VOA back from the brink? The fight over America’s global voice

Name: VOA back from the brink? The fight over America’s global voice
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T04:43:19Z
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: A federal judge orders more than a thousand Voice of America employees be reinstated after a year-long shutdown led by Trump ally Kari Lake, but the real battle may just be starting. Former VOA broadcaster Joe Palka joins Jim Lokay on The Final 5 on what this means for press freedom and American soft power amid global conflict.

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A federal judge orders more than a thousand Voice of America employees be reinstated after a year-long shutdown led by Trump ally Kari Lake, but the real battle may just be starting. Former VOA broadcaster Joe Palka joins Jim Lokay on The Final 5 on what this means for press freedom and American soft power amid global conflict.