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#voa

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sadele2

"As I reflect on my final months at VOA from my apartment in northwest DC, I know that although I lost my job, other colleagues risk much more. Ten journalists from VOA, RFA, & RFE/RL remain jailed around the world—in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Myanmar, Russia, Russian-occupied Crimea, and Vietnam—all for doing their jobs."

The Last Days at #VoiceOfAmerica

by Liam Scott

"Covering the #PressFreedom beat at #VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise."

#RFA #RFE/RL

cjr.org/first_person/last-days

Columbia Journalism ReviewThe Last Days at Voice of AmericaCovering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
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John Refior

Example of why Trump is silencing the Voice of America. VOA article, April 2024:

"How Russia's disinformation campaign seeps into US views...

"The files exposed a Kremlin-linked campaign in which 'political strategists and trolls have written thousands of fabricated news articles, social media posts and comments that promote American isolationism, stir fear over the United States' border security and attempt to amplify U.S. economic and racial tensions'"
voanews.com/a/how-russia-s-dis

Voice of America (VOA News) · How Russia's disinformation campaign seeps into US viewsBy Tatiana Vorozhko
#voa#russia#trump
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Dennis A

#VOA #LiamScott #PressFreedom
For the first time since its creation, in 1942, to combat Nazi propaganda, VOA has gone silent. Dozens of VOA staffers in Washington are on J-1 visas, and if they lose them, they may have to return to countries whose governments have a record of jailing critics.

The Last Days at Voice of America

"Covering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise."
cjr.org/first_person/last-days

Columbia Journalism ReviewThe Last Days at Voice of AmericaCovering the press freedom beat at VOA, I got a front-row seat to its demise.
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Doug Bostrom

Do or die is so much easier when one's enemy has promised death.

#VOA
@w7voa

"The leaders of several US-funded international networks have instructed their organizations to continue broadcasting, ignoring a Trump administration order, because they believe last weekend’s terminations were unlawful, according to a person involved in the matter."

cnn.com/2025/03/18/media/radio

CNN · Defying Trump, several US-funded international broadcasters are still reporting the newsBy Brian Stelter
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Kim Perales

Trump's dismantling of #VOA will pave the way for America's adversaries to have greater influence abroad.

~1,300 employees, incl. Abramowitz: placed on admin. leave +500 contractors: terminated. He called #VOA "an incredibly impt. soft power tool" for the US -shuttering it: "self-inflicted blow" to #nationalsecurity -bc it helps combat CN, RU & IR disinfo.

Most journalists ignore Trump's goal of destruction, emulating & aligning with Putin, for #privatization.

#USPol cbsnews.com/news/voa-cuts-trum

www.cbsnews.comTrump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director saysThe government-funded news agency stopped broadcasting after its employees were put on leave or terminated.
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Tim Ruppert

The Convicted-Felon-in-Chief’s approval ratings hit a new high with totalitarians and dictatorships around the world. Chinese state media reacted gleefully to Republicans gutting funding for Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.
#USPolitics #FuckTrump #GOPFail
#VOA #China
theguardian.com/media/2025/mar

The Guardian · Chinese state media celebrates Trump’s cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free AsiaBy Kate Lamb
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Flipboard News Desk

Donald Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director says.

@CBSNews reports: "VOA reports news about the U.S. in nearly 50 languages — with much of its focus trained on countries that lack a free press."

flip.it/6vBCdo

flip.itTrump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director saysThe government-funded news agency stopped broadcasting after its employees were put on leave or terminated.
#Trump#VOA#Propaganda
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Juan Lobo

Sé que #Trump lo hace por lo que tienen de lucha por las libertades y contra el fascimo y el comunismo, pero con la supresión de Voice of America o las Radio Free, herramientas de poder blando consideradas durante décadas críticas para contrarrestar la narrativa de Rusia o de China, EE.UU. vuelve a ceder terreno en la influencia internacional en favor de China, ese su supuesto gran enemigo (como hiciera con el desmantelamiento de la USAID). Pero imagino que eso Trump no lo sabe.

#geopolitics#VoA#EstadosUnidos
Replied to 🇪🇺 Yet Another Owl 🕯️🕊️
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🇪🇺 Yet Another Owl 🕯️🕊️

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFERL) e Voice of America, vittime dei tagli di Trump, sin qui si occupavano di informare anche i russi e i cinesi di ciò che avviene nel mondo esterno.

rferl.org/
voanews.com/

EU To Look Into RFE/RL Funding As Europe Slams Cuts / by Rikard Jozwiak, RFE-RL

rferl.org/a/czech-eu-rfe-fundi

#RFERL #VoA
#noWar #noWarZ

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyRadio Free Europe/Radio LibertyRFE/RL has more than 700 full-time journalists and 1,300 freelancers reporting the news in 27 languages in 23 countries. We operate where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established and provide what many people cannot get locally.
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demi7en 🎗🇪🇺

@w7voa Another short story when the CCP allowed their Chinese subjects to celebrate online:

"Let's jump back to autumn 2001 when the *republican* neo-con administration of George W. Bush launched the second Iraq War for which the USA is still paying heavy financial and *reputational* cost.

On the early Chinese forums people were delirious with joy. (i.e. "permitted speech" in the PRC)

Just a year earlier in 2000 the USA had agreed to allow #China to join the #WTO... and in 1994, only a few years after the #Tiananmen massacre, the USA had handed the CCP/PRC the coveted Most Favored Nation (MFN) status.

Yet for the Chinese regime it's not enough for them to win; the USA and all other non-submissive democracies must lose.

I was still rather dismayed back in 2001, but only until I understood the policy."

NB: This is part of a post I made on Nov 7, 2024 in response to the Chinese *celebrating* the result of the most recent US presidential elections...

infosec.exchange/deck/@demi7en

It's a little odd that the Chinese communist dictatorship never allows its subjects to celebrate when the United States or the Democratic Left succeeds in something... 🧐

Infosec Exchangedemi7en 🎗🇪🇺 (@demi7en@infosec.exchange)A "fun" anecdote: First now, 2024. (Note that in the #PRC messages that stay up for more than few minutes let alone go viral are de facto sanctioned by the #CCP dictatorship.) 👉️ On Chinese social media platform Weibo, one of the most liked comments is from a user saying: “There will be a lot of fun to watch over the next four years.” 👈️ (BBC running commentary on you-know-what) https://www.bbc.com/news/live/czxrnw5qrprt Now let's jump back to autumn 2001 when the *republican* neo-con administration of George W. Bush launched the second Iraq War for which the USA is still paying heavy financial and *reputational* cost. On the early Chinese forums people were delirious with joy. (i.e. "permitted speech" in the PRC) Just a year earlier in 2000 the USA had agreed to allow #China to join the #WTO... and in 1994, only a few years after the #Tiananmen massacre, the USA had handed the CCP/PRC the coveted Most Favored Nation (MFN) status. Yet for the Chinese regime it's not enough for them to win; the USA and all other non-submissive democracies must lose. I was still rather dismayed back in 2001, but only until I understood the policy.
#CCP#VOA
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