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Voice of America WWII Communist Propaganda to Yugoslavia

Curator — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:53:05 +0000

Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum Thanks to several lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, the U.S. Congress became aware during World War II of Voice of America’s (VOA) communist propaganda in broadcasts to Yugoslavia. Most members of Congress opposed such U.S. government-produced support for communist groups at American taxpayers’ expense while a few progressive […]

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April 20, 1943 — Congressman Woodruff warns of Soviet propaganda in Voice of America broadcasts

Curator — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:49:30 +0000

Cold War Radio Museum On April 13, 1943, Nazi Germany’s propaganda machine announced the discovery of the graves containing the bodies of thousands of Polish prisoners of war in Soviet captivity who went missing in Russia in the spring of 1940. A few days later, on April 16 and April 17, 1943, the management of […]

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Senator Taft’s early warning of Soviet propaganda in WWII Voice of America

Curator — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 06:10:23 +0000

Cold War Radio Museum Could a foreign power such as Russia try to infiltrate the Voice of America (VOA) or influence its executives, broadcasters and programs? Could U.S. government-hired journalists and program contributors, acting on their own, support in VOA broadcasts accommodation with authoritarian rulers in countries such as China, Cuba, Iran or even North […]

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