Save VOA
banner
savevoa.bsky.social
Save VOA
@savevoa.bsky.social
Voice of America has been silenced for the first time in 83 years. Contact Congress! Visit savevoa.com to learn more.

Support our journalists >> bit.ly/SaveVOA

Follow us:
instagram.com/savevoa
x.com/savevoanow
youtube.com/@SaveVOA
Voice of America explains U.S. policies clearly in local languages where free press doesn’t exist. Without VOA, adversaries gain space to spread disinformation, warns Hoyt Brian Yee, retired U.S. diplomat. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Why VOA Still Matters
Voice of America clearly and openly explains U.S. policies and initiatives in the local language, in countries that lack a free press. With VOA on the sidelines, our adversaries will be freer to spread their disinformation and pursue malign anti-American agendas, warns Hoyt Brian Yee, retired U.S. diplomat and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“The lights started going out for many news organizations in March, when the Trump administration cut funding for Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, which ran Burmese-language services that bypassed junta censorship.”
Myanmar’s Independent Media Innovates to Survive - Nieman Reports
As U.S. funding vanishes for Myanmar's independent press, media competitors turn collaborators to keep reporting alive
niemanreports.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Things we don’t want for Christmas 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A strategic asset:
VOA Indonesian coverage of Super Garuda Shield goes viral every year—boosting U.S. ties with the world’s largest Muslim population. Why give that up?
#SaveVOA
A Strategic Asset the U.S. Can’t Afford to Lose
Every year, Voice of America Indonesian coverage of the Super Garuda Shield exercise goes viral, strengthening ties between the U.S. and the world’s largest Muslim population. Why give up that strategic asset? #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“The changes prompted a series of lawsuits from journalists at VOA and other news organizations, and many judges have ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, but the courts have been too slow to stem the damage.”
How Project 2025 kneecapped the US press.
The Heritage Foundation’s road map for a conservative presidency proposed sweeping media reforms. Trump carried out most of them—and he has three years left.
www.cjr.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The "2025 Wrapped: VOA Employee Edition" is here! Let’s take a look at what you have been through this year. 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DSkt40NjWe...
December 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"427 million: Number of people reached every week by broadcasters funded by the USAGM before Trump hollowed them out. Those organizations, including VOA, were responsible for providing reliable information and news to audiences living in repressive regimes that lack a free press."
The numbers that defined the Trump administration’s attacks against the press in 2025 - Poynter
Nine hours into his term, Trump took his first action against the media. The attacks only escalated from there.
www.poynter.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A high-impact investment:
Voice of America delivers outsized returns by building global trust in the U.S., says Jamie Shea, retired diplomat and former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
A High-Impact Investment: Why Voice of America Matters for U.S. Global Trust
A High-Impact Investment: Why Voice of America Matters for U.S. Global Trust Voice of America delivers a disproportionately large return for a relatively small investment, particularly by building support, trust, and confidence in the United States. Public broadcasting is a key component of U.S. efforts to be seen internationally as a trusted and reliable partner, reiterates Jamie Shea, a retired diplomat and former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Voice of America is among the unique institutions that enjoyed support not only from both Republicans and Democrats, but also every U.S. president from Harry Truman onward, writes the Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum in an article for The Atlantic. Read more 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DScwdOIjaF...
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“These funding cuts also affected federal agencies and nonprofit networks that report overseas, namely the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees funding for Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, among other networks.”

www.freedomforum.org/first-amendm...
www.freedomforum.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Some of Lake’s prior efforts implemented through Trump’s Executive Order have been challenged by current and former USAGM employees and contractors, including mass firings, sweeping layoffs and the withholding of federal grant money earmarked for broadcast operations.”
Scoop: Kari Lake says USAGM to vacate studios, relocate to NASA building
USAGM will vacate its Washington, D.C. headquarters and relocate to a NASA-used building under cost-cutting ordered by President Trump.
thedesk.net
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Reliable journalism is hard to find, and support from the United States and Europe has been crucial in providing Nigerians with truthful information.” Read 👇 and Call 📞 congress to save VOA Hausa.
CNAS Insights | Russia Is Winning the Battle for Influence in Nigeria
Despite its lack of substantive resources, Russia is winning the battle for influence in the information space across huge swathes of Nigeria
www.cnas.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“VOA listeners have a critical counterbalance to global disinformation. As that voice fades, Kremlin outlets like Sputnik and RT expand,” says former U.S. Ambassador Kyle Scott.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom #Disinformation
A Shrinking VOA, a Growing Disinformation Threat
A Shrinking VOA, a Growing Disinformation Threat People who listen to VOA, who follow VOA, journalism, have an important counterbalance to the innumerable false narratives that are out there in the world right now. That voice is diminishing, while Sputnik and Russia Today have come in large numbers, reiterates Kyle Scott, retired diplomat and former U.S. ambassador to Serbia. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #Disinformation #short
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Don’t Silence America’s Voice

“Dismantling VOA hands America’s microphone to Putin and Xi,” warns Laura Cooper, former U.S. defense official. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Don’t Silence America’s Voice
“If we dismantle Voice of America, we’re essentially taking a microphone the United States has held for decades and handing it to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping,” warns Laura Cooper, long-serving diplomat and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“A critical press is healthy for democracy, and I don’t think that is something that this president wants to or cares to acknowledge,” said former VOA journalist Steve Herman.
wng.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
How can the Trump administration keep its vow to be a global leader in soft power, while dismantling the very tools (VOA & USAID) that sustain it? More 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DSIZEhhjQW...
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“A mass purging of federal workers in the nation’s capital and throughout the United States started in February 2025. However, the public is largely unaware of the severity of the cuts and how critically these affect them.” Must watch! See if you can spot VOA in the film.
heistthedocumentary.film
HEIST - a documentary about the Trump Administration's DOGE and its dismantling of federal agencies and purging of federal employees. Director Rebecca Cammisa.
heistthedocumentary.film
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“We defend VOA because everyone has the right to reliable information.” — Clayton Weimers, RSF USA. Gutting VOA threatens global press freedom. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Protecting Global Press Freedom
Protecting Global Press Freedom “We're defending VOA because of the rights of every citizen of the world to be able to access reliable information.” Clayton Weimers, executive director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF USA), a co-plaintiff in our lawsuit, reiterates that gutting Voice of America poses a serious problem for anyone who cares about press freedom and access to reliable information. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Kari Lake wants to shut down VOA's foreign bureau, including the one in Jakarta, and we disagree. The VOA Jakarta bureau isn't a cost. It's an asset. And it's crucial to VOA's mission in Indonesia and around the world. Read more 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DSDzk0Jid2...
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Kari Lake wants to shut down VOA's foreign bureau, including the one in Jakarta, and we disagree. The VOA Jakarta bureau isn't a cost. It's an asset. And it's crucial to VOA's mission in Indonesia and around the world. Read more 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DSDlE5XjRg...
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Voice of America, the primary U.S. international broadcaster, has been silent for nine months. Russia is working to fill the information gap, scaling up its media presence in Latin America. Read more 👇
www.instagram.com/p/DSC5WDfja7...
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In our absence, China, Russia, and Venezuela media spread anti-American sentiment. “Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him,” warns The Washington Post.
#SaveVOA
A post shared by Save VOA (@savevoa)
Last year, VOA Spanish was trusted by 100 million people in Latin America. Then President Trump eliminated one of America’s sharpest tools for countering propaganda. In our absence, China, Russia, and Venezuela media spread anti-American sentiment. “Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him,” warns The Washington Post. #SaveVOA
www.instagram.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
VOA & RFE/RL counter misinformation and disinformation in places lacking access to basic facts and devoid context of world events—an act of goodwill provided by American taxpayers for the price of a few fighter jets.”
open.substack.com/pub/sreenet/...
Guest Essay: What Steve Herman saw as Trump & Co killed VOA
A distinguished White House correspondent for the network shares his thoughts
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The website set up by the Trump White House amounts to threatening media outlets,” DW reported. "It can have a chilling effect on free speech, on independent media," said an analyst.
How White House attack on journalists affects press freedom – DW – 12/05/2025
A new government website lists journalists and media outlets that Donald Trump's administration considers liars. Experts say the move endangers free media ― and thus erodes democracy in the US.
www.dw.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“We have surrendered the information battlefield to Russia and China. VOA was the trusted American voice, and now it is silent.”
Former U.S. Ambassador Steven Pifer warns the U.S. made a grave strategic mistake.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
Why Silencing VOA Endangers U.S. Influence
“We have surrendered the information battlefield to Russia and China. VOA was the trusted American voice, and now it is silent.” Former U.S. Ambassador Steven Pifer, who saw firsthand how authoritarian regimes feared VOA, warns that the U.S. has made a grave strategic mistake by shutting down the Voice of America. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM