Voice of America journalists sound off on ‘betrayal’ after Trump dismantles broadcaster

The Independent

The Independent

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More than 1,300 employees, including Kenyan journalists, face potential job losses after being placed on administrative leave by international media Voice of America (VOA).
Kenyans.co.ke
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Just a day after all employees were put on leave, staff working on a contractual basis received an email on March 16 notifying them that they were terminated at the end of March.
Hürriyet Daily News
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The Trump administration began mass layoffs Sunday at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media, two days after Trump signed an executive order gutting VOA's parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), in his latest sweeping spending cuts.
The Moscow Times
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His executive order on Friday dismantling Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and other outlets has been criticized as another blow to longstanding U.S. soft power efforts, amid fears that eroding U.S. influence abroad could create opportunities for governments such as China and Russia to promote their values instead.
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