• HOME
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • CONTACT
  • CHINA
  • CUBA
  • IRAN
  • RUSSIA
  • BBG WATCH
  • Login
Upgrade
USAGMWatch.com
  • Home
  • About
  • MANAGEMENT
  • ELECTIONS
  • PROPAGANDA
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • BBG WATCH
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
  • MANAGEMENT
  • ELECTIONS
  • PROPAGANDA
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • BBG WATCH
No Result
View All Result
USAGM Watch
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroad

Tadeusz (Ted) Lipien by Tadeusz (Ted) Lipien
February 28, 2022
5 0
New York, New York. A. Marcus Garveyite reading the OWI (Office of War Information) publication Negroes and the War, April 1943. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540, USA. OWI was the Executive Branch agency under the control of the White House. Its Overseas Division produced World War II shortwave radio broadcasts, which were later named the Voice of America (VOA).

New York, New York. A. Marcus Garveyite reading the OWI (Office of War Information) publication Negroes and the War, April 1943. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540, USA. OWI was the Executive Branch agency under the control of the White House. Its Overseas Division produced World War II shortwave radio broadcasts, which were later named the Voice of America (VOA).

Smith should be recognized for his principled refusal to contribute to the manipulation of the Western media by the Soviets, as well as for his struggle against racism in America.

COMMENTARY

By Ted Lipien

As a Polish American journalist and a media freedom advocate, I would like to end Black History Month by honoring an African American news reporter and writer. Homer Smith, Jr. (1909-1972) was a 20th-century fighter for freedom and human dignity who deserves to be admired and remembered by more people.

During World War II, elite Western reporters almost all repeated Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s lies about the massacre of thousands of Polish military officers and intellectual leaders who were prisoners in the Soviet Union. But Homer Smith, who at that time lived in Russia, chose not to participate in the Kremlin’s propaganda charade.


…

I much preferred Radio Free Europe (RFE) but ended up working for the Voice of America (VOA), because RFE was based in West Germany, whereas I went to college in Chicago. What made me realize earlier that there was no place for me in Poland was my discovery, mostly from Radio Free Europe and BBC broadcasts, that the Communist Party, its journalists, and regime-friendly teachers were all lying about the Katyn massacre.

…

As the Ukrainian people bravely defend themselves against the Russian aggression and disinformation war launched by Vladimir Putin, it’s a reminder that America needs more journalists like Homer Smith and Zofia Korbońska and fewer Walter Durantys and Howard Fasts.

FOR MORE SEE: Black history hero Homer Smith fought racism at home and Soviet propaganda abroad by Ted Lipien, The Washington Examiner, February 28, 2022

Photograph: New York, New York. A. Marcus Garveyite reading the OWI (Office of War Information) publication Negroes and the War, April 1943. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540, USA. OWI was the Executive Branch agency under the control of the White House. Its Overseas Division produced World War II shortwave radio broadcasts, which were later named the Voice of America (VOA).

Disclosure: Ted Lipien is one of the founders and supporters of USAGM Watch.

Total
34
Shares
Share 34
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Share 0
Tags: Homer SmithpropagandaRussiaTed LipienUkraineUSAGMVOAVOA Charter
Previous Post

Russia’s War on Ukraine and DC Public Media

Next Post

Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGM

Tadeusz (Ted) Lipien

Tadeusz (Ted) Lipien

Tadeusz (Ted) A. Lipien is an international media executive, journalist, writer, blogger, and press freedom advocate. He was Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service chief during Solidarity trade union’s struggle for democracy, acting VOA Associate Director, and served for a short time as President of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). His articles on U.S. international broadcasting have been published in American Diplomacy Journal, National Review, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, and Digital Journal. He is the author of a book on feminism and Pope John Paul II, O-Books, UK, and Świat Książki, Poland.

Related Posts

Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett holding a U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) umbrella in an agency promotional poster. Bennett has been nominated by President Biden to be the nest USAGM CEO and is awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate.
Congress

VOA Report: Biden’s USAGM Nominee Bennett Wins Senate Committee Approval

by USAGMW
June 24, 2022
Voice of America Delayed For Five Days Posting Story on Senator Menendez Criticism of USAGM CEO OCB Appointment
Robert Menendez

Sen. Menendez sets meeting to review USAGM CEO nomination of Amanda Bennett

by USAGMW
June 20, 2022
Bad Management At Voice of America and USAGM Starts At The Very Top
The Federalist

The Worst Is On The Horizon For USAGM

by The Federalist
June 14, 2022
Voice of America propaganda video from Russia June 12 2022
VOA Video

Former Voice of America Reporters Shocked by VOA Propaganda Video from Russia

by USAGMW
June 13, 2022
Rep. Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Michael T. McCaul

McCaul Calls for Additional Scrutiny of USAGM CEO Nominee Amanda Bennett

by USAGMW
June 9, 2022
Next Post
Dan Robinson

Where are U.S.-funded global media in discussion of Russia’s war against Ukraine?, former Voice of America Reporter Dan Robinson Asks About USAGM

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

USAGMWatch.com

USAGM Watch is published by citizen journalists who work as volunteers.

Terms of Use.   Privacy Policy.

© 2021 USAGM Watch.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About
  • MANAGEMENT
  • ELECTIONS
  • PROPAGANDA
  • CHINA
  • CUBA
  • IRAN
  • RUSSIA
  • HISTORY
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • CONTACT
  • BBG WATCH

© 2021 USAGM Watch.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?