Congress Needs to Investigate Censorship at the Voice of America
Commentary By Ted Lipien for Free Media Online There is a long history of censorship at the Voice of America...
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Voice of America and USAGM Management Still Needs to Explain Censorship of VOA Vietnamese Video (Now Restored) and Apologize
Censorship by the Voice of America management of the VOA Vietnamese Service video, which has now been restored due to...
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Voice of America’s lame excuse for censorship | Washington Examiner Op-Ed
The censorship was outrageous, as was the nonchalant manner in which senior leaders in charge of upholding the VOA Charter...
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HISTORY Flora Wovschin — Codename ZORA — Was The Most Active Soviet Spy But Not The Most Valuable Agent of Influence at WWII Voice of America
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Following reports that due to multiple security violations the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)...
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Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”
Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in charge of...
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Ukraine is the area of decision between Russia and the Free World
Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem” for Russia’s...
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USAGM Advisory Board Is Not Enough
The U.S. Agency for Global Media needs more than just a USAGM Advisory Board. It needs a board with real...
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Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroad
Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by the Soviets,...
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Russia’s War on Ukraine and DC Public Media
COMMENTARY By Ted Lipien Privileged American public media executives, editors, and reporters may not realize how insensitive some of them...
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Voice of America Messaging for Taliban Endangers Afghan Women
Voice of America messaging for the Taliban is a result of poor leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media...
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Shameful Voice of America VOA News Reporting Failure on U.S.-Germany Nord Stream Deal
USAGM Watch Commentary by Ted Lipien I was pleased to see that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), where I served...
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Voice of America’s failure in Ethiopia needs Biden’s attention for stopping genocide and reforming VOA and USAGM
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien #TigrayGenocide President Biden must act quickly to reform the Voice of America (VOA) and...
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RFE/RL President Says ‘We will not be silenced’ in Russia
USAGM Watch Commentary By Ted Lipien Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks that he can silence Radio Liberty in Russia. He...
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Different Names of the Voice of America
“Голос Соединенных Штатов Америки” (Voice of the United States of America) Voice of America (VOA) mic logo in Russian from...
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‘Voice of One America’ on Voice of America is against US law
USAGM Watch Commentary Former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director Ted Lipien, who is a co-founder and supporter of...
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Voice of America Between A Firewall and Accountability
USAGM Watch OPINION and COMMENTARY By Ted Lipien What is more important: protecting Voice of America (VOA) U.S. federal government...
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My Question for Voice of America
OPINION By Ted Lipien I don't engage in U.S. partisan politics and do not support one U.S. presidential candidate over...
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HISTORY First Voice of America Director of Halloween Fake Radio News Fame
USAGM Watch Halloween Commentary By Ted Lipien Happy Halloween! But don't be fooled by fake radio news. Orson Welles’ partner...
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HISTORY Refugee Voice of America Journalists Stood Up to the Anti-Reagan VOA Newsroom and Won the Cold War
By Ted Lipien “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” ― L.P. Hartley, The...
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Edward R. Murrow Would Not Have Approved of Partisan or Chinese Communist Propaganda at Voice of America
OPINION by Ted Lipien Edward R. Murrow with President John F. Kennedy, March 21, 1961 Voice of America (VOA) directors...
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