"The lawsuit asks a federal judge to order Trump administration officials to restore VOA."
"Six Voice of America journalists — including its former White House bureau chief — sued members of the Trump administration Friday, accusing officials of unlawfully shuttering a federally funded media outlet that has delivered news coverage to millions across the globe since its founding during World War II.
The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, asks a federal judge to order officials to restore VOA, effectively reversing part of President Donald Trump’s executive order issued earlier this month that dismantled the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The agency oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting and Radio Free Asia.
The Voice of America journalists were joined by Reporters Without Borders and four labor organizations in the lawsuit that named USAGM acting CEO Victor Morales and Kari Lake, special adviser to the agency, as defendants."
Tobi Raji reports for the Washington Post March 22, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Government Science Data May Soon Be Hidden. They’re Racing to Copy It." (New York Times)
Opinion: "The Voice of America Falls Silent" (New York Times)
"One Month Of Trump: Press Freedom Under Siege" (Reporters Without Borders)
"Press Freedom Under Threat In Cambodia As USAID Funding Cuts Impact Media" (Aljazeera)
"Trump Silencing VOA Threatens Free Media In Repressive Countries, Advocates Say" (ABC News)
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