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.
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.
What You Need to Know About VOA
On March 14, an executive order was signed to eliminate the parent agency of VOA, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and relieve 1,300 journalists and workers of their duties. The executive order cited VOA’s “anti-Trump,” “radical” coverage by supposed “terrorist sympathizer” journalists as the reason for the defunding and closure.
