@lauren @w7voa I 
knew this was coming. I'm a bit surprised it took this long.
That said, Steve Herman is an honest and ethical reporter. That's exactly why the Musk/Vance admin has a problem with him.
#VoA #VoiceOfAmerica #SteveHerman
Solidarity with @w7voa who's "being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation" over criticism of Trump 
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#VoiceOfAmerica [#VOA] #Journalists Face Investigations for #Trump Comments
The broadcaster placed a longtime journalist on leave amid growing concerns about its editorial *independence*.
VOA, the federally funded [for 83 yrs] broadcaster to the world, has long prided itself on serving as an accurate & fair source of news & on being #independent….
Since the election of #Trump, that #independence is increasingly being tested.
#FreePress #autocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/voice-of-america-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8FA80296-FE81-4FC8-A21A-21ABD4F40B3B
Musk calls for an end to #US funding of the purely propaganda radio stations #RadioFreeEurope and #VoiceofAmerica.
International multimedia broadcasters with service in more than 40 languages.
Provides pure propaganda through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television.
Literally the voice of #CIA around the world.
#Musk calls for shutting down #US-funded outlets #RadioFreeEurope, #VoiceOfAmerica https://kyivindependent.com/musk-calls-for-shutting-down-us-funded-outlets-radio-free-europe-voice-of-america/
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