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Newsletter: Nexstar fired a journalist at The Hill to appease Trump

We’ve had a packed couple of weeks!

On Friday U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth extended the temporary restraining order in our lawsuit against the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake and Victor Morales. Last month the Trump administration attempted to shutter the agency, which makes sure news is broadcast into countries controlled by repressive regimes. Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other newsrooms were immediately impacted. But Congress funds these news organizations and they re-upped that support last month in the latest continuing resolution to fund the U.S. government.

Victory for Press Freedom and Workers: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media

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.

Newsletter: Pittsburgh strikers are closer than ever to winning their strike

I just got back from a rally in front of the Washington Post because…

The Post’s tech workers just announced they’re unionizing! More than 300 workers across engineering, product design and data have formed the Washington Post Tech Guild are seeking voluntary recognition from the company. Represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and supported by the CODE-CWA campaign, they’re organizing to win equity, transparency and a voice in their workplace.

VIDEO: Voice of America Journalists Hold Press Conference on Trump’s Attacks on Free Press

March 23, 2025 – Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, The NewsGuild-CWA, & AFSCME held a press conference outside of the Southern District Court of New York, where a joint lawsuit was filed Friday seeking a reversal of Trump’s order to slash funding.

Guild defends journalists targeted by Trump’s cuts to international newsrooms

The NewsGuild-CWA stands with the journalists and listeners affected by President Trump’s efforts to cut funding and sideline journalists who for decades have provided news to an international audience often living under repressive regimes.