Voice of America staff put on leave

Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave
The reduction was made to agencies Trump saw as "unnecessary," the order states. "President Trump is delivering on his promise to make our government more efficient," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told USA TODAY on Saturday.
'Virtually the entire staff' of Voice of America placed on leave after Trump order guts broadcaster, director says
About 1,300 journalists at Voice of America, a government-funded broadcaster, were put on leave following Trump's executive order, its director said.
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.
Trump silences Voice of America as staff put on leave
More than 1,300 staff including journalists and producers have been put on administrative leave.
All full-time workers at Voice of America put on leave following Trump directive
President Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.
Trump order guts Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Asia
For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization's director, said in a statement.
Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts
By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant (Reuters) -Scores of Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated,
Trump admin begins mass layoffs at Voice of America
President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence. Other US-funded outlets being gutted include Radio Farda,
Trump places 'unnecessary' Voice of America journalists on leave amid funding cuts
In a move that has left many stunned, the Trump administration has silenced the Voice of America, a beacon of international broadcasting for decades.
Over 1,300 Voice of America staff placed on leave after Trump asks to pause funds; ‘deeply saddened’, says director
The US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a government-funded agency that is the parent company of VOA, also terminated its grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
"Voice Of America Is Being Silenced": Director Speaks Out After Trump Starts Dismantling U.S.-Funded Broadcast Entities
PT: The director of Voice of America said that more than 1,300 journalists, producers and support staff have been placed on administrative leave following Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.
As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music
President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster ...
Voice of America Staffers Denounce Trump Shutdown as 'National Security Issue' That Will Spark 'Celebrations in the Autocratic Halls of Power'
Shutting VOA down is "a national security issue," Steve Herman, a longtime VOA journalist who was suspended in February, ...