Steve Herman
The decision to shutter VOA “portends ever more troubling repression of independent journalism in the United States.” - Jim Friedlich https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/03/25/trump-voice-of-america-press-freedom-public-media-npr-pbs-wbez-chicago-jim-friedlich
Now that Trump has silenced Voice of America, could U.S. public media outlets be next?

The president's decision to shutter the global news organization portends ever more troubling repression of independent journalism in the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times
Mar 27 at 2:45amWeb
Show threadStephen MMar 27
@w7voa thanks for continuing to get the word out .
Show thread0xDECAFBADMar 27
@w7voa SCOTUS decided money is speech in America, so if you don't have money, you don't get to say anything. The oligarch model is only billionaire-owned mouthpieces that push their agenda. That's one of the reasons that giving Larry Ellison control of TikTok is such a priority.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 27
@w7voa It's a perfect metaphor. America is no longer the voice of freedom bringing hope to the rest of the world. I'm sorry this is happening to you, Steve.
Show threadBicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Mar 28

via @w7voa

"The decision is a disturbing and self-defeating retreat for American influence abroad. It also portends ever more troubling repression of independent journalism right here in the United States.

"To best appreciate what is at stake in a future without VOA, it is important to understand its past. "

https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/03/25/trump-voice-of-america-press-freedom-public-media-npr-pbs-wbez-chicago-jim-friedlich

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Now that Trump has silenced Voice of America, could U.S. public media outlets be next?

The president's decision to shutter the global news organization portends ever more troubling repression of independent journalism in the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times