Kim Andrew Elliott
@kaedotcom.bsky.social
News about international broadcasting.
Retired VOA audience research/media news broadcaster.
Gradually migrating from eponymous account on X.
See also:
mediafreedomusa.bsky.social
swradiogram.bsky.social
Retired VOA audience research/media news broadcaster.
Gradually migrating from eponymous account on X.
See also:
mediafreedomusa.bsky.social
swradiogram.bsky.social
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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.”
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Guest Essay: What Steve Herman saw as Trump & Co killed VOA
A distinguished White House correspondent for the network shares his thoughts
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December 8, 2025 at 2:00 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/...
open.substack.com/pub/sreenet/...
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A Philips radio with a Czech-language notice from WWII cautioning the buyer that listening to foreign stations was punishable by death. At the time, the Czech Lands were under German occupation:
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A Philips radio with a Czech-language notice from WWII cautioning the buyer that listening to foreign stations was punishable by death. At the time, the Czech Lands were under German occupation:
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“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
“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.
The Trump Administration's National Security Strategy document mentions "soft power." But it seems to be a hard-edged exercise in persuasion, rather than something that would accommodate independent news equipping audiences to make their own decisions.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Trump Administration's National Security Strategy document mentions "soft power." But it seems to be a hard-edged exercise in persuasion, rather than something that would accommodate independent news equipping audiences to make their own decisions.
"fact-checking" ...
The Trump administration orders enhanced vetting of H-1B applicants and their families for past work in "censorship", including fact-checking and online safety (Humeyra Pamuk/Reuters)
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December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"fact-checking" ...
"CNN will anchor a spin-off company called Discovery Global, which will also include cable outlets TNT Sports, the Discovery Channel and other properties including Food Network and Bleacher Report."
[Presumably includes CNN International and the various non-English CNN properties.]
[Presumably includes CNN International and the various non-English CNN properties.]
When Netflix announced a blockbuster $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday, among the elements not included in the purchase was a conspicuous one: CNN.
Here’s what the deal means for the cable news giant:
Here’s what the deal means for the cable news giant:
What Netflix’s purchase of Warner Bros. means for CNN
The cable news giant won’t be part of the deal, foreshadowing an era without the backing or the baggage of a much larger parent company.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"CNN will anchor a spin-off company called Discovery Global, which will also include cable outlets TNT Sports, the Discovery Channel and other properties including Food Network and Bleacher Report."
[Presumably includes CNN International and the various non-English CNN properties.]
[Presumably includes CNN International and the various non-English CNN properties.]
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While Russia, China, and Iran double down on their information activities, the Trump administration is dismantling America’s. If we were working today, we would be actively battling the information war. Read more 👇
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December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While Russia, China, and Iran double down on their information activities, the Trump administration is dismantling America’s. If we were working today, we would be actively battling the information war. Read more 👇
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"in a world of propaganda disguised as fact, the VOA had established itself as a trustworthy source of news in Venezuela."
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Opinion | Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him
As the president threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"in a world of propaganda disguised as fact, the VOA had established itself as a trustworthy source of news in Venezuela."
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Washington Post editorial board - President Trump has said he won’t rule out anything when it comes to removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet he is missing an important tool from the arsenal: the Voice of America. wapo.st/4phFDh9
Opinion | Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him
As the president threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Washington Post editorial board - President Trump has said he won’t rule out anything when it comes to removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from power. Yet he is missing an important tool from the arsenal: the Voice of America. wapo.st/4phFDh9
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“As these essential outlets go dark, North Korea, already the world's most information-scarce regime, is becoming an even greater blind spot at precisely the moment when accurate intelligence matters most.”
Ending RFA, VOA Korean services threatens national security, AI system - UPI.com
The recent shutdown of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America Korean language services impacts security policy decisions and artificial intelligence.
www.upi.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“As these essential outlets go dark, North Korea, already the world's most information-scarce regime, is becoming an even greater blind spot at precisely the moment when accurate intelligence matters most.”
"From the summer of 1951, the anti-communist press confirmed the likely location of the transmitter 'somewhere in Germany'. It ... sometimes stops in the middle of a program to immediately change wavelength, a typical practice of clandestine stations seeking to escape triangulation and interference"
Conçue pour toucher un public soviétique soustrait à toute information libre, Radio Russie Libre demeure l’un des exemples les plus significatifs des tentatives d’influence radiophonique menées depuis l’Europe occidentale au début de la guerre froide.
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Radio Russie Libre, une voix clandestine contre le pouvoir de Moscou
Entre 1952 et 1954, Radio Russie Libre a émit clandestinement depuis un émetteur mobile basé en Allemagne de l'Ouest.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"From the summer of 1951, the anti-communist press confirmed the likely location of the transmitter 'somewhere in Germany'. It ... sometimes stops in the middle of a program to immediately change wavelength, a typical practice of clandestine stations seeking to escape triangulation and interference"
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Silencing VOA has created an information vacuum in Chinese-ruled Tibet, Penpa Tsering told the National Press Club. People now describe VOA’s absence as “missing our morning tea.”
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
The effort to silence Voice of America has led to an information vacuum in Chinese-ruled Tibet, the
The effort to silence Voice of America has led to an information vacuum in Chinese-ruled Tibet, the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering told Washington's National Press Club. Tsering added that to evade censors, people describe voa’s absence like "missing our morning tea."#SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
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December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Silencing VOA has created an information vacuum in Chinese-ruled Tibet, Penpa Tsering told the National Press Club. People now describe VOA’s absence as “missing our morning tea.”
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
#SaveVOA #PressFreedom
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Voice of America reached 360 million people around the world in a typical week. That’s more than the entire U.S. population. Here’s how we get the numbers.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Voice of America reached 360 million people around the world in a typical week. That’s more than the entire U.S. population. Here’s how we get the numbers.
"the administration intended to close its six overseas news bureaus and four overseas marketing offices, including in Jakarta, Indonesia; Islamabad, Pakistan; Nairobi, Kenya; and Prague, Czech Republic."
Patsy Widakuswara, who led Voice of America’s White House coverage until March and has joined other employees in suing the administration, said the planned office closures were “another nail in the coffin” for the broadcaster.
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"the administration intended to close its six overseas news bureaus and four overseas marketing offices, including in Jakarta, Indonesia; Islamabad, Pakistan; Nairobi, Kenya; and Prague, Czech Republic."
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Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump said he would sue the BBC "probably sometime next week," he still has not sued the BBC.
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump said he would sue the BBC "probably sometime next week," he still has not sued the BBC.
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Patsy Widakuswara, who led Voice of America’s White House coverage until March and has joined other employees in suing the administration, said the planned office closures were “another nail in the coffin” for the broadcaster.
Trump to Close Voice of America’s Overseas Offices and Radio Stations
The push to close the offices appears to contradict a federal judge’s order from April, which required Trump officials to resume operations at V.O.A.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Patsy Widakuswara, who led Voice of America’s White House coverage until March and has joined other employees in suing the administration, said the planned office closures were “another nail in the coffin” for the broadcaster.
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Good news for our VOA family. Our colleague Sithu Aung Myint has been freed from prison in Myanmar as part of an amnesty. The freelance journalist was serving a combined 12 year-sentence after his arrest in August 2021. #SaveVOA #SithuAungMyint #PressFreedom
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good news for our VOA family. Our colleague Sithu Aung Myint has been freed from prison in Myanmar as part of an amnesty. The freelance journalist was serving a combined 12 year-sentence after his arrest in August 2021. #SaveVOA #SithuAungMyint #PressFreedom
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VOA journalist Sithu Aung Myint has been released from Insein Prison in Myanmar after more than 4 years. Here’s a statement from VOA Director Michael Abramowitz.
I just shared this good news with my VOA colleagues: December 02, 2025 Celebrating the release of Sithu Aung Myint Dear VOA Colleagues, It is a joyous day for Voice...
I just shared this good news with my VOA colleagues: December 02, 2025 Celebrating the release of Sithu Aung Myint Dear VOA Colleagues, It is a joyous day for Voice of America. All of us welcome the news that veteran journalist and VOA Burmese Service contributor Sithu Aung Myint was released on December 1, 2025, from Insein Prison in Myanmar after more than four years of unjust detention. Sithu Aung Myint was arrested on August 15, 2021, on charges of incitement and defaming the armed forces and state. Afterwards, the military increased his imprisonment multiple times. On October 6, 2022, he was sentenced to three years in prison with hard labor. Then, in December 2022, a special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison sentenced Myint to seven years in prison. This brought his total sentence to 12 years in prison. Sithu Aung Myint, who began working for VOA in 2014, is...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
VOA journalist Sithu Aung Myint has been released from Insein Prison in Myanmar after more than 4 years. Here’s a statement from VOA Director Michael Abramowitz.
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The Voice of America's Burmese Service contributor Sithu Aung Myint has been released from Insein Prison in Myanmar after 4+ years of unjust detention. But he won't have a job to go back to as nearly all of VOA's language services have been silenced by DOGE and Kari Lake, achieving what authoritaria
December 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The Voice of America's Burmese Service contributor Sithu Aung Myint has been released from Insein Prison in Myanmar after 4+ years of unjust detention. But he won't have a job to go back to as nearly all of VOA's language services have been silenced by DOGE and Kari Lake, achieving what authoritaria
Voice of America is now virtually alone among news organizations in using the term "narcoterrorist."
Other news outlets (including Fox News and Newsmax) use "narcoterrorist" only within a quotation of Trump Administration officials, or with "alleged."
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Other news outlets (including Fox News and Newsmax) use "narcoterrorist" only within a quotation of Trump Administration officials, or with "alleged."
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December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Voice of America is now virtually alone among news organizations in using the term "narcoterrorist."
Other news outlets (including Fox News and Newsmax) use "narcoterrorist" only within a quotation of Trump Administration officials, or with "alleged."
tinyurl.com/28uae8bz
Other news outlets (including Fox News and Newsmax) use "narcoterrorist" only within a quotation of Trump Administration officials, or with "alleged."
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“We have shut down our own voice at a moment when our global adversaries are operating at a level never seen before.” — Jeffrey Trimble, Media Manager
As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Once that hard-earned global trust is lost, rebuilding it won’t be easy. #SaveVOA
As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Once that hard-earned global trust is lost, rebuilding it won’t be easy. #SaveVOA
A Dangerous Silence: VOA is Quiet While Adversaries Grow Louder
A Dangerous Silence: VOA is Quiet While Adversaries Grow Louder “We have shut down our own voice at a moment when our global adversaries are operating at a level never seen before.” — Jeffrey Trimble, International Journalist, Editor, and Media Manager As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Trimble reminds us that VOA earned global admiration over decades and warns that once that reputation is lost, regaining it will be an uphill climb. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #short
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December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We have shut down our own voice at a moment when our global adversaries are operating at a level never seen before.” — Jeffrey Trimble, Media Manager
As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Once that hard-earned global trust is lost, rebuilding it won’t be easy. #SaveVOA
As VOA falls silent, false narratives spread unchecked. Once that hard-earned global trust is lost, rebuilding it won’t be easy. #SaveVOA
"Despite everything, the MSM still matters. A lot."
There’s something obvious and also not-so-obvious about mega-scoops like this. The obvious: Despite everything, the MSM still matters. A lot.
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
"Despite everything, the MSM still matters. A lot."
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When U.S. global media stopped speaking to the world, its competitors swiftly took the stage. Myroslava Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist and former Eastern Europe Bureau Chief at VOA, explains the scale of the information vacuum left behind.
When U.S. global media stopped speaking to the world, its competitors swiftly took the stage. Myroslava Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist and former Eastern Europe Bureau Chief at Voice of America… |...
When U.S. global media stopped speaking to the world, its competitors swiftly took the stage. Myroslava Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist and former Eastern Europe Bureau Chief at Voice of America, explains the scale of the information vacuum left behind — and how China and Russia are now filling that space without upholding the same standards. This video features the original Ukrainian speech with AI-generated English narration.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When U.S. global media stopped speaking to the world, its competitors swiftly took the stage. Myroslava Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist and former Eastern Europe Bureau Chief at VOA, explains the scale of the information vacuum left behind.
"structured from 1942, it occupies a singular position: quite 'independent' to spread a more brutal propaganda than the [Vichy's] National Broadcasting."
Radio Révolution, une émission du régime de Vichy conçue comme un poste clandestin pour attaquer les Alliés, les Juifs, la République et la France libre. Une voix parallèle portée par une cohorte de journalistes collaborationnistes.
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Radio Révolution, la voix plus ou moins secrète du régime de Vichy
Lancée en 1942, une émission de propagande du régime de Vichy a eu un certain succès sous le nom de Radio Révolution.
www.radiotsf.fr
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"structured from 1942, it occupies a singular position: quite 'independent' to spread a more brutal propaganda than the [Vichy's] National Broadcasting."
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Kissinger Institute's former director warns that misinformation wins with the silencing of the Voice of America. www.youtube.com/shorts/pcv6Ih...
Don’t Let VOA Go Dark
Don’t Let VOA Go Dark
“When the VOA China Branch goes silent, we cede the field of public diplomacy to the Chinese Communist Party,” says Robert Daly, former Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States (2013-2025).
For decades, VOA has been a vital bridge between the American people and the Chinese people.
If our voice disappears, misinformation wins. #SaveVOA #short
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November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kissinger Institute's former director warns that misinformation wins with the silencing of the Voice of America. www.youtube.com/shorts/pcv6Ih...