{"id":62831,"date":"2025-05-07T16:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T20:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62831"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T20:44:24","slug":"voa-and-oan-partnership-draws-national-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/voa-and-oan-partnership-draws-national-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"VOA and OAN Partnership Draws National Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61713\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/VOA-Newsroom-Photo-Nov-2024-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has announced a new partnership wherein Voice of America (VOA) will incorporate content from One America News Network (OAN), a media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsides.com\/news-source\/one-america-news-network-media-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known for its conservative perspective<\/a>. This decision, introduced by USAGM senior adviser Kari Lake, aims to provide VOA with additional news resources at no cost. The move has sparked discussions regarding VOA\u2019s commitment to impartial journalism, as outlined in its charter. While proponents highlight potential cost savings and expanded content offerings, critics express concern over the implications for VOA\u2019s editorial independence. This development follows recent operational changes at VOA, including staff reductions and legal challenges concerning its governance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more detailed information, you can refer to the following articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">NPR: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/05\/07\/nx-s1-5389453\/kari-lake-says-oans-far-right-coverage-will-fuel-voice-of-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake says OAN\u2019s far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fox 4: <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/news\/entertainment\/ap-entertainment\/ap-trump-administration-will-provide-programming-from-conservative-network-oan-for-voice-of-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration will provide programming from conservative network OAN for Voice of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">The Washington Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2025\/05\/07\/oan-voice-of-america-one-america-news-kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice of America will carry One America News programming<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">The Hill: <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5287219-voice-of-america-one-america-news-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice of America, One America News partnership<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">The Guardian: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/may\/07\/voice-of-america-journalists-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Maduro did not close our bureau \u2013 Trump did\u2019: Voice of America journalists speak out<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">CNN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/voice-of-america-one-america-news-kari-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice of America, One America News partnership<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">U.S. News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2025-05-07\/right-wing-one-america-news-to-provide-newsfeed-to-voice-of-america\">Right-wing One America News to provide newsfeed to Voice of America<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_America_News_Network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One America News Network<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that, at time of posting (May 7, 2025 20:45 UTC), there has been no official USAGM press release (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usagm.gov\/news-and-information\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to check<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has announced a new partnership wherein Voice of America (VOA) will incorporate content from One America News Network (OAN), a media outlet known for its conservative perspective. This decision, introduced by USAGM senior adviser Kari Lake, aims to provide VOA with additional news resources at no cost. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[960,3],"tags":[10807,10808,10,182],"class_list":["post-62831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","tag-oan","tag-one-america-news-network","tag-voa","tag-voice-of-america"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-glp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65209,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/voa-funds-included-in-spending-bill\/","url_meta":{"origin":62831,"position":0},"title":"VOA Funds Included in Spending Bill","author":"Thomas","date":"January 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dennis Dura, who shares this Radio World report on a proposed U.S. congressional spending bill that would include continued funding for the Voice of America and its parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. 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This decision was initially reported by Paul Walker earlier this week. Below is further analysis from several news sources shared by Ed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;International Broadcasting&quot;","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VOA-Site-B-155-of-170.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VOA-Site-B-155-of-170.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VOA-Site-B-155-of-170.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VOA-Site-B-155-of-170.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63205,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/iran-state-tv-bombed-as-usagm-scrambles-to-recall-voa-staff\/","url_meta":{"origin":62831,"position":2},"title":"Iran State TV Bombed as USAGM Scrambles to Recall VOA Staff","author":"Thomas","date":"June 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Ed, who writes: Hi Thomas, Some SWLing Post readers may be interested in seeing video of a television studio of Iranian State broadcaster Iran News Network being bombed during a live broadcast. https:\/\/youtu.be\/N5nxCnGPQXU?si=2uEHlK_ZmOYkBb8e Click here to read the story via the AP. 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