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Kim Andrew Elliott
@kaedotcom
News about international broadcasting. VOA audience research/media journalist 1985-2017. Slowly migrating to https://t.co/PbdHCSesWP RT ≠ endorsement
Northern Virginia Katılım Haziran 2009
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Steve Herman "The announcement to Voice of America staff about a phased return to work from USAGM's acting CEO and Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas misspells his surname."
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"The Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) allows for appointments without Senate confirmation as a 'first assistant' to the acting CEO. So Lake was first appointed as a deputy CEO. When VOA CEO Victor Morales stepped down, the FVRA allowed Lake to replace him"
Kari Lake@KariLake
“While Mainstream Media Is Shrinking, Rogue Judge Refuses to Allow Downsizing of Voice of America.” By @Rach_IC townhall.com/columnists/rac…
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" For decades, VOA has represented America's commitment to freedom of the press to audiences who are denied this right in their own countries. Allowing that legacy to be compromised from within serves no one — least of all the United States."
savevoa@savevoanow
Today (3/23) a group of VOA journalists Barry Newhouse, Ayesha Tanzeem, Dong Hyuk Lee and Ksenia Turkova filed a new lawsuit against the administration to protect VOA’s editorial independence and restore our credibility. Read their statement here. #SaveVOA
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“According to court documents, a judges has ordered 70 employees to return each week until all staff is back at the Cohen Building, the headquarters in D.C., and other VOA facilities.”
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"administration plans to ... Fold USAGM into the State Department ... 'will undermine the credibility and the editorial independence that these media organizations have by statute and which you need in order to operate and be credible around the world'"
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NEW: Voice of America journalists are suing the government in a fresh lawsuit, alleging breaches of its editorial firewall by Kari Lake and others.
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⚠️ Update: It's now day 24 of #Iran's internet blackout, with the measure passing 552 hours among the most severe registered in any country.
International connectivity remains unavailable to the general public while authorities maintain a selective whitelist for global access.
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As CBS retreats from radio - which 233 million Americans use - NPR remains on and the audience is up.
The main CBS product was a short hourly newscast.
NPR’s hourly news is on your local station - and also available on demand! Hit Play on the NPR app
apps.apple.com/us/app/npr-nat…
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VOA Persian relays Trump's threat, complete with "Thank you for your attention to this matter."
VOA Farsi صدای آمریکا@VOAfarsi
🚨دونالد ترامپ، رئیس جمهوری آمریکا در ساعت ۱۹:۴۴ دقیقه روز شنبه به وقت واشنگتن نوشت: «اگر [جمهوری اسلامی] ایران ظرف ۴۸ ساعت از همین لحظه، تنگه هرمز را بهطور کامل و بدون تهدید باز نکند، ایالات متحده آمریکا به نیروگاههای (برق) مختلف آنها حمله کرده و آنها را از بین خواهد برد، و ابتدا از بزرگترین آنها شروع خواهد کرد! از توجه شما به این موضوع متشکرم. رئیس جمهور دونالد جی. ترامپ»
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Trump shut down Voice of America
A US govt-owned outlet, broadcasting to millions worldwide —silenced overnight
No debate ... just an order
So we sued & won a landmark court judgment this week
Here's how we did it 👇 -TN
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Patsy Widakuswara on Voice of America Restoration c-span.org/program/washin…
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Back when they tried to assign channel numbers to FM frequencies ...
RossRadio@cqcqcqdx
Grundig City boy transistor 100 radio (made by Philips, circa 1967)
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Includes shortwave 5950 to 12000 kHz, or thereabouts ...
RossRadio@cqcqcqdx
Grundig Concert Boy 200 radio (made in W. Germany, circa 1961-63)
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USAGM response to the Court: "USAGM’s Human Resources system reflects a total of 803 employees on the rolls. Of these, 319 employees are in active status, while 484 employees are on administrative leave."
Other employees have left the agency.
savevoa@savevoanow
“Judge Royce Lamberth issued the order on Friday night, eliminating the Monday morning deadline he had set for the Trump admin to bring all affected employees back to work.” lawdork.com/p/judge-slows-…
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Happy Perduncle Elongation everyone!
National Mall NPS@NationalMallNPS
ATTENTION EVERYONE! We have Peduncle Elongation. I repeat, Stage 4: Peduncle Elongation. The cherry blossoms have reached the 4th of 6 stages on the path to Peak Bloom. 🌸🌸🌸🌸/🌸🌸 Follow the blossoms online at nps.gov/cherry #BloomWatch #CherryBlossom #WashingtonDC
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"for the first time took the stage to perform a program in Persian, speaking of the need for 'talking to each other gently.'
BBC NEWS فارسی@bbcpersian
سوسن تسلیمی، ستاره تئاتر و سینمای ایران، در برنامه نوروزی بیبیسی حضوری درخشان و الهامبخش داشت. او مثل یک مادر، یا سرزمین مادری، روح همدلانهای در جمع به وجود آورد و پس از ۳۵ سال برای اولین بار روی صحنه به زبان فارسی برنامه اجرا کرد و از نیاز به «با هم حرف زدن به آرامی» گفت.
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سوسن تسلیمی، ستاره تئاتر و سینمای ایران، در برنامه نوروزی بیبیسی حضوری درخشان و الهامبخش داشت. او مثل یک مادر، یا سرزمین مادری، روح همدلانهای در جمع به وجود آورد و پس از ۳۵ سال برای اولین بار روی صحنه به زبان فارسی برنامه اجرا کرد و از نیاز به «با هم حرف زدن به آرامی» گفت.
فارسی
Start with services in which employees are still available. African. Indonesia.
Services in which RFE/RL and RFA also have language services should perhaps be farther down the list.
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"[Judge] Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, noted that David Kotz, the chief management officer at USAGM, stated in the declaration that '[USAGM] has the capacity to onboard approximately 70 employees per week' and used that to plan a path forward."
savevoa@savevoanow
“Judge Royce Lamberth issued the order on Friday night, eliminating the Monday morning deadline he had set for the Trump admin to bring all affected employees back to work.” lawdork.com/p/judge-slows-…
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