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"[S]ince last year’s cuts, [VOA's] programming has been available in just seven languages—Farsi, Mandarin, Dari, Pashto, Korean, and two Kurdish dialects—rather than the forty-nine language services it previously provided" www.newyorker.com/news/annals-... via @newyorker.com

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America

The Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.

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