NPR - Kari Lake today must explain to a federal judge how she intends to ensure VOA fulfills its congressional mandate to serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news overseas despite forcing out nearly the entire workforce. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-s1-5500554/kari-lake-ceo-agency-usagm-voice-of-america #SaveVOA
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How many times are you going to fire us? That’s the question VOA’s journalists have for Kari Lake. #SaveVOA
HFAC hearing into USAGM is underway. The defacto boss of the agency, Kari Lake, to testify. Chairman Mast is listing numerous unsubstantiated charges (see the #SaveVOA fact check) and calling the agency’s actions “taxpayer funded self sabotage” and stating drastic action is needed.
The Progressive Magazine - Silencing the Voice of America: Donald Trump’s quest to silence the nation’s international transmissions has been met with legal battles, yet many fear the damage may already have been done. https://progressive.org/latest/silencing-the-voice-of-america-rodriguez-20250/ #SaveVOA
#SaveVOA campaign appealing the decision by X (Twitter) suspending our account.
VOA "was one of the very few windows into the world the North Korean people had, and it has gone silent with no explanation." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98pnx35xj2o #SaveVOA
USAGM’s de facto boss, Kari Lake, will testify before a House committee today, launching her latest unsubstantiated attack on the Voice of America. The #SaveVOA campaign has pre-emptively fact-checked her submitted statement. https://savevoa.com/fact-check/kari-lake-at-house-committee-on-foreign-affairs-june-25.html
Speaking out following a final visit to the headquarters of the silenced Voice of America. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/turning-in-my-badge?r=1g77q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #SaveVOA
The Voice of America on the #4thofJuly traditionally informs audiences in nearly 50 languages about our nation’s most patriotic holiday. But Kari Lake and DOGE silenced America’s voice of public diplomacy and soft power because they ridiculously alleged it was radical, anti-American and controlled by China. https://www.voanews.com/a/episode_explainer-fourth-july-3938021/6103452.html #SaveVOA