(Posting in my personal capacity.) #SaveVOA

(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

Kari Lake silenced all VOA broadcasts last March and recently brought back a token amount of people & programming in a few of the 48 languages, defying a federal judge’s order for restoration. And replacing balanced reporting with propaganda violates the Charter. (Public Law 94-350) #SaveVOA

#SaveVOA

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(Posting in my personal capacity. #savevoa)
A new documentary highlights the mass firings of federal workers this year, including at the #VoiceofAmerica.
👉🏼 https://youtu.be/EEWc4K3WoZM?si=Z_SjCtMicmRVYHhk

Steve Herman
@w7voa
The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. https://www.press.org/newsroom/voa-staffers-urge-public-rally-around-crippled-news-service #SaveVOA

The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. https://www.press.org/newsroom/voa-staffers-urge-public-rally-around-crippled-news-service #SaveVOA

The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. www.press.org/newsroom/voa... #SaveVOA

VOA Staffers Urge Public To Ra...

We had a crowd of ~170, including US Sen. Durbin, for our #SaveVOA speech tonight to World Affairs Council-Central Illinois at the Illini Country Club.

We had a crowd of ~170, including US Sen. Durbin, for our #SaveVOA speech tonight to World Affairs Council-Central Illinois at the Illini Country Club.

Leaders of the #SaveVOA campaign this evening will discuss the latest developments in their legal case against Kari Lake and USAGM. https://www.press.org/newsroom/meet-voa-journalists-fighting-newsroom-nov-12

Leaders of the #SaveVOA campaign this evening will discuss the latest developments in their legal case against Kari Lake and USAGM. www.press.org/newsroom/mee...

Meet VOA journalists fighting ...

Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I've been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. www.softpowerfulstories.org/s... #SaveVOA

SP/FS BONUS: "This. Is. The. V...

Of all the broadcasts and podcasts on which I’ve been interviewed in the past few years, this one released today is the most comprehensive and biographical. Let me know what you think. https://www.softpowerfulstories.org/spfs-bonus-this-is-the-voice-of-america-steve-herman/ #SaveVOA

The PDCA First Monday Forum looks at the struggle to save America's voices to the world via USAGM broadcasting (including the Voice of America, RFE/RL and Radio Free Asia). The main speakers are two ex VOA White House bureau chiefs: me & Patsy Widakuswara. publicdiplomacy.org/news_mana... #SaveVOA

The PDCA First Monday Forum looks at the struggle to save America's voices to the world via USAGM broadcasting (including the Voice of America, RFE/RL and Radio Free Asia). The main speakers are two ex VOA White House bureau chiefs: me & Patsy Widakuswara. https://publicdiplomacy.org/news_manager.php?page=42338 #SaveVOA

Happy Halloween. It’s spooky out there without the Voice of America shining the light for hundreds of millions of viewers and listeners outside North America who are otherwise kept in the dark and misdirected by authoritarian media. #SaveVOA

Happy Halloween. It's spooky out there without the Voice of America shining the light for hundreds of millions of viewers and listeners outside North America who are otherwise kept in the dark and misdirected by authoritarian media. #SaveVOA

Two purported Russian mobsters each sentenced to 25 years behind bars for hiring a hitman to kill an Iranian American journalist at her Brooklyn home on behalf of the Iranian government. Masih Alinejad, for years, hosted a program on VOA's Persian News Network. www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2... #Sav

Russian mobsters sentenced to ...