HISTORY Soviet Block Jamming of Western Freedom Radios
By Ted Lipien for Cold War Podcasts Toward the end of the Cold War in the 1980s, the…
HISTORY How Congress Exposed, Defunded and Stopped Domestic U.S. Government Propaganda in 1943
During World War II, the federal government’s Office of War Information (OWI), where Voice of America (VOA) radio…
Current and Former Voice of America Journalists Look at Resignation of VOA Director Amanda Bennett
USAGM Watch Commentary By Current and Former VOA Journalists VOA Director Amanda Bennett and her deputy, Sandy Sugawara,…
Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett Resigned Amid Accusations of Failing to Stop China and Iran Propaganda in VOA Programs
USAGM Watch Commentary UPDATE Voice of America Amanda Bennett and her deputy Sandy Sugawara have submitted their resignations…
U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of State Says Voice of America Is Letting Down Iranian People
USAGM Watch Commentary Brian Hook, the U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Senior Policy Advisor to the Secretary of…
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?
USAGM Watch Commentary When it comes to history, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is easily winning the propaganda war…
ALIREZA NADER Voice of America to Iran Has Self-Destructed
USAGM Watch Commentary Alireza Nader (@AlirezaNader), a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (@FDD), a…
Amanda Bennett Is First Voice of America Director at War with Refugees From Communism and Iran EXCLUSIVE
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY Amanda Bennett @abennett·Apr 9·16.7K Followers: “At the @VOANews, we love facts. The fact is Wuhan…
Chinese Immigrant Objects to Voice of America Imitating Beijing’s Anti-U.S. Propaganda
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY We have been contacted in the last several days by a young Chinese immigrant who…
From ‘Dysfunctional’ and ‘Defunct’ to ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Disgrace’
COMMENTARY By The Federalist US Government International Broadcasting – US Agency for Global Media – Voice of America…
GEOFFREY COWAN AND JAMES K. GLASSMAN LAT OP-ED: ‘Trump’s war on Voice of America is all about him’
OPINION Geoffrey Cowan and James K. Glassman Are Wrong to Defend Mismanaged Voice of America. Their Misguided Defense…
Voice of America Continues to Spread China COVID Disinformation, Makes It Respectable
USAGM Watch Commentary As of this morning, April 21, 2020, the taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) managed by…
Voice of America Ignored Katyń Anniversary and the Menendez Resolution
OPINION By Ted Lipien The Voice of America (VOA) had a particularly bad but still hidden history of…
‘Disgusting and Disgraceful’ Mismanagement — Voice of America Reporter Responds to WP Defense of VOA Director
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY A Voice of America (VOA) news reporter currently employed by the U.S. Agency for Global…
Clifford May: U.S. Broadcasting Worldwide Needs Major Housecleaning
OPINION Clifford D. May, founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) wrote a column…
Here We Go Again – A Two-Minute VOA Video of Pure Chinese Propaganda
COMMENTARY By The Federalist Is the Voice of America (VOA): “a service of the People’s Republic of China…
Former BBG Board Member Reacts to Voice of America Foreign Propaganda Videos During Pandemic
American radio host and former Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) member Blanquita Cullum has criticized the Voice of…
Trump White House: Voice of America spends your money to speak for authoritarian regimes
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY The official Trump White House newsletter 1600 Daily has accused U.S. government-funded Voice of America…
Clean House
OPINION COVID-19 Reaches the Agency By The Federalist The COVID-19 virus outbreak has been felt inside the hallways…
Steady Stream of Good China News Propaganda from Voice of America
USAGM WATCH COMMENTARY While posting a few short reports in recent days on how the communist China uses…