On October 27, 2021, GAO published its assessment.
Its report reveals multiple examples where, in 2020, USAGM Trump political appointees improperly inserted themselves into the networks’ editorial processes. The consequences for VOA, network, and some USAGM employees were dire. They were fired, transferred, or demoted. Government Accountability Project represented as whistleblower counsel over 30 affected employees. Fortunately, they were reinstated in 2021, within days of President Biden’s inauguration.
The GAO report is important because it contains in one document an excellent summary of abuses in the last six months of the Trump administration."
Press Release: Government Accountability Project Applauds Just-Released GAO Report on Management Abuses in 2020 at Voice of America Overseer, the U.S. Agency for Global Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 31, 2021
Government Accountability Project Applauds Just-Released GAO Report on Management Abuses in 2020 at Voice of America Overseer, the U.S. Agency for Global Media
Trump Political Leadership Repeatedly Breached Firewall Designed to Protect the Editorial Independence of Voice of America and Its Sibling Networks
WASHINGTON— The editorial Independence of Voice of America (VOA) and its sibling networks (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Network, Office of Cuba Broadcasting and the Open Technology Fund) is guaranteed by federal law and regulation. Known as the Firewall, the guarantee is designed to protect the editorial judgment of reporters and editors from political and bureaucratic meddling. . ."
Contact:
Andrew Harman, Government Accountability Project Communications Director
andrewh@whistleblower.org
202.457.0034 x156
Government Accountability Project is the nation’s leading whistleblower protection organization. Through litigating whistleblower cases, publicizing concerns and developing legal reforms, Government Accountability Project’s mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability. Founded in 1977, Government Accountability Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.
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Report Date: November 2021
Report Number: AUD-FM-IB-22-09
Report:
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International operations
6 networks and a system of 3,747 affiliates and over 95 transmitting sites distribute 4,100 hours of original content globally each week.
Global audience
A worldwide unduplicated audience of 354 million from more than 100 countries tune in weekly in 62 languages.
Annual budget
| FY22 (requested) | $810.4M |
|---|---|
| FY21 (requested) | $637.3M |
| FY20 (requested) | $628.1M |
| FY19 (requested) | $661.1M |
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