Steve Herman

Well, I think anytime you're getting a new politically appointed leader, you're anxious at least. But there was some hope based on public statements that she had made that she didn't want to destroy. Right. the voice of America. She wanted to reform it.

Well, I think anytime you're getting a new politically appointed leader, you're anxious at least. But there was some hope based on public statements that she had made that she didn't want to destroy. Right. the voice of America. She wanted to reform it.

Well, I think anytime you're getting a new politically appointed leader, you're anxious at least. But there was some hope based on public statements that she had made that she didn't want to destroy. Right. the voice of America. She wanted to reform it.

And we've seen this with past people who've come into the VOA with all sorts of politically motivated intentions, and they come in and see what the place is really about, and they go, aha, this isn't what I thought it was. Of course, everyone at VOA would acknowledge there's room for improvement, right?

And we've seen this with past people who've come into the VOA with all sorts of politically motivated intentions, and they come in and see what the place is really about, and they go, aha, this isn't what I thought it was. Of course, everyone at VOA would acknowledge there's room for improvement, right?

And we've seen this with past people who've come into the VOA with all sorts of politically motivated intentions, and they come in and see what the place is really about, and they go, aha, this isn't what I thought it was. Of course, everyone at VOA would acknowledge there's room for improvement, right?

There definitely can be reform and sometimes it's frustrating to us when you're using government money how slow it can be. But when I write a story, Sean, it goes through a couple of editors and then if there's anything remotely political in it, it would go through a balance editor, a third editor. I've even had stories that go through four editors.

There definitely can be reform and sometimes it's frustrating to us when you're using government money how slow it can be. But when I write a story, Sean, it goes through a couple of editors and then if there's anything remotely political in it, it would go through a balance editor, a third editor. I've even had stories that go through four editors.

There definitely can be reform and sometimes it's frustrating to us when you're using government money how slow it can be. But when I write a story, Sean, it goes through a couple of editors and then if there's anything remotely political in it, it would go through a balance editor, a third editor. I've even had stories that go through four editors.

And again, the stuff that gets out there is going to be shorn, hopefully, of being inaccurate, incomplete, or biased in any way.

And again, the stuff that gets out there is going to be shorn, hopefully, of being inaccurate, incomplete, or biased in any way.

And again, the stuff that gets out there is going to be shorn, hopefully, of being inaccurate, incomplete, or biased in any way.

You raise an excellent point. It makes it much more of a challenge to make this relevant to the American people because it's an external entity. And these sort of... exercises, activities will have geopolitical ramifications. The war in World War II was as much a battle for hearts and minds

You raise an excellent point. It makes it much more of a challenge to make this relevant to the American people because it's an external entity. And these sort of... exercises, activities will have geopolitical ramifications. The war in World War II was as much a battle for hearts and minds

You raise an excellent point. It makes it much more of a challenge to make this relevant to the American people because it's an external entity. And these sort of... exercises, activities will have geopolitical ramifications. The war in World War II was as much a battle for hearts and minds

keeping morale up or trying to destroy morale of the troops, of the people who were having their family members die in combat. That's a really, really important part. Now, we're not engaging in psychological operations or overt propaganda, but we believe that by basically telling the truth, reporting accurately, that that is something really, really powerful. And

keeping morale up or trying to destroy morale of the troops, of the people who were having their family members die in combat. That's a really, really important part. Now, we're not engaging in psychological operations or overt propaganda, but we believe that by basically telling the truth, reporting accurately, that that is something really, really powerful. And

keeping morale up or trying to destroy morale of the troops, of the people who were having their family members die in combat. That's a really, really important part. Now, we're not engaging in psychological operations or overt propaganda, but we believe that by basically telling the truth, reporting accurately, that that is something really, really powerful. And

And when we're talking about a kind of asymmetrical warfare, which is what's going on between the West and Russia and China, talking about human rights, talking about what's happening in Ukraine, talking about the intimidation that China is carrying out against its neighbors. These are really, really powerful messages.

And when we're talking about a kind of asymmetrical warfare, which is what's going on between the West and Russia and China, talking about human rights, talking about what's happening in Ukraine, talking about the intimidation that China is carrying out against its neighbors. These are really, really powerful messages.