Trump Is Cutting 500-Plus Jobs at Voice of America and Its Parent Agency Despite Court Ruling
The layoffs follow a court ruling blocking VOA director's removal and aim to reduce bureaucracy, leaving about 100 staff amid ongoing legal disputes over the agency's future.
- The U.S. Agency for Global Media is cutting over 500 jobs from Voice of America, according to Kari Lake, the acting CEO.
- Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that the Trump administration did not comply with orders to restore VOA's operations before the job cuts were announced.
- A group suing the agency stated that affected employees have 30 days until their pay and benefits end.
- Lake asserted that the agency would continue to fulfill its mission despite the layoffs, aiming to improve its functions.
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Trump Admin Seeks To Fire VOA Journalists On Mass Scale
The Trump administration has taken a dramatic swing at Voice of America (VOA), moving to cut nearly 500 of its employees. For an outlet born in World War II to fight Nazi propaganda and later transformed into one of America’s biggest global broadcasters. It’s a stunning shake-up.The move comes as part of President Trump’s push to trim what the White House brands a “radical” operation. Kari Lake, acting CEO of VOA’s parent agency USAGM, defended …
Trump team slashes 500 jobs at Voice of America | The New York Ledger
The Trump administration slashed more than 500 tasks at the Voice of America, a possibly deadly blow to the federal government media outlet consistently gutted by moneying cuts. Kari Lake, acting CEO of VOA’s moms and dad business, the U.S. Firm for Global Media, revealed the shootings in a social networks post. ” We are performing this (decrease in force) at the President’s instructions to help in reducing the federal administration, enhance co…
Trump officials move to fire most Voice of America journalists - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Friday moved to lay off nearly all of the remaining staff at Voice of America, setting up a potential battle with a federal judge who had blocked attempts to restructure the federally funded news network.
Agency moving ahead with media job cuts
WASHINGTON — The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters will eliminate jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a monthslong legal challenge over the news outlets'…
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