The War On News

A record of government actions against journalism and fact-based reporting, from the first press laws to today

Claim

Claim 40

USAGM began winding down VOA operations and placing staff on leave.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
USAGM began winding down VOA operations and placing staff on leave.
Field
occurred_on
Value
2025-03-15
About
incident 2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america
Source
Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration, Kari Lake over shutdown archived copy
Publisher
NPR
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2025-03-21

Quotation from the source

Most USAGM staff affected by this action will be placed on paid-administrative leave beginning Saturday, March 15, 2025, and remain on leave until further notice.