Voice of America

 For the first time in 83 years, the Voice of America is being silenced," The Trump administration has placed on leave virtually the entire staff of Voice of America—more than 1,300 journalists, producers and support staff. The VOA is especially critical today, when America's adversaries, like Iran, China, and Russia, are sinking billions of dollars into creating false narratives to discredit the United States."

VOA first began broadcasting in 1942 and reaches an audience of 361 million worldwide in 49 languages. This is another example of the U.S. "losing soft power" to Russia and China. VOA is the best way to explain official policies and why democracy is the best political system to foreign audiences who do not understand English."