Brian Williamson

The #SaveVOA campaign has an in-depth report on the dramatic decline of the Voice of America since the Trump administration and Kari Lake shut down most of the 83-year-old US international broadcaster. savevoa.com/data/measuring… ift.tt/il90gIZ

Today, senior advisor for USAGM Kari Lake testifies before Congress. 🔍 We know you care about the truth - this is a fact check of Ms. Lake's lies and misinformation. 👇 👇 👇 savevoa.com/fact-check/kar…

Congrats to the team! Credible and independent journalism should be protected, not silenced. ☎️ Call Congress to #SaveVOA and its independent journalism.

Tiger Widows: The battle for survival amid climate change in the Indian Sundarbans.. a short documentary produced by myself, @brianwmson @Yanboechat @brianmka @VOAArrott @lee_euna @GharianiWalid and others! projects.voanews.com/tiger-widows/ via @VOAnews

Portraits of journalists in the Israel-Gaza conflict Source: @pressfreedom CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained or missing in the war, including those hurt as hostilities spread to neighboring Lebanon. Updating: channeldraw.org/2023/10/16/por… #Israel #Palestine

“Confronting Morality” is VOA’s newest comics journalism project. Original illustrations bring life to five women’s stories of grief, survival and resistance in the Islamic Republic of Iran. projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti…

VOA is dipping into #ComicsJournalism. The five-part illustrated series “Confronting ‘Morality’” depicts women of #Iran who share their encounters with the morality police. It has been translated into Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Kurdish and Kurmanji with more l… ift.tt/hxknetr

Confronting ‘Morality’: “That’s how I learned a bit of English and how I learned about many things that I could not say in society.” projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti… #mahsaamini #comicsjournalism via @VOAnews

Confronting ‘Morality’ (part 3): “They put me into custody and held me there for the night. There was a woman there that I’ll never forget.” projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti… #mahsaamini #comicsjournalism via @VOAnews

Confronting ‘Morality’ (part 2): “One by one they would call us to the room and show us the video that they took from us.” projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti… #mahsaamini #comicsjournalism via @VOAnews

Confronting ‘Morality’: “There’s never any knowing what sparks a revolution. It’s just, enough loss. Enough torture. Enough abuse.” projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti… #mahsaamini #comicsjournalism via @VOAnews

Confronting ‘Morality’ — grief, survival and resistance under the Islamic Republic of Iran. A new 5-part series of #comicsjournalism from ⁦@VOANews⁩ projects.voanews.com/iran/confronti…

@goodhannah7 Fantastic work. And I appreciated the explanation of the process here: washingtonpost.com/history/intera…

Heads up! Learn more about how Borderless is using comics journalism to reach new audiences at this #ONA22 session with our cofounders, @nissarhee @mikanaar! Plus panelists @goodhannah7 @brianwmson - ona22.journalists.org/sessions/comic…

In covering violence in Tijuana, Mexico, the city’s journalists give voice to a community demanding change. projects.voanews.com/press-freedom/… #pressfreedom @voanews ⁣

In covering violence in Tijuana, Mexico, the city's journalists give voice to a community demanding change. projects.voanews.com/press-freedom/… #PressFreedom via @VOAnews

A recent rise in the overthrow of governments on the African continent prompts a closer look at the phenomenon. projects.voanews.com/african-coups/

The number of people from China seeking asylum worldwide has risen sharply during the past decade, from 7,732 in 2010 to 108,071 in 2020.

The number of people from China seeking asylum worldwide has risen sharply in the past decade. projects.voanews.com/china-exodus/ via @VOANews