USAGM Watch Media Commentary
Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, highlighted in a recent Washington Examiner op-ed several examples of management dysfunction at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and at the Voice of America (VOA), the USAGM’s main international media outlet.
Voice of America needs a reboot
The United States spends almost a quarter of a billion dollars annually on Voice of America (VOA). On paper, it looks like a good deal. It broadcasts in 48 languages around the globe. Resourcing does not matter, however, if leadership fails to deliver. The war in Ukraine shows how, in times of…