“We have shut down our own voice at a moment when our global adversaries are operating at a level never seen before.” — Jeffrey Trimble, Media Manager As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Once that hard-earned global trust is lost, rebuilding it won’t be easy. #SaveVOA

"Despite everything, the MSM still matters. A lot."

When U.S. global media stopped speaking to the world, its competitors swiftly took the stage. Myroslava Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist and former Eastern Europe Bureau Chief at VOA, explains the scale of the information vacuum left behind.

"structured from 1942, it occupies a singular position: quite 'independent' to spread a more brutal propaganda than the [Vichy's] National Broadcasting."

Kissinger Institute's former director warns that misinformation wins with the silencing of the Voice of America. www.youtube.com/shorts/pcv6Ih...

"Bregman said he was told a week ago that the claim was being examined by US lawyers, before being told on Monday it would be edited out. ... The lecture is broadcast in the US on the BBC’s World Service." www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Last night, Judge Royce Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction order USAGM to dole out FY25 funds totaling $19M to the Open Technology Fund. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yes. This. And it's built like a tank. I was in that building when the earthquake of 2011 hit. I was not especially worried because I knew how solid the building was.

“the programming schedule compiled by the HFCC suggests an attempt by Chinese media to fill the information gap left by the United States, the report noted.”

(1/3) MBN (Alhurra TV) is entering a new phase, with payroll reduced "by more than 90 percent." See Jeff's Corner (CEO Jeffrey Gedmin) for revealing discussion about Alhurra's strategy, funding, content, future, etc. alhurra.com/en/category/...

Not so much an interview but a tag team. Kari Lake, referring to USAGM content: "You can call it propaganda because it is funded by you the taxpayer" Re unnamed entity officials: "If there is criminal behavior ... we will ll be sending that over for referral to the DOJ" x.com/RealLindellT...

At this year’s Thanksgiving table, VOA journalists can expect extra scrutiny from nosy relatives. Good thing we’re coming prepared with this primer! #SaveVOA #PressFreedom

"In 1942, the trend was growing: American information in French, objective and devoid of aggressive commentary, seduced an audience that turned away from the excesses of English propaganda."

Reuters Institute: Newsrooms in exile are "especially important now, with authoritarian governments doing their best to starve them of revenue, and the collapse of US-led international funding earlier this year." mailchi.mp/politics.ox....

“The president has worked to discredit and dismantle a free press since taking office, seizing control of the White House press pool, defunding public media, weakening government-funded outlets such as Voice of America,…”

"The campaign is spearheaded by Kremlin-owned media outlets like Sputnik and RT, officials say, describing an effort to stoke anti-American sentiment, especially in Mexico" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...

“'Our frustrations with the U.S. and South Korean governments are growing over their suspensions of radio broadcasts'"

Kari Lake, reporting on Lindell TV, about VOA. Alleges pro-CCP news content, with no examples. x.com/KariLakeWarR...

AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.

(1/2) In this mostly nonsensical Twitter exchange, there was some actual news: The Radio Free Asia auction has ended (at least for now). x.com/KariLake/sta...

The RFE/RL Hungarian section informing its audience that it ceased operations on November 21 "on the instructions of the U.S. Global Media Agency (USAGM)" www.szabadeuropa.hu/a/utolso-koz...

The entire story about the Radio Free Asia auction is yet to be revealed. But it seems that Kari Lake and others don't understand that starting bids are not necessarily the final sale price of items ... www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...

Oh oh. Looks like incoming from the Kari Lake War Room ...

In a rare news release since Kari Lake seized control of USAGM, the "deputy chief executive" accuses Radio Free Asia, whose funding was cut off by the parent agency, of going rogue. www.usagm.gov/2025/11/21/u-s-...

"restore Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) full funding and operations ... "Provide dedicated funding for Voice of America and public diplomacy programs focused on investigative journalism and countering disinformation in the Pacific Islands"

"The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), an independent government agency that oversees RFE/RL, Voice of America, and other US-funded broadcasters, notified Congress on November 5, 2025, that it intended to terminate RFE/RL's Hungarian Service. The termination is effective November 21."

“Anyone who wants to keep America first should keep Voice of America in business.” Edward P. Joseph, Senior Fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute, warns that shutting down VOA creates a dangerous vacuum that hostile actors will fill. Putting VOA last puts America at risk. #SaveVOA

Former U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Daniel Rosenblum says VOA was “an essential source of information for society, the government, and our embassy.” Today, that voice is silent — while our competitors are broadcasting. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom

From Carr's letter: "I am therefore writing to each of you to determine whether the BBC provided either the video or audio of the spliced speech to NPR, PBS, or any other broadcaster regulated by the FCC for airing in the U.S." www.breitbart.com/the-media/20...

"Nomad TV's editorial leadership includes Anna Abakumova, a Russian journalist who previously worked for the state-funded network RT and is a close associate of Margarita Simonyan, one of the Kremlin's chief propagandists."

Today's VOA Editorial concludes: "these deals will create high-paying American jobs, boost U.S. technological leadership, and deliver massive returns for American workers and families for decades to come." [Not sure why this would interest audiences abroad.] editorials.voa.gov/a/strengthen...

The self-described CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) unwittingly performs a public service by drawing attention to a video compiled by two US senators and four US representatives ("Scumbags" as she calls them) ...

This would mean Saudi money involved in the company that would own CNN, including CNN International -- now, with the truncation of VOA, America's only 24/7 global English news broadcast channel. And CNN Arabic. And CNN en Español.

“Widakuswara said the case involving VOA is “ about press freedom overall in this country… the attack on it is happening to many of our peers” across journalism.”

VOA Editorials are back after the US government shutdown. The November 18 Editorial concludes: "Thanks to President Trump’s bold leadership, a stable, safe and prosperous future in the Middle East is now within reach." The previous VOA Editorial was September 30. editorials.voa.gov/a/un-adopts-...

As a network, ABC does not have a "broadcast license. But ABC (actually parent company Disney Entertainment) owns US television stations that do have FCC licenses.

Al Arabiya is an Arabic-language television news channel, Saudi owned but operating from Dubai. It competes with Al Jazeera Arabic. Former BBC World Service director Jamie Angus is its COO. Al Arabiya has an English website at english.alarabiya.net

As many may have seen, Cloudflare is experiencing a major outage today, impacting access to many major websites: www.cbc.ca/news/busines... Yet - shortwave is up and perking nicely, thank you. :-) (yes -- I know I'm being snarky)

But shortwave still works ... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Good rant here from Columbia's @bgrueskin.bsky.social - a veteran news executive

AFSCME President Lee Saunders said, “The professionals at these agencies have been beacons of hope against the world’s most oppressive regimes. We’ll continue to fight for the collective bargaining rights of our members against an administration determined to strip them away.”

The State Department is required to publish “a thorough, accurate, and reliable” history of U.S. foreign policy within 30 years of the events. But it deleted documents about the risk of inadvertent nuclear war. https://wapo.st/49TiRY4

Rasmus: "If you liked our recent NPR and RT Television liquidations, you are going to love the quality, depth and quantity of assets in this auction."

With the US government shutdown over, the four surviving language services (Chinese, Persian, Dari and Pashto) of the Voice of America are producing content again ... ir.voanews.com

"the president could resort to other strategies—for example, withholding visas or invoking the Foreign Agents Registration Act—to undermine the BBC’s US operations." www.cjr.org/analysis/how...

"BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation" www.bbc.com/news/article...

The U.S. government has reopened but VOA journalists are still blocked from fulfilling our Congressional mandate to tell America's story to the world. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom

75 Years of Truth: VOA’s Bridge Between the U.S. and Ukraine Former VOA Ukrainian Service chief Adrian Karmazyn says VOA has connected Americans and Ukrainians for 75 years — through the Cold War, independence, two democratic revolutions, and now Russia’s invasion. #SaveVOA #VOAUkraine