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Following the mass termination of personal service contractors, VOA director @abramowitz.bsky.social said he finds "this action inexplicable, and to my knowledge no rationale has been provided by USAGM for this decision".
May 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Boyah J. Farah has accustomed his readers to his engaging stories and narrative and this article about his experience as a VOA listener is no different. He reflects on the impact of
"eliminating institutions like Voice of America and the Public Broadcasting Service".
Contributor: Voice of America made the U.S. a superpower. Now Trump has surrendered
The radio network shaped young people around the world, including me as I grew up in Somalia. The U.S. war machine can't compare.
www.latimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The defunding of Voice of America, RFE/RL and its multiple language services has been decried as “a gift to dictators”. Although these cuts are being disputed in court, they could have long-lasting implications for audiences around the world. Can the harm be undone?
@ikrassi.bsky.social
The Global Jigsaw - The Trump effect on global media - BBC Sounds
Exploring the changes to media around the world caused by cuts to USAGM and USAID
www.bbc.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Why should Americans care about Voice of America? @jquitzon.bsky.social , an associate fellow at the @csis.org joins @danataylor.bsky.social on The Excerpt iHeart Radio to talk about the agency's historic role in spreading American culture and values. Must listen 👂
SPECIAL | A beacon of American freedom and democracy may soon go silent - The Excerpt | iHeart
<p>As a bulwark against the flood of propaganda and misinformation coming from China and Russia, the United States Agency for Global Media is a global beacon of American freedom and democracy, reachin...
www.iheart.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Black smoke streams from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.
Black smoke rises from the Sistine Chapel as cardinals cast an unsuccessful first vote
Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the more than 130 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pope should be.
www.npr.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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For the first time in her career, VOA journalist Carolina Valladares Perez
says she has been silenced – not by a faraway regime, but by the US government. Read this news piece by @laurengambino.bsky.social on @theguardian.com

#SaveVOA
‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out
Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight back
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Ruslan Petrychka is Chief of VOA Ukrainian. His team covered Russia’s war in Ukraine with fact-based reporting, serving as a de facto Washington bureau for Ukrainian media. He explains why millions rely on VOA - and why shutting it down would weaken U.S. leadership and endanger lives. #SaveVOA
May 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM