VOA Whistleblowers

Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 17, 2023  Voice of America Whistleblower Describes Truth-Telling in The Trump Era in New Podcast  “The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration” offers an insider’s view of whistleblowing in the Trump Administration  WASHINGTON – Today, Voice of America (VOA) whistleblower Grant Turner and his colleagues describe the toxic work environment under [...]

2023-08-17T11:20:11-04:00August 17th, 2023|Press Freedom, Press release, VOA Whistleblowers|

Media Advisory: Whistleblower Organizations Host Premiere Screening of iHeart’s The Whistleblowers, Celebrate Publication of Blowback by Miles Taylor

iHeartPodcasts series "The Whistleblowers: Inside the Trump Administration," will be launching alongside Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, the new book by Miles Taylor, best-selling author and former Trump administration official who authored the anonymous NYT op-ed.

Inside Radio: Trump Official Turned Critic Launching Podcast About Inner Workings Of Administration.

Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, who gained notoriety in 2019 after he admitted he was behind an anonymous opinion piece in the New York Times about the innerworkings of the Trump administration, is now bringing his story to podcasting.

Voice of America News: Government Report Finds Former USAGM CEO Abused Authority, Wasted $1.6 Million in Funds

Voice of America News: Government Report Finds Former USAGM CEO Abused Authority, Wasted $1.6 Million in Funds This article features Government Accountability Project counsel, Davide Seide, and was originally published here. The first presidentially appointed head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media breached editorial firewall regulations, engaged in gross waste of public funds [...]

National Public Radio: Federal Inquiry Details Abuses of Power by Trump CEO Over Voice of America

National Public Radio: Federal Inquiry Details Abuses of Power by Trump CEO Over Voice of America This article features Government Accountability Project counsel, Davide Seide, and was originally published here. On the day after his confirmation as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media in June 2020, Michael Pack met with a [...]

AlterNet: ‘Takes One’s Breath Away’: Voice of America CEO Found ‘Responsible for Numerous Improper Activities’

AlterNet: 'Takes One’s Breath Away’: Voice of America CEO Found ‘Responsible for Numerous Improper Activities’  This article features Government Accountability Project counsel, Davide Seide, and was originally published here. Michael Pack, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, was recently found responsible for [...]

Independent, Non-Partisan Report to the President Confirms Whistleblower Reports of Misconduct by Trump Political Appointees at Voice of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2023 Independent, Non-Partisan Report to the President Confirms Whistleblower Reports of Misconduct by Trump Political Appointees at Voice of America Office of Special Counsel Determines Independent Investigation Largely Substantiates “Deeply Troubling Conduct” Reported by Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Clients WASHINGTON— On May 10, 2023, Special Counsel Henry J. Kerner, the government [...]

JD Journal: Congress Demands Action from Elon Musk as Hate Speech Soars on Twitter Under His Leadership

JD Journal: Congress Demands Action from Elon Musk as Hate Speech Soars on Twitter Under His Leadership  This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Steve Herman, and was originally published here. Two US Representatives, Adam Schiff and Mark Takano of California, have called on Twitter CEO Elon Musk to address the growing issue [...]

2023-03-30T09:38:09-04:00March 30th, 2023|1st Amendment, Big Tech, In The News, VOA Whistleblowers|

Richmond Time Dispatch: Column: I Was Suspended from Twitter; I May Never Tweet Again

Richmond Time Dispatch: Column: I Was Suspended from Twitter; I May Never Tweet Again This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Steve Herman, and was originally published here.  I now have something in common with former President Donald Trump. Both of us were permanently suspended by Twitter. The circumstances were quite different. Trump’s [...]

2023-02-13T09:30:15-05:00February 13th, 2023|1st Amendment, Corruption, In The News, VOA Whistleblowers|

JURIST: Journalist Banned from Twitter Says It’s Important That Users Not Self-Censor

JURIST: Journalist Banned from Twitter Says It’s Important That Users Not Self-Censor This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Steve Herman, and was originally published here.  In an exclusive interview with JURIST Friday, VOA Chief National Correspondent and JURIST Journalist in Residence Steve Herman, banned from Twitter in mid-December, said it is important that [...]