Voice of America Doctor Who Brought AIDS Information to USSR and Saved Lives
By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum At one time during the Cold War, the taxpayer-funded, U.S. government-run broadcaster, the Voice of America (VOA), helped to save the Soviet Union from the danger of ignoring the AIDS epidemic. VOA brought AIDS for the first time to the attention of
Voice of America had no audience in pre-Castro Cuba and initially supported Soviet socialism in Eastern Europe
Cold War Radio Museum By Ted Lipien As reported by CNN and other media, Senator Bernie Sanders said on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in an interview that aired February 23, 2020 that “It’s unfair to simply say everything is bad” with the way Fidel Castro ruled Cuba. SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS: “When
1961 Radio Liberty – Radio Svoboda QSL Card
Cold War Radio Museum A QSL card sent out by Radio Liberty (Radio Svoboda) in the early 1960s showed an outline of a transmitting station building, a radio transmitting antenna tower, a map of Europe with the European part of the Soviet Union in red, a barbed wire, and sound
Voice of America Polish Writer Listed As His Job Reference Stalin’s KGB Agent of Influence Who Duped President Roosevelt
By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum One of many pro-Soviet journalists working during World War II and, in some cases for a few years after the war, at the U.S. government-run Voice of America (VOA) was Artur Salman, better known under his pen name Stefan Arski. Before and
Kirk Douglas on Radio Free Europe and Voice of America
By Ted Lipien As Putin’s propagandists are again spreading lies around the world and trying to undermine American democracy, it would have been useful for the Voice of America (VOA) to have mentioned in a short VOA obituary for Hollywood actor and producer Kirk Douglas his defense of free speech behind the
Radio Free Europe Fundraising During the Cold War
This Cold War Radio Museum updated post covers Radio Free Europe advertising as well as a specific example of fundraising through the Federal Service Joint Crusade Campaigns in 1963. RADIO FREE EUROPE 80,000,000 Captive People Are Depending On You The Communist-dominated people of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania
USCGC Courier – Voice of America Radio Transmitting Ship (1952–1964) – A Fuller Story of the ‘Campaign of Truth’
In a new multipart series presenting many primary sources, the Cold War Radio Museum is looking at President Harry S. Truman’s “Campaign of Truth” (1950-1952) against Soviet propaganda and at problems with its implementation at the U.S. government-run Voice of America (VOA) between April 1950 and the end 1952. The
Stalin Peace Prize Voice of America Editor Duped by Soviet Propaganda
Cold War Radio Museum As Vladimir Putin and his propagandists intensify their campaign to falsify history and interfere in U.S. elections, it is helpful to remember that such Russian attempts to present lies to influence American politics and media are not new. Americans, including top political leaders and journalists, had
Russian propaganda at WWII Voice of America
Russian propaganda influence in the United States is not new. “I established contact at the Soviet embassy with people who spoke English and were willing to feed me important bits and pieces from their side of the wire”* *Howard Fast. Being Red (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990), p. 18. Howard
Selling “the religion of democracy” was in Voice of America’s first mission statement
By Ted Lipien “To sell the religion of democracy” is believed to be the first written though unofficial mission statement describing the purpose of the Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcasts for overseas audiences as they were being planned during World War II in the U.S. government Office of the
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