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Mass layoffs have begun at Voice of America (VOA), the U.S.'s government-funded media network. The move came after Trump signed an executive order to effectively eliminate the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which supervises VOA, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and six other federal agencies. Here's more from Al Jazeera. At the second link, find a @CNN story about how the news of VOA's dismantling has been received in China.

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Al Jazeera · Trump administration starts mass layoffs at media outlet Voice of AmericaBy Al Jazeera

The President of Radio Free Asia posted this statement on the RFA website, presumably before the staff were locked out

"The termination of RFA’s grant is a reward to dictators and despots, including the Chinese Communist Party, who would like nothing better than to have their influence go unchecked in the information space."

rfa.org/english/about/releases

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Multiple workers at #VoiceOfAmerica, an international #media 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 #US Agency for Global Media, the #VOA's parent agency, instructed them not to enter their work premises or access internal systems.

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🧵 Thread about rights.
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One more thing about the right of the public to know what government is doing.

Independent news media is crucial during the times we're living in. If we don't know what is happening, how can we be responsible citizens?

Watch this space:

"Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyes"
Maddow looks at how Trump & allies are undermining news outlets...

#USpol #USpolitics #1A #PressFreedom #Journalism

msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/

MSNBC · Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyesBy MSNBC

I'm saving a ton of money over the last year. Here's my secret:

-Cancelled NYT subscription
-Cancelled WaPo subscription
-Cancelled Amazon Prime
-Cancelled Spotify

Turns out I'm saving money and also giving my more directly to smaller businesses, true journalists, and artists.

Really not that hard, people.

Happy Friday, technophiles! Please check out these federated Flipboard sources and Magazines. Follow them for product reviews, trends, exclusive interviews and opinion, and the latest in technology news. 💾 🤖 🕹️

Keep up with all the latest in crypto at Decrypt Media, flipboard.com/@decryptmedia/cr

Deciding what to watch on Netflix? BGR has you covered, flipboard.com/@bgr/latest-netf

News, reviews and trends from Samsung and Android at Android Authority, flipboard.com/@androidauth/sam

The latest deals on Google products and services via 9to5Google, flipboard.com/@9to5google/goog

Can't get enough AI? Gizmodo has up-to-date coverage, flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artific

FlipboardCryptocurrency | @DecryptMedia | FlipboardExplore Decrypt's magazine "Cryptocurrency", followed by 3744 people on Flipboard. See more stories about Ethereum, Digital Euro, Digital Currency.
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Finally, our team had a wonderful time at #SXSW on Sunday and Monday, where Flipboard and @surf hosted the first #FediverseHouse. Our CEO @mike and the whole team are 100% #TeamFediverse, and were thrilled to meet and talk to so many other open social web advocates. Here’s a feature by @Markoff for @newyorktimes, where Mike, @Gargron and @reckless1280 discuss the rise of decentralized social media, and how it can help publishers and media companies survive and thrive.

nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technol

Mike McCue, the chief executive of Flipboard, sees its new Surf browser as a tool to help internet users communicate without relying on a single centralized service.
The New York Times · Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized PlatformsBy John Markoff

News continues to flow at breakneck speed and independent newsrooms continue to reveal and analyze what’s happening around the world. Highlights for us this week were @ProPublica's exposé on DOGE’s potential impact on social security, @KnowableMag's explainer on pregnancy at altitude, and a lovely interview by @thecontinent of the beloved Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed. Please check out these stories and all the others in this thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ⤵️

Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored

Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
propublica.org/article/alaska-

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