Late last night, the full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit lifted a stay that had blocked a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media to distribute Congressionally mandated funds to grantees including Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and others.
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April 22, 2025
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in Widakuswara v. Lake, affirming the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) was unlawfully shuttered by the administration, Acting Director Victor Morales and Special Adviser Kari Lake. The decision enshrines that USAGM must fulfill its legally required functions and protects the editorial independence of Voice of America (VOA) journalists and other federal media professionals within the agency and newsrooms that receive grants from the agency, such as Radio Free Asia and others.
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MEMBERS ONLY: We’re holding an emergency all-hands national membership meeting to defend a free press. Workers, unions, and journalists are under attack—and we’re fighting back.
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The NewsGuild-CWA signed on to the following statement released by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) on February 21, 2025:
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