"Trump’s initiatives have weakened America’s power and influence around the world. ... he has diminished American global influence by destroying ... [USAID], Voice of America, and other instruments of American soft power." michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/happy-talk...

"Go back in time and visit the iconic Voice of America Museum at the historic Bethany Relay Station, where America beamed powerful Voice of America radio signals around the world during WWII and the Cold War." www.fox19.com/video/2026/0...

"The Islamic Republic could respond to a US threat in wartime by triggering an explosion in low Earth orbit to create debris capable of seriously damaging satellites such as Starlink, pro-government analyst Ardalan Eliasinfard said on Iranian state television." x.com/IranIntl_En/...

"a delegation from Radio Taiwan International (Rti) toured Ukraine’s national public broadcaster ... [providing] firsthand insights into how Ukraine maintains nationwide news broadcasting and public information services amid missile threats and information warfare." www.rti.org.tw/en/news?uid=...

"Radio France International has described Kano state as its major audience base among the listeners they have across the world in several languages. This was stated by the Director RFI Hausa, Joseph Penny ... in Kano preparatory to a festival it is holding on Saturday" blueprint.ng/kano-our-maj...

This piece appears to be AI-written and erroneously asserts "VOA Farsi" (Persian) has shut down. VOA Persian remains, albeit much smaller and less independent. The piece does contain some valid information. streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/the-inf...

"The Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget requested only $153 million for USAGM, explicitly framed as funding to support an 'orderly shutdown' of operations. ... The fiscal year 2027 budget request renews the administration's push" legis1.com/news/indepen...

"Access to reliable and up-to-date information about writers behind bars in mainland China is severely restricted ... This information gap was exacerbated by the U.S. government’s withdrawal of funding for Radio Free Asia and Voice of America, including .. Uyghur and Tibetan" pen.org/report/freed...

"The United States ranks 64th out of 180 countries, a pathetic showing for a country that claims to value the First Amendment: "The drastic cuts to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) workforce had global repercussions ... " kottke.org/26/05/the-wo...

"And, in 1952, the service stationed Cutter Courier in Greek waters to transmit Voice of America broadcasts into the Soviet Union for the next 12 years." www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article...

"What issues will new BBC director-general Matt Brittin have to deal with?" Includes the Trump lawsuit against the BBC and the future of BBC World Service. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

"American Public Media’s Marketplace and the BBC World Service today announced ... Must Be the Money, a new podcast ... for audiences historically excluded from traditional financial media." www.americanpublicmedia.org/blog/marketp...

Even before Kari Lake illegally seized control, VOA's director — in an act of anticipatory appeasement — removed from the broadcasts me and my successor as White House bureau chief for adhering to the objectivity charter. Here's a sample of the "journalism"nowadays: x.com/VOAChinese/status/20553...

At the former VOA Bethany, Ohio, shortwave transmitting site: "About 100 tons of salvaged parts of the decommissioned sub have been made into a full-sized replica of the famed Navy vessel that offers visitors a unique educational experience." www.journal-news.com/local/uss-ci...

Doesn't this repost, supporting LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, by the official X account of under secretary of state for public diplomacy Sarah Rogers, also nominee to serve concurrently as CEO of USAGM, violate the Hatch Act? x.com/UnderSecPD/s...

"We’re looking forward to our expansion in the European markets." radioinsight.com/headlines/35...

Posted to X by Elez Biberaj, former chief of VOA Albanian and director of the VOA Eurasia Division. x.com/EBiberaj/sta...

"Lake offered a sunny portrayal of her time as USAGM head: one of accountability, reform, and advances into an America First revamping of the agency. Lake said she would remain at USAGM pending her Senate confirmation."

"Based in Los Angeles, Kismet will be developing and producing premium scripted series aimed at the global marketplace by finding and nurturing projects and voices that can travel through high-end culturally rooted storytelling."

“A federal judge ruled in March that Lake's actions as head of USAGM were invalid because she hadn't been confirmed by the Senate.”

“The drastic cuts to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) workforce had global repercussions, leading to the closure, suspension and downsizing of international broadcasters such as Voice of America,…”

Anne Applebaum: "Jamaica is a solid American ally, a strong democracy, a cultural superpower. Why inflict this dubious honor on it?"

"During a chaotic tenure" as the leader of USAGM, "Lake tried to dismantle Voice of America, and to block funding for America’s other broadcasters,..." "By doing so, Lake ceded influence to Chinese and Russian state media all over the world..."

"T [pseudonym] had looked at Radio Free Asia (RFA) or Voice of America (VOA) as stable newsrooms which could provide job stability. 'I would never have thought that organisations like RFA and VOA would crumble'" reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/running...

"Voices of America Country Music Fest ... Aug. 6-9, 2026 at Voice of America MetroPark" -- at the old VOA Bethany shortwave transmitting site near Cincinnati. (VOA formerly broadcast country music on Judy Massa's "Country Music USA.") www.ticketnews.com/2026/02/blak...

"as Voice of America staff resist its transformation into a propaganda tool, the most impactful public diplomacy will for now have to come from outside government." www.fairobserver.com/world-news/a...

"International coverage has often played a critical role in drawing global attention to crises in South Asia ... 'When international media highlight these issues, it can create pressure for accountability'" institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/artic...

"The executive order that gutted the U.S. Agency for Global Media effectively silenced broadcasts across 16 different sub-Saharan languages, including crucial Swahili and Hausa programming." streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/russia-...

"Lake was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but attempted to dismantle the Voice of America and fired more than 1,000 employees." www.kjzz.org/politics/202...

Kari Lake, in thanking the president for the nomination, says “Jamaica is a country I know very well, full of incredible people…”

A look at Israel's efforts to influence Eurovision as some broadcasters pushed to ban the country from the music competition and threatened to boycott the event (New York Times) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

NEW: Trump nominated Kari Lake as U.S. ambassador to Jamaica. If confirmed, it will mark the end of a tumultuous tenure in charge of the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America, in which she shrunk the agency while fighting its employees in court.

Kari Lake, the former TV anchor who twice ran unsuccessfully for public office and became Trump's global media czar, is Trump's pick for ambassador to Jamaica. A federal judge recently ruled she was running the U.S. Agency for Global Media illegally. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f0H... #shortwave #radio #intervalsignals Check out the opening video from my annual Shortwave Shindig listening session at the 39th annual Shortwave Listener's Fest! More deets at the link!

💥Hungary's newly elected PM Péter Magyar, in his first speech, apologizes to victims of the Orbán government's smear campaigns and harassment, including NGOs and journalists. For 16 years, dozens if not hundreds of us had to endure our newsrooms being taken over, surveillance and pressure campaigns.

The NASWA SWL Festival is happening this weekend, why not join us for the radio fun via Zoom for the virtual event at $15 includes the CIDX Hospitality Suite and tons of radio presentations Friday and Saturday, check it out here www.swlfest.com

Voice of America didn’t just tell America’s story—it made a difference, says Jay Henderson, former VOA East Asia Division Director. In his SaveVOA interview, he calls for a restoration of the voice that went silent. #PressFreedom

"DW will gradually close the following accounts on X: ... @dw_balkan, @dw_brasil, @dw_croatian, @dw_conflictzone, @dw_europe, @dw_greek, @dw_hindi, @dwnews, @dw_politik, @dw_polski, @dw_shqip, @plus90 and @zapovednikshow." corporate.dw.com/en/dw-to-clo...

"VT Sakartvelo News is a project of TVP’s International Broadcasting Centre, developed under the broader media initiative Vot Tak. The latter produces news content in multiple languages, including Russian, Romanian, Armenian, and, now, Georgian." oc-media.org/polands-publ...

Has America lost its voice? No. Despite efforts to dismantle Voice of America and sister networks, we’re still fighting to serve 427M weekly worldwide. Leaders, including David Ensor, reaffirmed this mission at GWU. Support vulnerable journalists: tinyurl.com/6Kreasons #SaveVOA

"the Korea Meteorological Administration’s weather communication center ... transmits and receives information through shortwave frequencies, 3–30 MHz. ... 'Even if the internet is cut off due to war, information can still be delivered'" www.chosun.com/english/nati...

"There was no internet, no cell phones, and the nearest public phone was a twenty minute drive from my house. If I wanted news of the outside world, I listened to an occasional half hour of BBC or Voice of America on shortwave radio." ticotimes.net/2026/04/22/l...

"As Switzerland’s only English-language commercial radio station, World Radio Switzerland is a proudly Swiss station with an international voice. ... World Radio Switzerland will also continue as the official Swiss partner of the BBC World Service" www.worldradio.ch/more/press-r...

"there are now 118 English language news publishers with more than one million Youtube subscribers ... The BBC is the most-followed news publisher on Youtube with 19.7 million subscribers." pressgazette.co.uk/social_media...

"Regrettably, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees U.S. international public service media networks, was not represented due to ongoing organizational circumstances." corporate.dw.com/en/dg8-meeti...

"beat out 3 other bidders to secure a 5-year contract to provide Case Management Services for the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Office of Security (SEC). ... Total Contract Value: $1,101,841.21" orangeslices.ai/abis-provide...

"'I learned about the tragedy not from the official channels, but from the Voice of America. That was when I understood how important it is for the truth to be told in time and how costly its absence can be'" www.moldpres.md/eng/society/...

"Trump ... recently nominated her to lead the agency overseeing the government-funded international broadcaster Voice of America — a role she would carry out in parallel with her current post." [The agency is USAGM.] www.politico.eu/article/dona...

A SaveVOA team at Del Ray’s Farmers Market, VA, explains what taxpayers get for $1.20—and how to support vulnerable VOA journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3. #SaveVOA Donate👉🏼 http:tinyurl.com/6Kreasons

“Dismantling VOA, RFA, RFE, and MBN is information disarmament,” says Vivian S. Walker, former diplomat and National War College professor. A warning on the cost of gutting U.S. public diplomacy. #SaveVOA @vivi.g.w @pdcouncilofamerica @newsguyusa