25-05-2025
The silencing of Voice of America
The US funded international news network Voice of America started broadcasting into Germany in 1942.
It now broadcasts in nearly 50 languages to more than 350 million people around the world.
But in March this year, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order dismantling the US Agency for Global Media - the independent government body that oversees Voice of America.
Now, Voice of America has been silenced for the first time in 83 years.
Guests:
Patsy Widakuswara is Voice of America's White House Bureau Chief and lead plaintiff in VOA's legal case against the Trump Administration.
Dr Nick Cull is Professor of Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, Annenberg, and he specialises in the historic role of communication in foreign policy.
Dr Kate Wright is Associate Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Edinburgh and co-author of Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and the Voice of America by Kate Wright, Martin Scott & Mel Bunce
Produced and presented by Kirsti Melville
