Voice of America (VOA)
Voice of America (VOA) is the official external
broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five
civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). VOA provides a wide range of programming
for broadcast on radio, TV and the internet outside of the U.S., in 43
languages. VOA produces about 1,500 hours of news and feature programming each
week for an estimated global audience of 123 million people, "to promote
freedom and democracy and to enhance understanding through multimedia
communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news, information and other
programming about America and the world to audiences overseas."[1] Its
day-to-day operations are supported by the International Broadcasting Bureau
(IBB).
A 1976 law signed by
President Gerald Ford requires VOA to "serve as a consistently reliable
and authoritative source of news."[2] The VOA Charter states: "VOA
news will be accurate, objective and comprehensive."[2] VOA radio and
television broadcasts are distributed by satellite, cable and on FM, AM, and
shortwave radio frequencies. They are streamed on individual language service
websites, social media sites and mobile platforms. VOA has more than 1,200
affiliate and contract agreements with radio and television stations and cable
networks worldwide.
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