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Trump administration almost totally dismantles Voice of America with latest terminations

The Guardian - Media · Joseph Gedeon in Washington · last updated

Terminations of 639 employees were announced at organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda

The Trump administration has terminated 639 employees at Voice of America and its parent organization in the latest round of sweeping cuts that have reduced the international broadcasting service to a fraction of its former size.

The mass terminations announced Friday rounds out the Trump-led elimination of 1,400 positions since March and represents the near-complete dismantling of an organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, whose first broadcast declared: “We bring you voices from America.”

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