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civilian international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio and TV Martí, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)—Radio Sawa and Alhurra Television, and the Open Technology Fund (OTF). USAGM broadcasters distribute programming in 62 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 354 million people via radio, TV, the internet and other new media. USAGM works to serve as an example of a free and professional press, reaching a worldwide audience with news, information, and relevant discussions.
Mission: To promote freedom and democracy and to enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news, information, and other programming about America and the world to audiences overseas.
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Last month, VOA Hausa hosted a special Facebook Live on the recent protests in Nigeria condemning police violence. “We are enjoying your news and we are with you every time,” VOA Hausa fan Saidu Kurminkogi posted. VOA’s coverage has included reporting from Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Abuja.
#ZaurenVoaHausa "ENDSARS" Kashi na biyu#03
President Biden names veteran journalist as acting USAGM CEO. Check out the latest other personnel changes just announced. https://loom.ly/Q20WCdM
United States Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack resigned yesterday after being informed by the Biden Administration that he would be removed. President Biden designated longtime USAGM journalist Kelu Chao as acting CEO and former president of Middle East Broadcasting Networks Brian Conniff as...
Check out @RFERL's Kyrgyz Service investigative series to learn how a former #Kyrgyz customs official is under investigation after amassing vast riches from an illegal smuggling scheme. https://loom.ly/kJm21Ts
As a result of a new investigative series by a U.S. Agency for Global Media network, a former Kyrgyz customs official and his family are under investigation after they amassed vast riches from an illegal smuggling scheme and then poured their wealth into Kyrgyzstan politics.
USAGM CEO Michael Pack names Board of Directors.
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USAGM CEO Michael Pack's full interview on the American Thought Leaders podcast is available here: https://loom.ly/zDKPMds
“The crisis affecting U.S. international broadcasting is part of the transformation of the media away from the old standards of objectivity and balance.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mainstream-media-partisanship-comes-to-voice-of-america-11610748663
VOA aired a ‘news’ report in Pakistan that was no more than a repackaged Biden campaign ad.
More from USAGM CEO Michael Pack's interview on the American Thought Leaders podcast here: https://loom.ly/zDKPMds
Listen to USAGM CEO Pack's full interview with American Thought Leaders here: https://loom.ly/zDKPMds
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VOA Bosnian employed state-of-the-art forensic and journalistic expertise to debunk claims by a corrupt official that a recording that appears to indicate his involvement in influence-peddling was “deep fake.”
The service’s fact-based report, using sophisticated audio forensic analysis, was picked up by prominent local media outlets and widely shared on social media. Bosnia’s BNTV station aired a TV package in its prime-time newscast referencing VOA’s reporting. The report was also accepted by the official himself, Milan Tegeltija, president of Bosnia's top judicial body, who subsequently offered his resignation.
Tehničku analizu uradio je inžinjer zvuka Glasa Amerike u Washingtonu. Rezultati ukazuju da se telefonski razgovor čije postojanje Tegeltija negira ipak desio.
Više na: https://www.rtvbn.com/3997295/tehnicka-analiza-voa-dokazala-tegeltijin-glas
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Biznes jurnalistika: AQSh Global Media Agentligining Toshkentdagi seminarining ikkinchi kuni. O’zbekiston va Amerika hukumatlari quvvatlagan treningda butun respublikadan qariyb 40 jurnalist ishtirok etmoqda. E’tibor iqtisodiyotni qanday yoritishda, xususan korrupsiyaga qarshi kurashda OAV rolini oshirishda.
#humanrightsday - Every day USAGM and its networks play a critical role in support of human rights through our journalism. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to its pursuit around the world.
#humanrights #article19 #journalism #pressfreedom #news
USAGM welcomes Robert R. Reilly as Director of the Voice of America, a position he previously held from 2001 to 2002.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/7YlUniE
"I have always been a firm adherent of VOA's mission of telling America's story to the world," said Mr. Reilly. "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to serve VOA again."
Journalist @MMoskalkov reported on the difficulties persons w/ hearing impairments have faced through this pandemic. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we're sharing more of the coverage by our networks.
Today marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Our networks have continuously brought the stories of people with disabilities to our audiences around the world, sharing the important role they play in their communities.
Today we recognize the courage, integrity, and professionalism of our journalists who take great risks to inform, engage and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.
The annual Burke Awards begins at 10 am: https://loom.ly/GChm-OE
As we mark World AIDS Day, our RFE/RL team reports on a worrying trend. Newly diagnosed HIV cases have increased by 19% over the last decade in parts of Europe and Central Asia – and the number of people living in the region with undiagnosed HIV is increasing.
That data comes from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control and the World Health Organization, which are urging countries in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia to increase HIV testing.
Read more from RFE/RL: https://loom.ly/HHM7IUE
The EU's disease control agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) are calling for more HIV testing as many infected people are diagnosed too late, especially in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Tonight, RFE/RL contributor Svetlana Prokopyeva will be honored at the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards ceremony.
Prokopyevais a freelance contributor to RFE/RL's Russian Service, known as Radio Svoboda. A Russian court in July found her guilty of “justifying terrorism.” The case was widely criticized by USAGM, RFE/RL, and others.
Learn more about Prokopyeva’songoing story: https://loom.ly/RP8Jop0
Congratulations Svetlana on your well-deserved recognition!
Today, USAGM condemned the November 12 car bombing in Afghanistan that killed Mohammad Ilyas Dayee, a journalist with @RFERL, and injured three others.
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Today, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) condemned the November 12 car bombing in Afghanistan that killed Mohammad Ilyas Dayee, a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and injured three others.
The vote counting continues in the U.S. and so does USAGM networks’ election coverage. Here’s a look at some of our correspondents in action.
📸1️⃣: VOA Uzbek journalist Navbahor Imamova reports outside the White House to audiences in Uzbekistan.
📸2️⃣: An affiliate in North Macedonia gets a live report from VOA Macedonia correspondent Jane Bojadzievski (right).
📸3️⃣: VOA Mandarin Service White House correspondent Paris Huang (right) provides live election updates from outside the White House to Formosa TV news in Taiwan.
📸4️⃣: Alhurra anchor Yousef Alkhaldi provided result updates on election night as part of MBN’s extensive coverage to the Middle East.
📸5️⃣: VOA Spanish correspondent Celia Mendonza (right) provides a live update to an affiliate in Colombia while reporting from Wilmington, Delaware.
#news #voa #alhurra #media #journalism #2020election
Iskandar Khatloni was a news correspondent with RFE/RL's Tajik Service covering politically sensitive issues in the former #SovietUnion, including human rights abuses in #Chechnya.
Khatloni was attacked in his apartment by unidentified assailants who hit him in the head with an ax. In the months before his death, he had been reporting on government corruption and drug trafficking in #Tajikistan.
In addition to his work as a journalist, Iskandar Khatloni was a well-known poet, so his connection to words goes even further.
Our Fallen Journalist Portrait Project series started with a word cloud—a computer-generated representation of one of Khatloni’s poems. This word cloud was then combined with a hand-drawn, computer-colored image of the journalist. Then, using Photoshop, the words of the poem were distorted to appear as if they were projected on the portrait.
It was a long night for our networks, with a long week ahead as votes are counted in battleground states. USAGM networks provided extensive coverage as the results came in, with expert analysis in language and more.
Check out the team hard at work!
📸1️⃣: VOA Afghan Service journalist Mir Abdul Q. Moshref reports from outside a polling station in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
📸2️⃣: VOA White Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara stands outside the White House on November 4 with updates that are shared throughout VOA.
📸3️⃣: VOA Portuguese journalist Mayra De Lassalette broadcasts to the Lusophone countries in Africa with updates on the 2020 Election results.
📸4️⃣: A reporter with MBN's radio network Sawa provides on-air updates of the #2020Elections to the Arabic-speaking world.
📸5️⃣: Two VOA Serbian Service reporters stand outside the U.S. Capitol on #ElectionDay preparing to join the service's affiliates @rtcg_me in Montenegro and @newsmaxadriabg in Serbia.
#📸6️⃣: VOA Spanish reporter Celia Mendoza offered updates from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, where Vice President Joe Biden watched the election returns.
📸7️⃣: Alhurra Television's extensive Arabic-language coverage of the 2020 Election results included real-time analysis to more than 17.5 million viewers.
📸8️⃣: VOA China provided live updates of the 2020 Election results. The special coverage continues as the votes are counted across the country.
📸9️⃣: VOA Somali Service reporter Maxamuud Mascadde interviews voters outside a polling station in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
📸🔟: VOA Urdu reporter Sarah Zaman provides extensive analysis from VOA's Studio 48 to Pakistan, including FATA, the Pakistani diaspora in the Middle East, Europe, and the Urdu-speaking population in India and around the world.
#election2020 #news #media #journalism #coverage #international
Audiences around the world, including in some of the most press-restricted countries, are turning to USAGM networks for comprehensive coverage of the U.S. 2020 presidential elections. Today, journalists from USAGM networks are fanning out across the U.S. gathering voters' opinions, offering a firsthand view of the U.S. democratic process.
Our networks' continuing election coverage to our worldwide audience of 350 million people is available on all of our networks' websites.
Here's a look at our coverage leading up to today.
📸1️⃣: Alhurra TV correspondent Michel Ghandour provided updates from a polling station in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the network's Arabic-speaking audience.
📸2️⃣: VOA Spanish correspondent Celia Mendonza covered the Vice-Presidential Debate that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 6, 2020.
📸3️⃣: VOA Africa's Salem Solomon joined VOA affiliate KTN in Kenya to discuss the 2020 election in a broadcast on November 3, 2020.
📸4️⃣: VOA Hausa reporter Binta Yero (right) after interviewing a chief judge responsible for operating a polling place in Arundel High School, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on November 3, 2020.
📸5️⃣: VOA Swahili’s BMJ Muriithi stationed outside a polling station in the Washington, D.C., area on November 3, 2020.
📸6️⃣: VOA China's White House correspondent Paris Huang hosted special coverage of the September 29, 2020, debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
📸7️⃣: Alhurra TV correspondent Abdelrahman Elbardisi outside a voting location in Arlington, Virginia, on November 3, 2020.
#2020election🇺🇸 #news #electioncoverage #media #journalists #pressfreedom
Today is the Intl Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists. We call for the end of impunity for all crimes against journalists and for perpetrators to be held accountable.
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#TruthNeverDies
On #WorldCitiesDay, we're sharing some of the striking images of cities that will be published in the 2021 VOA calendar, which is only available for overseas audiences.
The complete 2021 calendar is available to view on www.insidevoa.com
📸1️⃣: New York City, NY
📸2️⃣: Seattle, WA
📸3️⃣: St. Louis, MO
📸4️⃣: Los Angeles, CA
📸5️⃣: Miami, FL
For USAGM networks, the creation of the internet provided U.S. international broadcasting with a new avenue of communication, one that complimented program delivery through direct and affiliate broadcasting. Although far from universal technology at the time, particularly in the developing world, the internet gave us opportunities, particularly to reach decision-makers and other elites.
The internet allowed our networks to further our mission of informing, engaging, and connecting people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.
In celebration of Internet Day, we’re looking back at the early versions of our networks’ internet presence.
#internetday #news #journalism #website
On October 24, 2007, Alisher Saipov, an ethnic Uzbek journalist who was a correspondent for the VOA and contributor to RFE/RL, was shot to death in broad daylight while waiting for a taxi with a friend outside his office. In the weeks before his death, Saipov had believed he was being trailed by Uzbek security services and stated that he had heard a rumor that Uzbek officials had placed a bounty on his head.
In this installment of our Fallen Journalist Portrait Project series, Sapipov is honored through Graffiti stencil. This art form is by its nature confrontational and rebellious, if not illegal. Authored by the anonymous and the powerless, it seeks to tell unwelcome truths in a public setting.
It is the perfect art form to portray young Alisher Saipov, who was murdered for exposing unwelcome stories of corruption. Saipov is remembered on the anniversary of his death by thousands, and his image and name are symbols of resistance.
Learn more about our series: https://loom.ly/s4Aa2Pc
TV and Radio Martí are providing unique and unbiased coverage of a campaign recently launched by the League of Independent Farmers and the Cuban chapter of the Latin American Federation of Rural Women (FLAMUR). The campaign called “Sin campo no hay pais” (Without farming, no free country) urges the government to lift what it calls “internal blockades” and allow farmers to free produce, sell and distribute their produce. The pandemic has strained already difficult food production systems and without changes, this campaign argues, famine could strike the island.
Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population, and the global pandemic is affecting them in unique and disproportionate ways. USAGM networks provide important reporting for and about women living in rural areas.
From Radio Free Asia:
During the good times, Kayan women were popular attractions in the northern Thai tourist city of Chiang Mai. Now they’re once again working in the fields in rural Myanmar. This RFA report looks at how the pandemic has affected the lives of these women and explores the perspective of young women, some of whom are questioning the ancient practice.
Congratulations to VOA and RFA on their recent awards! To learn more, visit the #linkinbio.
#documentary #iraq #voa #digitalstorytelling #journalist #socialmedia #girlchild #rfa #china
Explaining American culture is an important aspect of some USAGM programming. @alhurra’s breathtaking explanation of Columbus Day was short-listed for the Best Use of Technology by the New York Festivals last year and provided audiences with a captivating look at the American drive for exploration.
Happy #WorldTeachersDay! To mark this important date, we’re highlighting the amazing work by VOA’s Learning English (@voalearningenglish).
The Service not only creates valuable teaching tools for instructors and students around the world, but also provides training for #English teachers around the world.
In February of this year, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (@unhcr), Learning English traveled to the #Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, #Bangladesh. The VOA instructors offered six days of intensive training on teaching techniques and methods for 100 selected English teachers.
Want to learn more about Learning English’s work? Check out our stories.
📸: Laurie Moy
The earliest recorded name goes back to Samaria in 3000 BC, long before the earliest recorded portrait. The power of a remembered name to conjure a person is a power that has been long known. In this faux quilt, the name of Leonid Karas, who was murdered almost 70 years ago, is preserved against a map of Europe at the time of his death: a world divided into East and West at height of the Cold War.
Learn more about our Fallen Journalists Portrait Project series: https://loom.ly/s4Aa2Pc
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TV and Radio Martí are providing unique and unbiased coverage of a campaign recently launched by the League of Independent Farmers and the Cuban chapter of the Latin American Federation of Rural Women (FLAMUR). The campaign called “Sin campo no hay pais” (Without farming, no free country) urges the government to lift what it calls “internal blockades” and allow farmers to free produce, sell and distribute their produce. The pandemic has strained already difficult food production systems and without changes, this campaign argues, famine could strike the island.
Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population, and the global pandemic is affecting them in unique and disproportionate ways. USAGM networks provide important reporting for and about women living in rural areas. From Radio Free Asia: During the good times, Kayan women were popular attractions in the northern Thai tourist city of Chiang Mai. Now they’re once again working in the fields in rural Myanmar. This RFA report looks at how the pandemic has affected the lives of these women and explores the perspective of young women, some of whom are questioning the ancient practice.
Explaining American culture is an important aspect of some USAGM programming. @alhurra’s breathtaking explanation of Columbus Day was short-listed for the Best Use of Technology by the New York Festivals last year and provided audiences with a captivating look at the American drive for exploration.
The earliest recorded name goes back to Samaria in 3000 BC, long before the earliest recorded portrait. The power of a remembered name to conjure a person is a power that has been long known. In this faux quilt, the name of Leonid Karas, who was murdered almost 70 years ago, is preserved against a map of Europe at the time of his death: a world divided into East and West at height of the Cold War. Learn more about our Fallen Journalists Portrait Project series: https://loom.ly/s4Aa2Pc
RFE/RL contributor Georgi Markov was killed after being stabbed in the leg with an umbrella containing the lethal poison ricin. He was the target of three separate assassination attempts. The final attempt was staged in London on September 11, 1978. Our Fallen Journalists Portrait Project series honors Markov by drawing upon the Pop Art movement originated in the late 1960s. The tragic stranger-than-fiction death of Georgi Markov has all the trademarks of suspense genre fiction; exotic settings, international intrigue, and a cold war backdrop. Learn more about our series, here: https://loom.ly/s4Aa2Pc
The tragic explosion in Beirut killed more than 100 and left thousands injured. Our networks have been covering the aftermath, which hit close to home affecting one of VOA's stringers, Anchal Vohra.
The latest 'Lies in the Time of #COVID' report is out. As the disease continues to affect the world, our networks are bringing their audience's news and countering disinformation through their coverage. Learn more: https://loom.ly/7XlHqnU
RFE/RL correspondent Nazar Abdulwahid Al-Radhi was shot and killed in the southern city of Al-Amarah, Iraq on May 30, 2007, as he was leaving a journalism workshop. He had been previously threatened because of his work for a “foreign agency” and his uncompromising stand against extremism. Thirteen years later, our Fallen Journalists Portrait Project series honors his life and commitment to press freedom. USAGM's Art Director Steve Fuchs uses the art technique scratchboard, which is a form of direct engraving where the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white clay layer beneath.
Happy 35th Anniversary to Radio Martí! It was thirty-five years ago today, Radio Martí began broadcasting uncensored news and information to Cubans living on the press-restricted island. Today, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) operates a multimedia hub of analysis, information and news and continues to be a trusted news source. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments over the years! #35RadioMartiContigo
Two years ago, today, just days before marking World Press Freedom Day, an attack in Kabul targeting journalists killed three of RFE/RL Afghan Service's reporters: Sabawoon Kakar, Abadullah Hananzai and Maharram Durrani. On the anniversary of their deaths, we honor these brave journalists, who committed their professional lives to create a world where press freedom is observed and celebrated every day.
Abdul-Hussein Khazal, 40, and his three-year-old son, Muhammad, were both shot dead on the morning of February 9, 2005, as they left their house in Basra. https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abdul-hussein-khazal/
USAGM networks won several awards at this year's New York Festivals! Links to the full-length segments and documentaries are available on our website: https://www.usagm.gov/ Congrats to our winners!
How have our networks been covering disinformation around the coronavirus? Our weekly series "Lies in the time of COVID19" highlights the efforts by our networks to bring accurate and objective information to its audiences.
On April 3, 2007, Khamail Muhsin Khalaf was reported missing. Khalaf was a well-known journalist who covered social and cultural life for Radio Free Iraq, the Arabic language service of RFE/RL in Iraq. On the day of her disappearance, her family received a call from her mobile phone by an unidentified caller who claimed that Khalaf was with him. There was no further communication. Her body was found two days later.
The USAGM Fallen Journalists Portrait Project represents a chance to revisit and memorialize lost colleagues who gave their life in the pursuit of truth. All of the fallen were reporters by profession, yet each was a distinct individual, so we will portray each person in a different artistic style. USAGM Digital Art Director Steve Fuchs used charcoal, colored pencil, marker, and acrylic to create the portrait of VOA Portuguese to Africa reporter Ricardo de Mello who was killed on September 18, 1995. "When you see a photograph of Ricardo de Mello you are stuck by his high forehead and his intelligent dark eyes," said Fuchs. "Turn of the century German artist Egon Schiele was known for his striking portraits, so this style was a natural choice for de Mello. The distinctive white halo around the final portrait is a classic Schiele technique." Follow USAGM here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usagmgov/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USAGMgov/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/usagmgov LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-agency-for-global-media
As this decade comes to an end we reflect back on the stories that made the news. These headlines and many others are censored in countries around the world. We believe press freedom is a universal human right. We'll continue to fight and support it in the decades to come. #DecadeinReview #pressfreedom #humanright
Our annual audience and impact report is out! USAGM's programming reaches continuously larger audiences than ever despite changing media environments worldwide. Here are some of the highlights but you can read the full report here: http://bit.ly/2pFGKyP
The final journalist in our 3-part series marking International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists is Falastine Iman who shares her experience working in Somalia under constant threat. Iman was fortunate enough to continue her career in the United States after witnessing many of her colleagues lose their lives. Too many journalists risk and lose their lives to get and share informaiton. The time to end impunity for crimes against journalists is now.
The second journalist in our three-part series to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists is VOA's Special Assistant to the Director, Euna Lee. Today, Euna is a seasoned journalist with more than 19 years of experience and played a pivotal role in launching Voice of America - VOA's Korean Service's TV team. In 2009, she was captured by the North Korean police while working a documentary. She was ultimately released, but the North Korean government continues to act with impunity towards anyone who speaks out against the regime.
November 2nd is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalist. To mark the day, USAGM journalists share their experiences at the hands those who attempted to silence them. VOA Zimbabwe journalist Ray Choto was jailed in 1999 in response to his reporting about incitement within the military. Ray was fortunate enough to walk out alive but his perpetrators went unpunished. #endimpunity
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