#voiceofamerica — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #voiceofamerica, aggregated by home.social.
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NASB Conference 2026 / “America@250: Due Diligence” on WRMI
The NASB, the U.S. National Association of Broadcasters, holds its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 28 and 29, 2026. Eike Bierwirth and Steve Herman will be among the speakers there. Bierwirth is scheduled to present his publicly available online databases of shortwave transmissions. Herman, Voice of America national reporter, is currently on an "excused absence" and/or among the VoA staff on "administrative leave" while the Trump administration continues its campaign to gain control over the country’s external broadcasters, including VoA.
Herman currently works as is now the Executive Director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of Mississippi, and will "announce details of his organization’s new weekly podcast and radio program (including on shortwave)".
The program, "America@250: Due Diligence", is set to air June through December on more than 50 radio stations as part of the country’s semiquincentennial". Among thesebroadcasters is WRMI, where it can be heard on Saturdays at 16:00 UTC on 9395 kHz and on Sunday mornings at 00:00 UTC on 5050 kHz shortwave.
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VOA Hitting the Target in Korea
https://swling.com/blog/2026/05/voa-hitting-the-target-in-korea/
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NPR: Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda. “In the latest battle over the future of Voice of America, a fresh group of veteran Voice of America journalists are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging that she is promoting pro-Trump propaganda on air. They also contend she has trampled the network’s editorial independence in violation of federal law […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/npr-voice-of-america-staffers-sue-alleging-kari-lake-put-on-propaganda/ -
Veteran Voice of America journalists are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, claiming the network is broadcasting propaganda. Here's more from @npr.
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"A federal judge just delivered a huge win for the rule of law, for the American people and - not hyperbole - for global security, and a huge loss for Donald Trump, and one of his flunkies, Kari Lake.
DC Federal District Judge Royce Lamberth just ordered 1000 federal employees to be allowed to return to work at Voice of America, ruling that Kari Lake had been unlawfully trying to dismantle the agency."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOVCNNf8xl4 #Trump #ruleOfLaw #VOA #VoiceOfAmerica #KariLake #JudgeRoyceLamberth
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KARE: Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work. “A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America’s operations after it had effectively been shut down a year ago, putting hundreds of employees who have been on administrative leave back to work.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/18/kare-judge-orders-restoration-of-voice-of-america-putting-hundreds-of-journalists-back-to-work/ -
Judge orders 1,000 #VOA staffers back to work in major defeat for US administration
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5751162/voice-of-america-lawsuit-kari-lake
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Judge Orders Voice Of America Employees Returned To Work, Reversing Trump Administration Effort To Dismantle Government-Run Broadcaster
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #KariLake #USAgencyforGlobalMedia #VoiceofAmericahttps://deadline.com/2026/03/voice-of-america-employees-judge-ruling-trump-1236758493/
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Trump Nominates Sarah B. Rogers As CEO Of U.S. Agency For Global Media After Judge Invalidated Layoffs And Cuts
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #KariLake #USAgencyforGlobalMedia #VoiceofAmericahttps://deadline.com/2026/03/trump-voice-of-american-agency-sarah-rogers-1236751747/
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Dan Notes Voice of America’s Return to Shortwave
https://swling.com/blog/2026/03/dan-notes-voice-of-americas-return-to-shortwave/
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(Posting in my personal capacity.)
Eight years ago today I was reporting live from #CapitolHill to #VoiceofAmerica’s International audiences. Today, as I watch the super #snowstorm hit the DMV region, I reflect on how it’s been almost a year since my (and most of my colleagues’) right to report the news accurately and fairly (in line with #VOA’s mission) has been “frozen.” My commitment to a #FreePress and #OathofOffice however, remains as strong as ever. 👉 https://savevoa.com/contact.html #savevoa -
The #legislation to fund the #State Dept & other #ForeignAid programs alone provides over $19B more than Trump’s request — though it would constitute a cut of $9B below current levels.
The #USAGM, the parent broadcaster that includes #VoiceOfAmerica, which the #Trump admin has sought to dismantle, is set to receive about $653M. That is half a billion more than what #Trump requested to “support the orderly shutdown” of the agency. Lawmakers previously provided $867M to the broadcaster.
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The #Senate was racing to clear 3 measures that passed the #House last week with money for the #Commerce Dept & the #DOJ [maybe skip that one], as well as for #environmental programs.
Even some programs that have long been despised by #conservatives are instead set to sustain only modest cuts, including #VoiceOfAmerica, the National Endowment for #Democracy [#NED] & the National Endowment for the #Arts [#NEA].
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#KariLake, the close #Trump ally & snr *adviser* to #USAGM, urged #Congress on Wednesday to gut the #VoiceOfAmerica & other federally funded #news orgs she *oversees*, as lawmakers of both parties expressed concern.
In a hearing that grew testy at times, Lake defended proposed cuts to the #global news orgs, while #Democrats & some #Republicans warned that they could make it impossible for the #US to disseminate #information to countries w/limited press freedoms, such as #Iran, #China & #Russia.
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#Trump Urges #Congress to ‘Kill’ #VoiceOfAmerica as Its *Leader* Defends Gutting It
In a heated hearing, #KariLake, the Trump [crackpot] ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the #media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.
#law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/trump-lake-voice-of-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Russia’s Oreshnik missile production can be halted by ‘urgent’ sanctions — Ukraine approves Termit ground drone for battlefield deployment — Ukrainians forcibly deported by Russia held in basement without food, water, media reports — [vlog/blog/video] Inside the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/sunday-june-22-2025/
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Just 250 staff remain at Voice of America, after layoffs announced today by Kari Lake, special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Lake says 1,400 positions have been eliminated across USAGM, an 85% decrease. When President Trump signed an order in March to shrink USAGM, advocates for the agency, including Republican lawmakers, said its networks were vital for fighting disinformation. The three VOA journalists who sued to stop the terminations were all laid off, but say their legal fight will continue. Here's more from CNN.
#News #Journalism #VoiceOfAmerica #USAGM #Disinformation #KariLake #DonaldTrump #TrumpAdministration #Media
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Trump Administration Eliminates Most Staff Of Voice Of America, Other U.S.-Funded Broadcasters
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #KariLake #VoiceofAmericahttps://deadline.com/2025/06/trump-voice-of-america-1236438754/
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In the meantime, however, #KariLake has plunged back into slashing the ranks of the workforce, w/hundreds of contract employees let go for a second time over the past weekend. The #VoiceOfAmerica website hasn't posted new stories in >2 months.
On Thurs, the full appellate court made clear it would not intervene, at least for now.
#Trump #VOA #law #SeparationOfPowers #journalism #FirstAmendment #censorship #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
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The admin laid off hundreds of contract employees & put permanent workers on indefinite leave, citing a Mar 14 #ExecutiveOrder from #Trump.
Last month, US Dist Court Snr Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered #KariLake & #VoiceOfAmerica's federal parent, the #USAGM, to bring back workers & get the network up & running, as #Congress intended through #law. He also ruled that the admin had to restore #RadioFreeAsia & #MiddleEastBroadcastingNetworks, calling their dismemberment "arbitrary & capricious."
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#Trump's plans to gut #VOA get boost from appeals court
A federal appeals court on Thurs dashed the hopes of #journalists & #FreePress advocacy groups seeking to stave off the near-total dismantlement of #VoiceOfAmerica by the Trump admin.
The admin, led by snr adviser [& crackpot] #KariLake, has iced almost the entire workforce.
#law #SeparationOfPowers #journalism #FirstAmendment #censorship #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-s1-5407923/voa-voice-of-america-appeals-court-kari-lake-trump -
#KariLake, a senior adviser at #USAGM [& crackpot], which oversees #VoiceOfAmerica, said that the #Trump admin had acted within its #legal authority [it didn’t & she wouldn’t know anyway given her *concept* of the #law].
“We are in the process of rightsizing the agency & reducing the federal bureaucracy to meet administration priorities,” Lake…said in a statement.
She added: “Buckle up. There’s more to come.”
#VOA #journalism #FourthEstate #law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #Constitution
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Overnight the full bench of the DC Circuit en banc blocked Saturday's decision by Judges Katsas & Rao.
Full Court allows #funding to be restored to #VoiceOfAmerica (#VOA), #RadioFreeEurope (#RFE), #RadioFreeAsia (#RFA), #MiddleEastBroadcastingNetwork (#MBN).
Note: Leaves in place panel decision on VOA staffing.
#law #journalism #FourthEstate #FirstAmendment #ExecutiveOverreach #Congress #Trump #AbuseOfPower
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Senior presidential adviser #KariLake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the #VoiceofAmerica. Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network #qanon on Tuesday night she announced that she had struck a deal to serve up the pro #Trump outlet's news reports for Voice of America's foreign audiences, at no taxpayer cost. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america #maga #communications #censorship #democracy #chaos #facts #truth #lies #politics
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VOA and OAN Partnership Draws National Attention
https://swling.com/blog/2025/05/voa-and-oan-partnership-draws-national-attention/
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One America News, Trump Friendly Network, To Provide Newsfeed To Voice Of America, POTUS Adviser Says
#News #Politics #ElectionLine #KariLake #OAN #OneAmericaNews #OneAmericaNewsNetwork #VOA #VoiceofAmericahttps://deadline.com/2025/05/voice-of-america-one-america-news-trump-1236388736/
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David Seide, senior counsel for the #GovernmentAccountabilityProject, which is representing plaintiffs in litigation against the #Trump admin, called the announcement “shocking & illegal” & said it will be challenged in court.
Last year, #OAN settled a #defamation lawsuit w/ #Smartmatic, the #voting tech company, over its coverage of the #2020election & promotion of the #BigLie.
#law #VoiceOfAmerica #VOA #FreePress #propaganda #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
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#KariLake’s announcement was met w/outrage from #VoiceOfAmerica staff, who pointed to #OAN’s #FarRight views, promotion of #ConspiracyTheories & support of #Trump.
“VOA is not to be the voice of left America nor the voice of right America,” said Steve Herman @w7voa, chief national correspondent for #VOA.
“#USAGM cannot dictate [that] VOA run OAN content. It would be a violation of our fire wall & our charter, which are #laws,” he said.
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