Archive - The Newsguy -- Steve Herman

Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience

VOA's signal for 83 years crossed borders and ideologies—now its silence will speak volumes.

Mar 15 •

Lawsuit demands an immediate halt to VOA’s dissolution and the prompt reinstatement of its employees.

VOA’s silenced White House bureau chief is the lead plaintiff in the federal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York

Mar 22 •

Leaving the Front Lines, But Not the Fight

After decades of telling the story, I soon will begin work to protect the storytellers and try to help innovate 21st century journalism.

May 23 •

Why I decided to go on 60 Minutes

A compulsion to speak out on behalf of all our 1,350 colleagues of the Voice of America who have all been silenced

Mar 29 •

Some remarks as I close a long chapter in my journalism career

Jun 30 •

Zombie version of VOA slain again

In a historic act of self-sabotage, the U.S. government completes the silencing of its most effective soft-power instrument.

Jun 20 •

Previewing tonight’s Jim Acosta Show at the Lincoln Theatre DC

A recording from Steve Herman's live video

Jun 2 •

10:45

Turning in my Badge

Decades of analog folios retrieved from a silenced newsroom, but not the digital chronicles of years of research and reporting

Jul 15 •

#SAVEVOA campaign launched

Journalists of the Voice of America are speaking out after being silenced on the airwaves.

Apr 4 •

A weekend in Washington for history lessons

Apr 27 •

Looking Back and Forward

Reporting for VOA for 20+ years wasn't a job, but rather a calling

May 23 •

Weekend Update: USAGM's suicide mission

The quest continues to stop the overseers of U.S. international broadcasting from killing key components of American soft power

Apr 6 •

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