SPJ opposes shutdown of Voice of America as blow to press freedom

The Society of Professional Journalists is strongly opposing the decision to shut down Voice of America and the other news organizations under the United States Agency for Global Media. 

In a March 17 statement, the Society called on Congress “to exercise its constitutional powers to prevent the subversion of a news organization that has exemplified the best of American values – freedom of press and freedom of speech.”

Read the full statement here.

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