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Voice of America (VOA), once a global symbol of U.S. public diplomacy, is nearing its end as the U.S. Agency for Global Media ...
The parent agency of Voice of America said on Friday it had issued termination notices to over 639 more staff, completing an ...
Kari Lake announced a reduction of the U.S. Agency for Global Media workforce by 85 percent.  There's been a call for the elimination of 1,400 positions at USAGM by Lake, senior advisor to USAGM, ...
The U.S. Agency for Global Media has issued termination notices to over 639 staff members, completing an 85% reduction since ...
More than 630 workers were let go between the start of the month and Friday, when the final termination notices were sent.
The layoffs were expected after a top advisor to its parent agency, United States Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake, called for Voice of America to be gutted.
Kari Lake's media agency will lay off over 600 journalists from Voice of America, reducing personnel by 85% since March. Lake ...
“This move follows USAGM’s firing of more than 500 contractors last month. It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds US ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,” ...
Hundreds of Voice of America employees given pink slips - ‘It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that ...
“Effective immediately, you are recalled from administrative leave,” said the email from USAGM’s human resources department. “You are expected to report to your duty station immediately.
The firing plan was detailed in letters from USAGM senior adviser Kari Lake to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Florida) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James E.