Dissident Sound on Nostr: "Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz wrote in a LinkedIn post that ...
"Voice of America director Michael Abramowitz wrote in a LinkedIn post that “virtually” his entire staff of 1,300 journalists, producers, and assistants had been put on administrative leave, including himself.
“I am deeply saddened that for the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Abramowitz said.
“VOA promotes freedom and democracy around the world by telling America’s story and by providing objective and balanced news and information, especially for those living under tyranny,” Abramowitz said.
VOA, which was founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, reaches 360 million people a week and operates in nearly 50 languages."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/16/virtually-all-voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-after-trump-order
“I am deeply saddened that for the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Abramowitz said.
“VOA promotes freedom and democracy around the world by telling America’s story and by providing objective and balanced news and information, especially for those living under tyranny,” Abramowitz said.
VOA, which was founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, reaches 360 million people a week and operates in nearly 50 languages."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/16/virtually-all-voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-after-trump-order