Senator Shaheen Pushes For DOJ Investigation Of RT America

Shaheen argues RT employees are violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, however, the act targets lobbyists and people engaging in “political activities,” but provides exemptions for news organizations.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D – NH) is pushing a bill that would seek a Justice Department investigation of whether television station RT America is “coordinating with the Russian government,” saying there is reason to believe that there are financial ties between the channel and the Russian government, and that “the American public has a right to know if

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US State Media Runs Hit Piece On Bernie Sanders

Americans are not particularly sanguine on having state media in the first place, let alone one running its own political program and meddling in US elections.​

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Left: Still from "Washington Forum." Right: Photo of Jamie Kirchick from Wikipedia.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. For reasons still unknown, a United States government owned and operated media outlet, Voice of America, published a hit piece on Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. The story, titled “Does Bernie Sanders Believe in Democracy?,” was written by Jamie Kirchick, who has elsewhere

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US Seeks Massive Expansion To Propaganda Budget

Western governments routinely sound the alarm over Russian “propaganda.” But President Obama’s new budget calls for a drastic increase in spending to America’s own foreign media arm, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which already spends millions more than its Russian counterpart.

Sputnik News
By Sputnik News

Last year, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the US federal agency responsible for Voice of America and Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe, among others, requested a substantial budget increase. Seeking an boost of $30 million, the BBG’s budget soared to $751.5 million. That was, evidently, not enough money. President Obama’s newly

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New Bill Would Return ‘Voice of America’ To Propagandist Roots

A long-time and historic voice of journalistic integrity is set to become a mouthpiece for the federal government.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Voice of America has been recognized as a key component toward ensuring that the American interpretation of U.S. foreign policies is heard. Since World War II, when it started every live broadcast into Germany with "Today, and every day from now on, we will be with you from America to talk about the war ... The news may be good or bad for us --

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Journalism’s Future Could Depend On Tor’s Security

In light of increased surveillance from the federal government, journalists have come to depend on Tor’s promise of anonymity in order to report freely.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

During the morning hours on Dec. 16, Harvard University’s Emerson Hall was evacuated along with three other buildings. University officials received emails indicating the possibility of shrapnel bombs distributed throughout the campus. But after a thorough search no bombs were found. Later Eldo Kim confessed to the FBI his role in sending the

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