New York Times: Under Trump, Voice of America is Down but Not Out
Buttressed by courts and support from some Republican lawmakers, federally funded newsrooms that President Trump has tried to eliminate have yet to be rendered obsolete.
Associated Press: Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs
A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.
NPR: Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not
Trump administration official Kari Lake told a federal judge Wednesday that she's just doing her job in forcing out nearly the entire workforce of the Voice of America. That's despite a congressional mandate that the 83-year-old international network serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news overseas.
MSNBC: The slashing of Voice of America left a void Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is happy to fill
Before the conflict between Israel and Iran broke out, President Donald Trump and Kari Lake helped dismantle this pillar of soft power in the region.
NPR: Kari Lake guts Voice of America as U.S. reporters face threats abroad
Senior White House adviser Kari Lake issued mass layoff notices Friday to 639 employees of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federal outlet which owns the Voice of America and through which Congress directs money for other government-funded international networks, such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia.
Politico: Trump admin turns to far right outlet to distribute news through Voice of America
The Trump administration plans to publish news from One America News Network – a pro-Trump, far-right outlet known for peddling conspiracy theories – on the Voice of America and other U.S.-run media.
Daily Kos: MAGA news network to take over venerable government-funded outlet
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake announced late Tuesday that she’s struck a deal with One America News to beam its pro-Trump propaganda through Voice of America—making clear her intent to transform the government-funded broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far-right.
The Independent: Kari Lake announces partnership between far-right OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message
Senior Trump adviser Kari Lake announced that she’d struck a deal with One America News to blast the right-wing channel’s pro-Trump propaganda out to the audience of Voice of America, making it clear what her intentions are for the government-run radio network.
The Washington Post: Voice of America will carry One America News programming
Voice of America will carry programming from the right-wing TV network One America News, according to a post on X from Kari Lake on Tuesday night. Lake, a senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the government body that oversees Voice of America, announced that the agency agreed to provide “newsfeed services” to Voice of America, as well as to the Office of Cuba Broadcasting and Radio Martí, which distribute news into Cuba.
NPR: Kari Lake says OAN’s far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America
Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America. Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network: 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.
