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As an American, I literally have no idea what Voice of America is.

itishappy 2y ago
It's America's state-sponsored propaganda network. It wasn't even allowed to broadcast to Americans until last decade. Despite the label, it's been a pretty good source, though admittedly with a pro-US bias. Now it looks like it's been DOGEd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2013#Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Modernization_Act_of_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization...
bluGill 2y ago
It is americas foreign propoganda program. is was intentionally made hard for americans to listen to. That it was hard to get at meant the types of people who want to control government propoganda didn't care and so it turned out to be a reasonable source of low bias information.
- ge96 2y ago
  What do you think NHK is? Same thing but Japanese? It seems cool like people fishing for Ayu.
  - lawlessone 2y ago
    Could get that on cable in Ireland, i remember just leaving it on because it was just relaxing to listen to.
  - kalleboo 2y ago
    The difference is that public broadcasters like NHK, BBC etc are usually set up to be nominally independent from the government, usually through a license fee enforced separate from taxes.
hkpack 2y ago
Together with "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty" - it was the main source of information not controlled by the party for people behind the iron curtain. Radio Liberty was employing variety of native journalists living abroad but with the intention to talk about their native countries and cultures. The amount of influence it had on the generation is hard to overestimate. It was also shut down recently by the DOGE.
- mmooss 2y ago
  Also there is/was Radio Free Asia.
jjtheblunt 2y ago
As an American, I wonder how you don't know. And therefore I am guessing it was more obvious pre Gorbachev/Reagan era.

It's America's state-sponsored propaganda network. It wasn't even allowed to broadcast to Americans until last decade. Despite the label, it's been a pretty good source, though admittedly with a pro-US bias. Now it looks like it's been DOGEd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2013#Smith%E2%80%93Mundt_Modernization_Act_of_2012 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization...

bluGill 2y ago

It is americas foreign propoganda program. is was intentionally made hard for americans to listen to. That it was hard to get at meant the types of people who want to control government propoganda didn't care and so it turned out to be a reasonable source of low bias information.

ge96 2y ago
What do you think NHK is? Same thing but Japanese? It seems cool like people fishing for Ayu.
- lawlessone 2y ago
  Could get that on cable in Ireland, i remember just leaving it on because it was just relaxing to listen to.
- kalleboo 2y ago
  The difference is that public broadcasters like NHK, BBC etc are usually set up to be nominally independent from the government, usually through a license fee enforced separate from taxes.

hkpack 2y ago

Together with "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty" - it was the main source of information not controlled by the party for people behind the iron curtain. Radio Liberty was employing variety of native journalists living abroad but with the intention to talk about their native countries and cultures. The amount of influence it had on the generation is hard to overestimate. It was also shut down recently by the DOGE.

mmooss 2y ago
Also there is/was Radio Free Asia.

jjtheblunt 2y ago

As an American, I wonder how you don't know. And therefore I am guessing it was more obvious pre Gorbachev/Reagan era.