 28, 2019 …
Amanda Bennett being sworn as VOA Director by Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO John Lansing, April 18, 2016. Kelu Chao, a longtime VOA senior executive and later acting CEO of USAGM (BBG's name since 2018) is also in the photo.
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Washington Post: VOA fires journalist over interview with Chinese exile

  • December 4, 2018
BBG Watch Commentary A Failure of Leadership No matter how one reads the Washington Post’s blog opinion article…
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  • 6 minute read

Amanda Bennett WP op-ed is a “biased and fake opinion piece,” Iranian-born American journalist said

  • November 29, 2018
BBG Watch Commentary Journalists formerly linked with the Voice of America (VOA) have criticized a Washington Post op-ed…
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Washinton Post fails to note Khadija Ismayilova’s fight with RFE/RL ( BBG – USAGM ) management

  • September 2, 2018
BBG Watch Commentary The Washington Post article, published September 1, 2018, says that award-winning Azeri investigative journalist Khadija…
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  • 6 minute read

‘The Greatest Scam’ in Washington are salaries of failed BBG executives

  • January 2, 2018
OPINION The Greatest Scam in Washington   Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Lost   By The Federalist…
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  • 4 minute read

Washington Post picks up Voice of America Trump – Stalin comparisons

  • February 27, 2017
BBG Watch Commentary A news analysis in The Washington Post cited from a Voice of America (VOA) report…
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  • 7 minute read

ROBINSON: US government-funded media mismanaged for decades

  • January 30, 2017
BBG Watch Commentary Editor’s Note: A critique of misleading media reports about the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)…
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  • 9 minute read

Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional Message

  • December 10, 2016
Commentary Washington Post Enabling BBG Dysfunction With A Dysfunctional Message Broadcasting Board of Governors: Information War Lost By…
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WP defends defunct BBG Board, fails to mention VOA chiefs’ former links to the paper

  • December 10, 2016
BBG Watch Media Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees have been rating their agency in Office of Personnel…
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  • 11 minute read

Voice of America whips up anti-Trump hysteria with one-sided reporting

  • December 5, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary “The lawyer representing the family of Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the man who wounded 11…
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  • 1 minute read

Media Live on Facebook with U.S. vote coverage, but not Voice of America VOA News

  • November 8, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary When U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224M FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) did LIVE coverage on Facebook in…
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  • 12 minute read

Is Voice of America ashamed of Huma Abedin’s heritage or simply sloppy?

  • November 7, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($224 M, FY2017) Voice of America (VOA) failed to mention Huma Abedin’s Muslim…
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  • 10 minute read

45% of visits to Voice of America English website are from the U.S. – EXCLUSIVE

  • October 4, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary EXCLUSIVE One of U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) newsroom editors disclosed in an internal…
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  • 3 minute read

U.S. taxes at work at Voice of America – VOA journalist speaks out about inexperienced leaders and poor morale

  • October 2, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America Video       After the BBG Watch commentary was posted, VOA…
Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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  • 12 minute read

Broadcasting Board of Governors: ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO

  • September 23, 2016
Commentary ‘Regular Bottom Feeder Going Backward’ Under New CEO Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: Long Lost The…
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  • 17 minute read

Politico, Wash. Examiner pick up on WP description of BBG leadership as ‘regular bottom-feeder’ on employee morale

  • September 21, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Update In the annual 2016 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS),…
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  • 15 minute read

Washington Post: ‘BBG is going backward’ in employee engagement under new CEO

  • September 21, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) CEO and Director John F. Lansing is a well-meaning individual,…
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  • 7 minute read

Many Voice of America reporters continue to uphold VOA Charter and do a good job

  • July 26, 2016
BBG Watch Commentary Quite a few Voice of America (VOA) reports and programs these days violate the VOA…
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  • 12 minute read

Voice of America opponents of ‘countering violent extremism’ not likely to be asked to do it

  • December 3, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Voice of America (VOA) English newsroom reporters, some of whom make more than $150,000 per…
Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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  • 11 minute read

OPINION: Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War?

  • November 10, 2015
OPINION Broadcasting Board of Governors – Information War? What Information War? The Agency Is Dead – Unprecedented Irrelevance…
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WP: Survey shows small gains in federal employee morale, though it continues to fall in some agencies

  • September 28, 2015
BBG Watch Media 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey A Washington Post columnist reports that the Broadcasting Board of…
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WP: VOA chief threatens to ‘kill’ other U.S. broadcast stations if . . .

  • June 4, 2015
BBG Watch Media In his “In the Loop” Washington Post column, Al Kamen reports on former Voice of…
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  • 2 minute read

Washington Post quote: ‘Ensor accomplished more…’

  • April 8, 2015
BBG Watch Media The Washington Post “In the Loop” column by Colby Itkowitz reports on the resignation of…
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  • 1 minute read

Al Kamen – WP – quotes Michael Meehan on Andy Lack leaving BBG

  • March 3, 2015
BBG Watch Media “The news is seen, we’re told, as a big setback for the BBG at an…
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Voice of America Director’s office moved – Washington Post

  • February 9, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary “High-powered media executive Andy Lack, former chairman of Bloomberg Media Group and former president of…
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  • 1 minute read

HEIL: VOA’s pursuit of truth continues

  • January 9, 2015
BBG Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) deputy director Alan Heil, who is listed as a member…
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Russia’s SPUTNIK and RT, WP, BBC, others have McCain – Bell – Hungary story – still waiting for Voice of America

  • December 4, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary This is a follow-up to our commentary: No Voice of America report on controversy over…
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  • 8 minute read

No Voice of America report on controversy over confirmation of U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

  • December 4, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary U.S. media have reported widely on the controversy over President Obama’s nomination and U.S. Senate…
Bureaucracy Warning Sign
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  • 10 minute read

Voice of America Information War Lost: From Malfeasance To Perdition

  • December 1, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary International and U.S. media do not frequently comment on U.S. international media agency, the Broadcasting…
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  • 7 minute read

Letter of VOA and OCB Journalist Contractors to BBG Chairman and Congress

  • November 24, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary “Instead, the agency seems to be attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by…
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  • 3 minute read

Washington Post expanded column offers new details on Voice of America contracting scandal

  • November 24, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary We alerted BBG Watch readers to Joe Davidson‘s column in The Washington Post about the…
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  • 3 minute read

Washington Post cites BBG Watch on poor news coverage and mismanagement at Voice of America

  • November 23, 2014
BBG Watch Commentary Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson has cited BBG Watch reporting on U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of…
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  • 39 minute read

Voice of America missed U.S. ties of Obama’s host in Estonia

  • September 4, 2014
BBG Commentary Hosting President Obama during his visit to Estonia was President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice…

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