Statement from named plaintiffs in Widakuswara vs. Lake (Patsy Widakuswara, Jessica Jerreat and Kate Neeper) in reaction to Kari Lake’s mandated explanation to a federal judge. #SaveVOA
NPR - Kari Lake today must explain to a federal judge how she intends to ensure VOA fulfills its congressional mandate to serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news overseas despite forcing out nearly the entire workforce. www.npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-s1-... #SaveVOA #
For years, I’ve been pointing out the recent attacks on the Voice of America echo McCarthyism and critics of the international broadcaster wanted its coverage of the US to be pure propaganda. This article articulates my argument far better than I have done. https://www.cjr.org/analysis/joseph-mccarthy-voice-of-america.php#SaveVOA
For years, I've been pointing out the recent attacks on the Voice of America echo McCarthyism and critics of the international broadcaster wanted its coverage of the US to be pure propaganda. This article articulates my argument far better than I have done. www.cjr.org/analysis/joseph-m... #SaveVOA #
Amid the self-imposed destruction of USAGM (which oversees government-funded international broadcasting) a number of journalists who worked for RFA, RFE/RL and VOA remain imprisoned by authoritarian regimes. #SaveVOA
Amid the self-imposed destruction of USAGM (which oversees government-funded international broadcasting) a number of journalists who worked for RFA, RFE/RL and VOA remain imprisoned by authoritarian regimes. #SaveVOA