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#Democrats pointed to a surge in Iranians tuning into #RadioFarda, the Persian-language news service funded by the #USAGM. Amid the recent #war between #Israel & #Iran, they argued, the #US should continue to fund #media orgs countering the #misinformation disseminated by Iran & other countries, such as #NorthKorea.
#Trump #VOA #VoiceOfAmerica #USAGM #law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
Rep Michael McCaul, #Republican of #Texas, said there were “systemic problems” in the agency, but that it remained necessary around the world.
“We need America’s voice in #Iran right now,” he said. “We need to ensure the Iranian people hear the truth that we do not intend to harm them.”
#Trump #VOA #VoiceOfAmerica #USAGM #law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
#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.
Das US Agency for Global Media kündigt an, weiteren 639 Beschäftigte entlassen zu wollen, diesmal ist Voice of America am stärksten betroffen ...
#radio #voiceofamerica #usagm #fmukwOdvFnw
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/voice-of-america-entlassungen-100.html
BTW 13710 DHA way too weak, no audio heard 😞 #shortwave #USAGM #USstrikesIran #war #WorldWarIII
La administración Trump desmantela casi por completo la Voz de América con los últimos despidos https://elradioescucha.net/2025/06/22/la-administracion-trump-desmantela-casi-por-completo-la-voz-de-america-con-los-ultimos-despidos/ #Trump, #USAGM, #VOA
Full schedule of Radio Farda on #shortwave, courtesy @anon06021 on Twente WebSDR chat, ordered by time by me :)
2300-0400z 9620 Woofferton
0400-0700z 12035 Al-Dhabayya
0700-1000z 13710 DHA
1000-1300z 15720 DHA
1300-1700z 12035 DHA
1700-1900z 9450 DHA
1900-2300z 12035 WOF
#Iran #war #USAGM
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gzdjt2bb6zkdknijroh6tm6i/post/3ls5kysbuks2x
#USAGM IS BACK ON #SHORTWAVE 😱😱😱 Well, maybe Trump realised it would be a nice tool to have if he decides to invade #Iran 😈, but the fact is Radio Farda is back. Currently on 12035 kHz, bending the S-meter here 🔥🔥🔥
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
“…The US Agency for Global Media (#USAGM) sent the last of its layoff notices to more than 600 employees at the Voice of America (#VOA) on Friday… The layoffs began earlier this month, when USAGM began sending “Reduction in Force” (RIF) letters to hundreds of employees… Among the affected employees were Persian-language workers who were laid off earlier this year, but asked to return to work last week in order to cover the Israel-Iran conflict...” | The Desk https://thedesk.net/2025/06/voice-of-america-firings-finished/
Posting in my personal capacity. #savevoa
Statements from Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat, and Kate Neeper, plaintiffs in the #VOA lawsuit, in response to the letter sent by #USAGM Senior Advisor Kari Lake to Congress yesterday (6/3) outlining plans for further staff reductions at #VoiceofAmerica (VOA).
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."
die EU will (auf Initiative der tschechische Regierung) Radio Free Europe (Hauptsitz in Prag) mit 5,5 Mio Euro unterstützen; weiter Finanzierung des Senders seitens U.S.-Regierung noch unklar ...
#radio #radiofreeeurope #usagm #fmukwOdvFnw
https://www.radioszene.de/202839/eu-rettet-radio-free-europe.html
#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
"OAN spread conspiracy theories about the coronavirus epidemic, almost exclusively interviews Republican politicians & rightwing voices, incl. this week the founder of an organization that denies the existence of the climate crisis"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#USAGM #VOA #MAGA #propaganda
Embattled Voice of America to ...
Not AP, not AFP, and not Reuters... but OAN - One America News, apparently the most dire #MAGA #propaganda outlet specialising in spreading Trump's lies about the 2020 elections - is to provide news content for Voice of America #VOA.
If it returns, that is.
www.cnn.com/voice-of-ame... #USAGM
MAGA outlet OAN to provide con...
"Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism," former U.S. Agency for Global Media Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner tells #NPR.
#VOA #USAGM
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-s1-5389453/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america
In the first #Trump admin, a federal district judge found that the then-CEO of the #USAGM violated the “fire wall” that ensures that the agency’s networks aren’t mouthpieces of the govt & effectively barred the president from interfering w/the networks’ #content.
#law #VoiceOfAmerica #VOA #FreePress #propaganda #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
#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.
👏👏👏
Charles Herring, president of #OAN, confirmed, “OAN will be supplying an extensive amount of programming, including ‘Hungry Heroes,’ a series that highlights the incredible work performed by our first responders and military.”
The #Trump admin is fighting in court to defend a March EO dismantling the #USAGM. The order led to >1k #VoiceOfAmerica staffers being placed on paid administrative leave, & broadcasting has stopped for the first time in the organization’s history.
