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Voice of America (VOA) is an official US-funded propaganda outlet.[1] VOA is one of the organisations under the direct control of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and is funded by the United States Congress.[2] VOA predates its parent agency, having been created in Feburary 1942. VOA broadcasts in 48 languages and operates 8 overseas bureaus in countries including; China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom.[3][4]
Voice of America provides news and information in more than 40 languages, reaching a global audience. From VOA’s USAGM profile:
Voice of America provides trusted and objective news and information in 49 languages to a measured weekly audience of more than 361 million people around the world. For more than 80 years, VOA journalists have told American stories and supplied content that many people cannot get locally: objective news and information about the US, their specific region and the world. VOA uses the devices and platforms target markets use to connect audiences on five continents with the people, thoughts and institutions that make America unique. VOA uses digital, web and mobile media to engage viewers, listeners, users, and friends. Radio and television broadcast to approximately 3,500 affiliates and satellite transmissions reach countries where free speech is banned or where civil society is under threat.[5]
Reach[edit | edit source]
VOA boasts an estimated listenership of 311.8 million globally across 3500 worldwide media outlets.[6] VOA specifically singles out Russia, China and Iran as countries of note in regard to its "impact".[6]
Funding[edit | edit source]
VOA's budget for Fiscal Year 2021 was 257 million USD.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ralph A. Uttaro (1982). The Voices of America in International Radio Propaganda: 'Law and Contemporary Problems' (pp. 103–122). [PDF] doi: 10.2307/1191297 [HUB]
- ↑ "History". U.S. Agency for Global Media. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ↑ VOA Languages. [PDF] Voice of America.
- ↑ "VOA Around the World" (2017-11-13). Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ↑ "Voice of America". U.S. Agency for Global Media. Archived from the original on 2025-08-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "VOA Fact Sheet" (2021-12-01). Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-01-19.