Voice of America could be back on air next week — watchdog

The executive order signed by Trump was challenged in court by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, among others.

A media watchdog fighting for Voice of America’s revival said the broadcaster received an email from the Department of Justice that said the network could resume broadcasts as early as next week.

A media watchdog fighting for Voice of America’s revival said the broadcaster received an email from the Department of Justice that said the network could resume broadcasts as early as next week.

A federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction to allow VOA operations, which means that the Trump administration could still fight the injunction

Voice of America (VOA) could be back on air as early as next week after the broadcaster fell silent in March after an executive order by US President Donald Trump effectively gutted the network.

Trump ordered the network’s parent agency, called the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), to eliminate its workforce and activities not required by law, on March 14.

The federal agency also oversees other networks like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Radio Free Asia, both of which have been crucial in providing fair and accurate information in countries where press freedoms are complicated and murky.

The executive order signed by Trump was challenged in court by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, among others.

A federal appeals court then upheld a temporary stay on the executive order that dismantled the network and ordered that employees’ accounts be restored.

But the appeals court also temporarily blocked the part of the order that asked funds for other networks like RFE/RL be restored. 

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