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Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments
I didn’t have to look to know who one of them was.
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Literally all he did was quote someone. Defining criticism of the government as treason is what authoritarians do. Turning a publicly funded news outlet into a state media propaganda machine is what authoritarians do.
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Literally all he did was quote someone. Defining criticism of the government as treason is what authoritarians do. Turning a publicly funded news outlet into a state media propaganda machine is what authoritarians do.
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A Trump adviser said a Voice of America reporter was “treasonous.” Now the reporter has been put on leave, pending an investigation.
And articles have been watered down to remove criticism of the president. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
www.nytimes.com
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A Trump adviser said a Voice of America reporter was “treasonous.” Now the reporter has been put on leave, pending an investigation.
And articles have been watered down to remove criticism of the president. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About Trump
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
www.nytimes.com
https://bsky.app/profile/taniel.bsky.social/post/3ljbqy2lxdi2l
Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Trump Comments
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
Journalists at Voice of America said they had faced scrutiny for some of their public comments. Jason Andrew for The New York Times
By David Enrich and Minho Kim
David Enrich, whose latest book is about the campaign to limit press freedoms, reported from New York. Minho Kim reported from Washington.
Feb. 28, 2025
Voice of America, the federally funded broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving as an accurate and fair source of news and on being independent of whichever president and party are in power in the United States. … Since the election of President Trump, that independence is increasingly being tested.
In recent months, Voice of America’s parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has opened human-resources investigations into Voice of America journalists for reporting on criticism of Mr. Trump or for making comments that were perceived as critical of him, according to several employees. Some journalists raised concerns about the investigations in a meeting this week with the broadcaster’s director. … At least a couple of articles that included criticism of Mr. Trump and his administration were not published or were watered down after publication in recent months, said three Voice of America employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.
And on Friday, the Agency for Global Media informed one of Voice of America’s highest-profile journalists, Steven Herman, that he was being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The New York Times. Mr. Herman confirmed receiving the letter, which said the investigation was into whether his “social media activity has undermined V.O.A.’s audiences’ perceptions of the objectivity and/or credibility of V.O.A. and its news operations.”
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Also on Friday, Voice of America officials informed Patsy Widakuswara, the broadcaster’s longtime White House bureau chief, that she was being involuntarily reassigned to another beat, employees said. Some Voice of America journalists suspected the move was part of an effort to reduce friction with the Trump administration, although an official at the broadcaster, who wasn’t authorized to talk to the media, denied that.
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David Enrich is the business investigations editor for The Times. His coverage has focused on law and business as well as the banking industry. He has reported on corporate law firms, the First Amendment and libel law, which is the topic of his latest book “Murder the Truth." More about David Enrich
https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-enrich
Minho Kim covers breaking news and climate change. He is based in Washington. More about Minho Kim
https://www.nytimes.com/by/minho-kim
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial independence.
Journalists at Voice of America said they had faced scrutiny for some of their public comments. Jason Andrew for The New York Times
By David Enrich and Minho Kim
David Enrich, whose latest book is about the campaign to limit press freedoms, reported from New York. Minho Kim reported from Washington.
Feb. 28, 2025
Voice of America, the federally funded broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving as an accurate and fair source of news and on being independent of whichever president and party are in power in the United States. … Since the election of President Trump, that independence is increasingly being tested.
In recent months, Voice of America’s parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has opened human-resources investigations into Voice of America journalists for reporting on criticism of Mr. Trump or for making comments that were perceived as critical of him, according to several employees. Some journalists raised concerns about the investigations in a meeting this week with the broadcaster’s director. … At least a couple of articles that included criticism of Mr. Trump and his administration were not published or were watered down after publication in recent months, said three Voice of America employees, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared retribution.
And on Friday, the Agency for Global Media informed one of Voice of America’s highest-profile journalists, Steven Herman, that he was being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation, according to a copy of the letter reviewed by The New York Times. Mr. Herman confirmed receiving the letter, which said the investigation was into whether his “social media activity has undermined V.O.A.’s audiences’ perceptions of the objectivity and/or credibility of V.O.A. and its news operations.”
{snip}
Also on Friday, Voice of America officials informed Patsy Widakuswara, the broadcaster’s longtime White House bureau chief, that she was being involuntarily reassigned to another beat, employees said. Some Voice of America journalists suspected the move was part of an effort to reduce friction with the Trump administration, although an official at the broadcaster, who wasn’t authorized to talk to the media, denied that.
{snip}
David Enrich is the business investigations editor for The Times. His coverage has focused on law and business as well as the banking industry. He has reported on corporate law firms, the First Amendment and libel law, which is the topic of his latest book “Murder the Truth." More about David Enrich
https://www.nytimes.com/by/david-enrich
Minho Kim covers breaking news and climate change. He is based in Washington. More about Minho Kim
https://www.nytimes.com/by/minho-kim
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