Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

The government agency that runs the Voice of America has moved to terminate contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse, and told its journalists Friday to stop using material from the wire services.

Kari Lake, the former broadcaster turned Republican politician who was selected by President Donald Trump to run VOA, estimated the move would save $53 million.

The new administration has quickly asserted its authority at VOA, which has delivered news from an American perspective to countries across the world. While awaiting official approval to take over, Lake was brought on as special adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA and sister organizations like Radio Free Europe.

She announced via social media on Thursday that she was ending the “expensive and unnecessary contracts” with the wire services.

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By DAVID BAUDER
Updated 3:07 PM EDT, March 14, 2025


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/voa-government-media-contracts-2bd47cf0c1bbcdc5cbe08eea030c1454

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. We are a fascist country now, and so if you still believe

That they won’t take your Social Security from you, sigh

[Wonder Why]

2. I guess Faux News offered their "information" for free as would Tass.

[milestogo]

3. You might as well read Stars and Stripes as Voice of America.

Not journalism any more.

[Eugene]

4. The first Trump administration went after VOA and Star and Stripes for not echoing Trump narratives.

It's just a matter of time before Stripes gets muzzled again.

[NotHardly]

5. Muzzling the "Voice of America"... the irony is thick as Trump's ass.