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A Free Voice at Christmas: RIAS Berlin, Edward R. Murrow, and the Sound of the Cold War (1961)

Curator — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:26:09 +0000

Recovering a forgotten Voice of America / RIAS relay preserved on magnetic tape At a glance Jump to a section I. Introduction – Why This Tape Matters In December 1961 — just months after the Berlin Wall divided Berlin and reshaped Cold War realities — the Voice of America (VOA) presented a special World-Wide English […]

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Did Radio and TV Pioneer David Sarnoff Coin the Voice of America name?

Curator — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:50:47 +0000

Summary David Sarnoff, the pioneer of the radio and television industry in the United States and the founder of the NBC network, was most likely the first American with access to the White House to present a comprehensive plan for U.S. government-funded international radio broadcasting and one of the first to suggest for it the […]

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Voice of America Freelancer Who Promoted Stalin’s Propaganda Lie on Katyn Massacre

Curator — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:49:07 +0000

By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum Kathleen Harriman Mortimer was an American journalist working during World War II in Great Britain and Russia as an occasional freelance news reporter for the U.S. government. She was also the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union—a young, attractive, wealthy woman who was made […]

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WWII Pro-Soviet U.S. Government Propaganda in Polish Was Spread in Pamphlets and Voice of America Radio Broadcasts

Curator — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:33:44 +0000

WWII Pro-Soviet U.S. Government Propaganda in Polish Was Spread in Pamphlets and Voice of America Radio Broadcasts by Ted Lipien During World War II, the Office of War Information (OWI) produced and distributed printed propaganda material in the United States and abroad and was also responsible for the Voice of America (VOA) shortwave and medium-wave […]

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Beware of Government Propaganda “Experts”

Curator — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:12:48 +0000

Disinformation governance by government propaganda experts can be dangerous, judging by the record of the early officials in charge of the Voice of America and journalists duped by Soviet propaganda. Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum As the Voice of America (VOA), the United States government’s radio station for international audiences, observes its eightieth […]

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Edward R. Murrow Apologizes for Censorship

Curator — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 01:54:28 +0000

President John F. Kennedy sworn in Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) on March 21, 1961. March 21, 1961. Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). White House Administrative Officer, Frank K. Sanderson, administers oath to Edward R. Murrow; President John F. […]

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