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You might want to take a look at Voice of America, a Congress-funded network that broadcasts almost exclusively outside the US as US propaganda: https://en.m.wi

You might want to take a look at Voice of America, a Congress-funded network that broadcasts almost exclusively outside the US as US propaganda: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America

CincinnatiMan 6y ago
Sorry, I'm not making the connection to what OP was saying. Can you expand? Does Voice of America pretend to be a domestic news source to the areas it broadcasts?
- blululu 6y ago
  No it doesn’t. I think the OP was making a what-about counter argument, that the CIA was blasting pro-NATO radio programs into the Eastern Block. Of course the Soviets hated this and constantly tried to jam the signal so I think this example supports the root comment that most governments have a serious interest in curtailing adversarial propaganda.
- cma 6y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prensa_(Managua) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prensa_(Managua)
  - thereddaikon 6y ago
    Protip about wiki links. Posting the mobile link loads the mobile site for both desktop and mobile users however posting the desktop link will load the appropriate version for both desktop and mobile users. Always post the desktop version link. I always take care to remove m. from a wiki link I'm sharing if I'm using a mobile device.
president 6y ago
Not sure if you have read or watched VOA as of late but there is a lot of "America bad" content in there as well. If it's propaganda, it sure is doing a bad job at it.
908B64B197 6y ago
I think it's great that, despite censorship, we work hard at providing a reliable source of information throughout the world.
- nostromo 6y ago
  Right. VOA is pretty much a mini American BBC nowadays. I think people that call it propaganda are judging it based on the Cold War era VOA.
  - mhh__ 6y ago
    The kinds of people who really have a hateboner for VOA tend to be the kinds of people more at home in the cold war anyway.
- cratermoon 6y ago
  Even the folks who worked for the VOA and its parent the United States Information Agency acknowledge that was created as a Cold War propaganda channel[1]. The broadcasts were heavily influenced by the CIA. The agency was reorganized in 1999 and the USIA abolished, but it's still mostly about presenting the State Department's view of international news. [1] https://archive.org/details/warriorsofdisinf0000alvi https://archive.org/details/warriorsofdisinf0000alvi
  - enkid 6y ago
    "Propaganda" is a loaded term. VOA is historically a very accurate and unbiased (as far as that is possible) source of news. [1] [2] [1] https://www.adfontesmedia.com/voice-america-bias-and-reliability/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/voice-america-bias-and-reliabi... [2] https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/voice-of-america/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/voice-of-america/
    - peteretep 6y ago
      The best propaganda is always an excellent and unbiased news source on _most_ topics.

CincinnatiMan 6y ago

Sorry, I'm not making the connection to what OP was saying. Can you expand? Does Voice of America pretend to be a domestic news source to the areas it broadcasts?

blululu 6y ago
No it doesn’t. I think the OP was making a what-about counter argument, that the CIA was blasting pro-NATO radio programs into the Eastern Block. Of course the Soviets hated this and constantly tried to jam the signal so I think this example supports the root comment that most governments have a serious interest in curtailing adversarial propaganda.
cma 6y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prensa_(Managua) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Prensa_(Managua)
- thereddaikon 6y ago
  Protip about wiki links. Posting the mobile link loads the mobile site for both desktop and mobile users however posting the desktop link will load the appropriate version for both desktop and mobile users. Always post the desktop version link. I always take care to remove m. from a wiki link I'm sharing if I'm using a mobile device.

president 6y ago

Not sure if you have read or watched VOA as of late but there is a lot of "America bad" content in there as well. If it's propaganda, it sure is doing a bad job at it.

908B64B197 6y ago

I think it's great that, despite censorship, we work hard at providing a reliable source of information throughout the world.

nostromo 6y ago
Right. VOA is pretty much a mini American BBC nowadays. I think people that call it propaganda are judging it based on the Cold War era VOA.
- mhh__ 6y ago
  The kinds of people who really have a hateboner for VOA tend to be the kinds of people more at home in the cold war anyway.
cratermoon 6y ago
Even the folks who worked for the VOA and its parent the United States Information Agency acknowledge that was created as a Cold War propaganda channel[1]. The broadcasts were heavily influenced by the CIA. The agency was reorganized in 1999 and the USIA abolished, but it's still mostly about presenting the State Department's view of international news. [1] https://archive.org/details/warriorsofdisinf0000alvi https://archive.org/details/warriorsofdisinf0000alvi
- enkid 6y ago
  "Propaganda" is a loaded term. VOA is historically a very accurate and unbiased (as far as that is possible) source of news. [1] [2] [1] https://www.adfontesmedia.com/voice-america-bias-and-reliability/ https://www.adfontesmedia.com/voice-america-bias-and-reliabi... [2] https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/voice-of-america/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/voice-of-america/
  - peteretep 6y ago
    The best propaganda is always an excellent and unbiased news source on _most_ topics.