Eddie Rwema
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BREAKING: we are going for en banc review in the Voice of America case
The Constitution demands no less
The Constitution demands no less
May 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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On @thehill.com : "VOA’s foreign audiences must be puzzled as to why the VOA is no longer broadcasting to them. Some African listeners take national radio shutdowns as a telltale sign there has been a coup. Or perhaps, they might think, the U.S. no longer considers them worth reaching (...)"
The shuttering of Voice of America hurts our ability to explain ourselves
The Voice of America is off the air for the first time in 83 years. The Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE did it. I understand the impetus behind DOGE. The U.S. is in peril of financial c…
thehill.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
On @thehill.com : "VOA’s foreign audiences must be puzzled as to why the VOA is no longer broadcasting to them. Some African listeners take national radio shutdowns as a telltale sign there has been a coup. Or perhaps, they might think, the U.S. no longer considers them worth reaching (...)"
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On @theguardian.com : “I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are,” says Patsy Widakuswara, VOA's White House bureau chief.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks
Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
On @theguardian.com : “I never in a million years thought I would have to fight for freedom of the press in the United States of America. And yet here we are,” says Patsy Widakuswara, VOA's White House bureau chief.
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
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We would love nothing more than to follow the White House pool rotation schedule and serve as President Trump's radio 📻 pooler this week, but sadly USAGM is still banning us from returning to work.
#SaveVOA
#SaveVOA
May 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We would love nothing more than to follow the White House pool rotation schedule and serve as President Trump's radio 📻 pooler this week, but sadly USAGM is still banning us from returning to work.
#SaveVOA
#SaveVOA
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Four Radio Free Asia contributors are currently detained in Vietnam. In Russia and Myanmar, Voice of America journalists are behind bars. For these reporters, the shutdown isn’t a bureaucratic decision—it’s a life-threatening blow.
Beyond the Reefs: the future of journalism with Reporters Without Borders
In March 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order dismantling the U.S. Agency for Global Media—an institution that oversaw Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and other vital outlets delivering independent news across some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
en.rti.org.tw
May 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Four Radio Free Asia contributors are currently detained in Vietnam. In Russia and Myanmar, Voice of America journalists are behind bars. For these reporters, the shutdown isn’t a bureaucratic decision—it’s a life-threatening blow.
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Jamie Foxx is recovering after an incident at a restaurant during his birthday dinner on Friday left him with injuries.
Jamie Foxx recovering after physical altercation at Beverly Hills restaurant | CNN
Jamie Foxx is recovering after an incident at a restaurant during his birthday dinner Friday left him with stitches.
www.cnn.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Jamie Foxx is recovering after an incident at a restaurant during his birthday dinner on Friday left him with injuries.
Good substitution
A bit nervous about Malacia
December 4, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Good substitution
A bit nervous about Malacia
December 4, 2024 at 8:45 PM
A bit nervous about Malacia