CPJ stands with journalists harmed by Trump’s gutting of VOA, other outlets
The Committee to Protect Journalists stands in support of thousands of journalists and millions of citizens around the world impacted by President Donald Trump’s dismantling Voice of America’s (VOA) staff and termination of funding to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Radio Free Asia (RFA).
CPJ condemns a Trump executive order issued on March 14 that resulted in more than 1,300 employees being put on leave at VOA alone, and contract terminations at Radio Free outlets that would effectively end operations, and access to independent news for millions of citizens around the world.
In reiterating its call for congressional leaders to restore support for the parent funder of these outlets, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), CPJ emphasized the dire consequences of Trump’s action for many journalists.
“This suffocation of independent media is already putting the lives of journalists – who have often withstood enormous challenges to bring news to millions living in censored countries – in grave danger,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg.
Also:
– ‘Mass suspensions’ at VOA after executive order
–Rights groups call on FCC to end press freedom threats
Blogger jailed 15 years by al-Assad speaks of her freedom
When Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power last December, Syrian journalist Tal al-Mallohi was among the thousands who poured out of the country’s jails.
Mallohi was 18 when detained after blogging about Palestinian rights and other political issues. She spoke to CPJ about her 15 years in prison, how she is coping with the way the world has changed, and what it means to be a journalist in post-Assad Syria.
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