The federally funded Voice of America (VOA) instructed its reporters on Friday to stop using content from the Associated Press (AP), Reuters, and Agence France-Presse, following the government’s decision to terminate contracts with the newswire services.
The terminations occur amid heightened tensions between the White House and legacy media outlets, highlighted recently when the Trump administration revoked AP’s access to certain White House areas, including the Oval Office.
Kari Lake, Special Adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, whom President Donald Trump appointed to lead the VOA, announced the cancellation of the contracts on Thursday. According to the AP, Lake estimated the decision would save taxpayers approximately $53 million.
