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EPISODE · May 19, 2025 · 36 MIN

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from The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast · host The Pell Center at Salve Regina University

This week, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson interview VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara on the Trump administration's efforts to silence the Voice of America and what the loss of that capability means for both U.S. national security and the global audience that has come to rely on VOA for independent journalism.  They also review reporting on China's growing efforts to gain influence in the Western hemisphere as well as proposals to better organize the U.S. government for information warfare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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