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demi7en 🎗🇪🇺<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> Another short story when the CCP allowed their Chinese subjects to celebrate online: "Let's jump back to autumn 2001 when the *republican* neo-con administration of George W. Bush launched the second Iraq War for which the USA is still paying heavy financial and *reputational* cost.On the early Chinese forums people were delirious with joy. (i.e. "permitted speech" in the PRC)Just a year earlier in 2000 the USA had agreed to allow <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> to join the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WTO</a>... and in 1994, only a few years after the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tiananmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tiananmen</a> massacre, the USA had handed the CCP/PRC the coveted Most Favored Nation (MFN) status.Yet for the Chinese regime it's not enough for them to win; the USA and all other non-submissive democracies must lose.I was still rather dismayed back in 2001, but only until I understood the policy."NB: This is part of a post I made on Nov 7, 2024 in response to the Chinese *celebrating* the result of the most recent US presidential elections...<a href="https://infosec.exchange/deck/@demi7en/113437167796537912" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://infosec.exchange/deck/@demi7en/113437167796537912</a> It's a little odd that the Chinese communist dictatorship never allows its subjects to celebrate when the United States or the Democratic Left succeeds in something... 🧐 <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCP</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> Did anybody else initially read this as lamenting that *both* the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYorkTimes</a> *and* <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> were “flickering out”? I wondered why by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Washington</a> Post wasn’t included, but thought maybe Steve Herman was implying that flame of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liberty</a> had already been extinguished.On second reading, I understood and boosted the toot, since it was a gift article.But sadly, my first take is what it seems like. 😞 <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WashingtonHasFallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WashingtonHasFallen</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FailingMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FailingMedia</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ChangeMyMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChangeMyMind</a>

Paul Chambers🚧<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> The last <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSS</a> feed post was March 15, 6:09 pm EST. I am heartbroken and saddened. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/RIPVOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIPVOA</a>

sheislaurence<a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@randahl</a> exactly. It's impossible not to see the hand of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a> behind this when you know how influencial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> and Radio Free Europe were in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coldwar</a> era, and continued to play a role in Eastern Europe as Putin sought to revive the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USSR</a>/the Russian empire/both.

Democracy Matters :verified:Trump diminishes the US globally each and every day. Only 1,405 days to go.Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndTrump</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndMusk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Henrik SchönemannAsking for ... a friend: Does Voice of America have an archive?<a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/SafeguardingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SafeguardingResearch</a>

lucabianciardi<a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GossiTheDog</a> io seguivo <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> ogni giorno. Oggi mi sono cancellato

Pierre-Yves BeaudouinVoice of America fermerait. Wikimedia Commons perd une source de documents dans le domaine public. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD_VOA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:PD_VOA</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/WikiCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WikiCommons</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a>

jackhutton 🇺🇸[The News Guy, Substack]: Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscienceVOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes. By Steve Herman, March 15, 2025<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried?r=buqu&utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried?r=buqu&utm_medium=ios</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/voiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voiceofAmerica</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RadioFreeAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeAsia</a>

Catherine McCarthy<a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@w7voa</a> 💔 🗣️ 🗺️ 🎙️ 📰 🚫🔇 trump is killing the Voice of America <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>

NonilexSome <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> have accused <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> & other publicly-funded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> outlets of being biased against *conservatives* [liars, criminals & extremists]. Last month, billionaire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>, who is spearheading <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s government *downsizing* [destruction] effort, called for VOA & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeEurope</a> / <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioLiberty</a> to be shut down in a post to social media.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexThe Paris-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ReportersWithoutBorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReportersWithoutBorders</a> also blasted the move, w/its director general, Thibaut Bruttin, saying that it "threatens press freedom worldwide & negates 80 years of American history in supporting a free flow of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#information</a>."<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexThe president of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalPressClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalPressClub</a> in Washington, Mike Balsamo, released a statement on social media objecting to the moves at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>."For decades, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> has delivered fact-based, independent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> to audiences worldwide, often in places where press freedom does not exist," Balsamo said.The decision, he said, "undermines America's commitment to a free & independent press."<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexOn its website, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeEurope</a> / <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioLiberty</a> notes that it has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian govt & warns readers in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> & Russia-occupied <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> that they could "face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us."<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAGM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAGM</a> also terminated funding for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeEurope</a> / <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioLiberty</a>, which broadcasts to countries in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EasternEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EasternEurope</a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a>, as well as for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioFreeAsia</a>, which broadcasts to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthKorea</a>, acc/to letters seen by Reuters.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexMultiple workers at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a>, an international <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> broadcaster that operates in >40 languages, shared w/Reuters an email that placed them on administrative leave w/full pay & benefits "until otherwise notified."The emails, sent by a HR executive at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> Agency for Global Media, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>'s parent agency, instructed them not to enter their work premises or access internal systems.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a>

NonilexEmployees at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoiceOfAmerica</a> were placed on paid leave on Saturday & funding for 2 US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> services that broadcast to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> regimes was slashed, one day after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> signed an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> gutting the govt-funded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#media</a> outlets' parent & 6 other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FourthEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FourthEstate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreePress</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trumpaganda</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/</a>

Mary Nelson🧵 Thread about rights. 10/nAnd here it is, exactly what I feared. Getting rid of staff so they can install Trump's people.Just today:"Voice of America staff put on administrative leave""Full-time employees at Voice of America received an email this morning from human resources saying they have been placed on paid administrative leave, according to a copy of the memo that was obtained ABC News."<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1A</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PressFreedom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-trump-defends-tariff?id=119625202&entryId=119832526" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-trump-defends-tariff?id=119625202&entryId=119832526</a>

Mary Nelson🧵 Thread about rights. 8/nI am worried that these events will lead to VOA becoming purely government propaganda rather than actual news, and then it may be the only news source that comes from the White House.This administration is cracking down on speech and ideas.Press freedom was meant to be a pressure point for government transparency. Trump's eliminating that freedom--and the right of the public to know what it's doing.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1A</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PressFreedom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Administration <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a>

Mary Nelson🧵 Thread about rights. 7/nVOA was producing news, and had been for decades. It also ran stories from the news wires, like Reuters and AP.Let's recall that Trump made a statement about VOA when Lake was appointed. He said:Lake's appointment would help “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the world FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.”Link to the previous <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOA</a> story.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1A</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pressfreedom</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/voa-government-media-contracts-2bd47cf0c1bbcdc5cbe08eea030c1454" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/voa-government-media-contracts-2bd47cf0c1bbcdc5cbe08eea030c1454</a>

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