Judge temporarily blocks dismantling of VOA

US federal judge orders temporary halt of Voice of America shutdown

US District Judge J. Paul Oetken granted on Friday a restraining order temporarily blocking the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) from carrying out President Donald Trump’s directive to terminate Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Voice of America (VOA) employees, cancel employee work contracts, and to close USAGM offices. Following the decision, RSF announced in a press release that the organization was “ready to proceed with the c…

Voice of America Shutdown: Trump’s Gift to China

Trump’s gutting of RFA hits press freedom – and helps its opponents - across Asia

By Montse Ferrer, Deputy Asia-Pacific Director at Amnesty InternationalIn 2020, North Korean authorities reportedly executed a fishing boat captain by firing squad in front of 100 of his colleagues. His crime: secretly listening to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the US government-funded news outlet that has an estimated 50 million-plus listeners across Asia-Pacific.We only know about the fisherman’s fate because RFA broke the story, based on interviews …

My Turn: Public broadcasting needs support as its elimination is considered by Trump administration

Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 Like many of us I know that public broadcasting is in the sights of the Trump administration for massive cuts and perhaps elimination. This very real possibility came home to me when I realized that it was in 1965, 60 years ago, when I was 16, that I had my first job. It was for a public television station,. My Turn: Public broadcasting needs support as its elimination is con…

Judge blocks Trump from firing Voice of America staff – CLG News

Judge blocks Trump from firing Voice of America staff –The president slashed federal funding of the U.S. media arm, described by an adviser as “a giant rot and burden to the American taxpayer” [Exactly.] | 30 March 2025 | A U.S. district judge has issued a restraining order against President Donald Trump’s effort to downsize the federal agency that bankrolls Voice of America, a WWII-era broadcaster later retooled by the CIA into a Cold War propa…

What Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide

Voice of America is silent after President Trump effectively shut down the broadcaster. VOA journalists are speaking out about what this could mean for an audience of 360 million around the world.