Ted Lipien

Supporter of tolerant democracy, free press, and human rights.

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

Big embarrassment; Look at the body language. This is the UN representative, appointed by @antonioguterres went to Iran after the massacre, bowing multiple times to the regime officials, obeying the hijab she was forced to wear, while Iranian women, ripped that same hijab off in the streets, got arrested and killed.

Western woman have all the power of the free world behind her and she bows. Iranian women nothing but courage and the stand tall without obeying a barbaric law.

they'll say, “well, it's the law of the land, you have to respect it."

Sure. Slavery was the law of the land. Apartheid was the law of the land.

Bad laws don't deserve respect. Apartheid deserves to be deleted.

@UAGApartheid

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

The Breakfast Show: From Institutional Voice to Pat Gates — Voice of America, 1961–1978 Today, digital “reach” is often confused with influence. My new piece: https://t.co/FG6TlRnlN9

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

Joint Statement Former BBG governors and a former VOA journalist, senior manager & former RFE/RL CEO support bipartisan congressional efforts to fund US international broadcasting in FY26. Reform and renewal are needed—but elimination would be a mistake. https://t.co/TeBDaTGohB

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

Venezuela and the Bay of Pigs
During the Bay of Pigs, Edward R. Murrow ran U.S. international broadcasting under strict policy discipline for John F. Kennedy.

As Venezuela dominates headlines, that model is gone. 🧵⬇️

🔗 https://t.co/COaCGektOZ

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

Fundusz Radia Wolna Europa: obywatelska fasada i tajne finansowanie w realiach zimnej wojny https://t.co/s4dW9zAHEv

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

John Houseman, Howard Fast, and the Pro-Soviet Voice of America John Houseman didn’t direct #VOA — he produced it. But the programming he helped shape blended anti-Nazi rhetoric with subtle pro-Soviet messaging. Explore the hidden history ➡ [link] https://t.co/RzVSZZ6axL

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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Na początku lat 80. część dziennikarzy anglojęzycznej redakcji Głosu Ameryki uważała Ronalda Reagana za „podżegacza wojennego”, niezdolnego do prowadzenia skutecznej polityki informacyjnej.

Byli przekonani, że propaganda Wschodu wygra walkę o umysły.

Myli­li się. 👇

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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Reaganowscy menedżerowie przywrócili w VOA wolność redakcyjną.
Dziennikarze–uchodźcy z Europy Wschodniej, zwłaszcza z Polskiej Sekcji, wykorzystali ją, by mówić prawdę o stanie wojennym, Solidarności i systemie sowieckim.

Audycji słuchały miliony. 📻

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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To nagranie z 23 kwietnia 1986 r. to świadectwo tamtego czasu — gdy słowo, odwaga i fale radiowe pomogły pokojowo obalić komunizm.

🎙️ Posłuchaj:
🔗 https://t.co/tWaAQpWzvx

#GłosAmeryki #Reagan #Polska #ZimnaWojna #Historia

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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This 1986 VOA Polish Service broadcast captures that moment when journalism, courage, and history converged—helping to bring communism down peacefully.

🎙️ Listen & read:
🔗 https://t.co/tWaAQpWzvx

#VOA #ColdWar #Reagan #Poland #History #PublicDiplomacy

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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Reagan’s appointees restored editorial freedom and purpose to VOA’s East European services. Refugee journalists—especially in the Polish Service—used that freedom to tell the truth about Solidarity and the Soviet system itself.

Audiences soared to record levels. 📈

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

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In the early 1980s, many Voice of America newsroom editors in Washington saw Ronald Reagan as a “warmonger,” incapable of shaping an intelligent information policy. Some even claimed Reagan would destroy VOA’s credibility and effectiveness.

They were wrong. 👇

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝: Nino Japaridze urges U.S. leaders to unite behind the 𝐌𝐄𝐆𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐈 𝐀𝐜𝐭 to help Georgia resist Russian, Chinese & Iranian influence — and remain anchored in democracy. 🇬🇪🇺🇸 https://t.co/MOZGsbgfSC

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

On Mon. I was interviewed live on 𝗧𝗩𝗡𝟮𝟰 𝗕𝗶𝗦 “Dzień na świecie” by 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸. I was very impressed with the professionalism of the host & Polish journalists. 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, but lack unbiased journalism.
#MediaFreedom

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

W pon. udzieliłem wywiadu na żywo w 𝗧𝗩𝗡𝟮𝟰 𝗕𝗶𝗦 „Dzień na świecie” u 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗸. Byłem pod wrażeniem profesjonalizmu prowadzącej i dziennikarzy PL. 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗮̨ 𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗻𝗼𝘀́𝗰́, ale brakuje im bezstronnego dziennikarstwa.
#WolnośćMediów

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

McCaul Discusses Importance of USAGM's Work in Iran with Kari Lake at House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing | Congressman Michael McCaul https://t.co/IW4UZffv8d

[Israel War Room @IsraelWarRoom]

⚡#BREAKING: US Supreme Court upholds law allowing victims of Palestinian terror to hold the Palestinian Authority and PLO accountable in US courts.

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

Voice of America’s foreign language services are vital to global peace — I sent a message advising Lake that VOA cannot handle international emergencies with only a few journalists fluent in foreign languages. https://t.co/CjwbKovoBr

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

My latest op-ed in The Washington Times is about #Poland and President #KarolNawrocki https://t.co/l2DbtKvzWn

[Ted Lipien @TedLipien]

@melgibsonhq They are not "Nationalists.” They are Poles. YES. I support their totally peaceful demonstration of Polish patriotism, which is not directed against any other nation or group. These are Polish families showing their love for their country.