Trump orders the dismantling of Radio and TV Martí, and employees are placed on leave
Several full-time employees and contractors at the Martí stations were immediately placed on administrative leave.
‘Massive gift to America’s enemies’: Activists decry cuts to government-funded networks
Advocates for the government-funded networks, including lawmakers in both the United States and Europe, say the cutbacks will undermine press freedoms and hurt America’s standing in the world.
Radio Free Asia set to lay off most US-based staff due to government funding freeze
While the layoffs are in keeping with ongoing mass staff reductions across the federal bureaucracy under the Trump administration, the cuts at Radio Free Asia are notable because ...
Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
President Donald Trump is ordering his administration to gut Voice of America and other pro-democracy media organizations run ...
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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio ...
Voice of America channels fall silent as Trump administration guts agency and cancels contracts
Voice of America is part of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which also runs networks like Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Those networks are also on ...
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Over 1,000 Staffers Suspended From Voice of America, USAGM
The Voice of America and its sister networks face a shutdown as federal officials issued mass suspensions for more than 1,000 ...
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Trump's funding cuts hit Radio Free Asia and Voice of America
A logo of Radio Free Asia is displayed in its office, following the termination of funding for RFA, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order gutting the government-funded ...