The Sound of Silence: The Decline of the Voice of America in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

U.S. international broadcasting, and in particular Voice of America, is needed now more than ever. In its annual report on press freedom, Freedom House described the past year as one of "global decline." Of a total of 64 countries surveyed, one-third had a press that was "not free.&qu...

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