Radio Free Asia silenced by Trump's spending cuts
In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
May 23, 20254m 48s
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Show Notes
Washington-based news outlet Radio Free Asia is an empty shell these days. The journalists are gone, their laptops and cameras jettisoned on desks stripped of all purpose. For decades, they've delivered uncensored information to millions of people living under oppressive regimes in Asia. But in March, US President Donald Trump cut funding to all broadcasters operated by the Agency for Global Media, leaving RFA's future hanging in the balance.