I am so sorry to hear this. The cruelty that Musk and Trump are inflicting on our beautiful country, our wonderful institutions, our citizens is unforgivable.
I am nearly 88 years old. VOA has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. May parents would tell me of reports from VOA going to oppressed people. This is not only tragic, but outrageous. This current administration seems to moving away from our values. They are dreadful people.
How is it not 100% clear to people that Trump’s priorities are totally aligned with Putin’s and Russia’s? Trump is the enemy within. When will Americans do something about that? I hope our pre-Trump allies hire all the VOA people for a Radio Free America.
Well when we kick the fascists out VOA needs to be brought back and strongly with a video news network and only it plays on any base or Govt. office.
No Fox.
The United States of America, as we have known it for the past 80 years, is forever gone, and with it, the security structures that have secured peace for the free world. As a Dane, it is not unlikely to expect annexation of 80% of our territory within the next 4 years by a so-called ally. 1/2
Europe has 2 adversaries the US and Russia. This is the choice of the majority of the voters in the US, and Europe must act accordingly by freeing itself from the US. 2/2
It's very encouraging to at least see that, while trump is terrible, he also does not understand how US hegemony works and sometimes accidentally does the world a favor like right here.
There is no need for America to promote democracy and warn against the dangers of Communism now that Americans elected a Russian puppet who takes his orders from Putin and is actively destroying democracy in America. The US is no longer the leader of the free world but a Soviet satellite state.
I'd never been an alt-texter, but since joining this app last month & waking up to how important it is (I'm sorry it took me so long) it's become a practice I actually enjoy. It makes me slow down a bit, which is good, + makes me really think about the image I'm sharing.
One has to ask oneself: why Voice of America? What American thinks communicating news and information to the world on behalf of the American government is a bad idea?
I'm Canadian and the CBC is under attack from multiple sides right now, including a push to completely defund both TV and radio services. I assumed NPR was under the same threat.
NPR gets lots of community support but also corporate sponsors, it's pretty frustrating because I fear the sponsors might pull support if they criticize the wrong industries or highlight current events that make them look bad.
Unfortunately, America today does not need anyone to write false narratives about it to destroy its reputation. We're doing a bang up job of that ourselves.
Older article (prior to yesterday's layoff) that talks about Lake, Bozell & Musk. They will create a "Global Media" broadcast apparatus to spew propaganda to the rest of the world.
China will be wetting with excitement over this - an open field for them for their soft and hard power to fill the vacuum of America exiting the world stage - Africa especially and elsewhere are all there's now - first USAID and Voice of America gone - alt-right podcast is not a replacement
JUST AN FYI HERE PUTIN HATES HATES VOA, VOA WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING DOWN THE WALL AND THE COLLAPSE OF SOVIET RUSSIA, Yes ROCK AND ROLL Helped bring down Soviet Russia and the KGB and Putins beloved commie state!
The first sentence of the third paragraph is completely unnecessary and probably a shot in the foot since most people won’t read the rest. Shutting down the VOA further guts America’s soft power and silences the spread of democratic ideals. Another gift to Putin.
Cutting off Voice of America [and US citizens access to a variety of viewpoints] is right out of Hitler's playbook.
Support media outlets. Let's go back to a paper newspaper...I volunteer for mass deliveries
Given the current fascist authoritarian regime, it’s probably for the best the “Voice of America” is silenced. Next they’ll have to spread felon president/MAGAt 🐴 💩
VOA will no longer have the ability to stand against Communism, fascism and oppression because America has chosen. It is Communism, fascism and oppression over freedom and democracy. That is the new America, that is the American choice.
Get on YouTube tiktok whereever and do what you do! You avenue of having your voice heard ended but there are other avenues and you still have a voice that needs to be shared and is wanted to be heard.
Today they are celebrating in Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, and anywhere else were dictators rule. Maybe Trumb was afraid that Americans would start listening to Voice of American for their news; especially given that our domestic media is failing US.
Their government is happy not to have a voice of America, you might want to read the statement again. But hey, the Cubans here are overwhelmingly for Trumb, no? Y tu tienes un cerebro de pajarito.
That's fair of Trump. You cannot reprimand other countries for violating human rights, if you also throw those rights through the shredder and no longer represent democratic values yourself.
Mr. Ambromowitz put his finger on the reason that Mango Mussolini wants VOA gone: VOA has played “an essential role in the fight against… fascism…”. 🤨
#TrumpCrimeSyndicate #GOPBetrayedAmerica #PutinsPuppets
Why are victims of this illegal regime being so officious? It’s not “an administration.” Why not tell it like it is in this letter? People treat him like he’s legitimate and he isn’t. He’s an enemy agent installed by Putin and the oligarchs, of which he is one.
I know it isn’t the point, but I really wish these statements didn’t always include some form of “yes, we needed to be reformed/downsized/restructured, but…”
It provides cover to the lie that these cuts are about efficiency.
America is no longer drifting towards a dictatorship or autocracy, it’s moving full speed ahead! Mad King Donnie and #ElonBreaksAllHisToys are seeing to it. It seems with guidance from someone with practical experience, higher intelligence, and far more self discipline.
It’s not your grandparent’s VOA. It’s been transformed into a loudspeaker for extremist social positions. It’s actually become a liability and counterproductive in many countries.
I am so very sorry. I want to know why these people are still able to lie, break the law advertise cars in front of our White House. They need to go. They are nazis.
Why are they even doing this?? Our OWN COUNTRY ??
The voice of America is the voice of DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD..our government our OWN government is silencing democracy!
I am expecting to hear any day now that trump will be honored with the highest award given by putin to a true russsian patriot and hero. We all know he deserves it !!!
Canada used to have VOC/CBCIS that served that purpose as well... sadly, we scaled back its operations so much in the 70s its essentially just a skeleton crew at this point
Steve, I’ve been following you since the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent nuclear disaster. I’ve truly appreciated your reporting and what you’ve done to help spread the VoA around the globe. The majority of the US does not agree with this. Thank you.
I started following at the same time. Steve has been my go-to resource when I want facts. It's awful watching everything that this administration is doing.
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"The press is our chief ideological weapon." – Nikita Khrushchev
83.
Rascism is 1000 times worse than fascism.
Don't try to make sound like as if the US is a force for good in the world. It seldom has been.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RwLdIiZk_8&themeRefresh=1
MAGA truly hates america
The soviets never liked Voice of America either.
Tragedy in the USA
This is what they meant with absolutism, but not free speech.
The country will not survive this
It makes sense they would want to dismantle anything that promotes those values in the world.
No Fox.
All Americans should be alarmed that Trump seeks to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services. https://www.ala.org/news/2025/03/ala-statement-white-house-assault-institute-museum-and-library-services #Libraries #StopDOGE📗 📚📘
Sorry.
Resist.
I'm Canadian and the CBC is under attack from multiple sides right now, including a push to completely defund both TV and radio services. I assumed NPR was under the same threat.
We had a similar issue in the UK when the Conservative coalition government offloaded funding of the World Service onto the BBC.
But this is something else.
Support media outlets. Let's go back to a paper newspaper...I volunteer for mass deliveries
*checks another box
*smiles down at his lapdog
*felon pisses himself with excitement
What a joke !
WAKE THE F*CK UP!
Unite!
https://handsoff2025.com/
Kill the free press and replace with propaganda to further brainwash the uneducated people.
And that, in a nutshell, is why it has been targeted.
I have to say though, Voice of America is not wanted to be heard literally anywhere in the world for the first time.
#TrumpCrimeSyndicate #GOPBetrayedAmerica #PutinsPuppets
Why so polite?
They despise America. It's so obvious to an outsider like me.
What happens now will define you and this century. Can you, will you fight back? Or will they succeed in destroying the country?
It provides cover to the lie that these cuts are about efficiency.
The voice of America is the voice of DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD..our government our OWN government is silencing democracy!
Never heard of the BBC World Service, eh?
That’s true.