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"When you see important societal actors — be it university presidents, media outlets, C.E.O.s, mayors, governors — changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government,
that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism,”

said #Steven #Levitsky,
a professor of government at Harvard and the co-author of the influential 2018 book
“How Democracies Die.”

nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/poli

The New York Times · Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle ThemselvesBy Elisabeth Bumiller

In recent months, Voice of America’s parent organization, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has opened human-resources investigations into Voice of America journalists
-- for reporting on criticism of Trump
-- or for making comments that were perceived as critical of him.

At least a couple of articles that included criticism of Trump and his administration were not published or were watered down after publication in recent months

And on Friday, the Agency for Global Media informed one of Voice of America’s highest-profile journalists,
#Steven #Herman,

@w7voa
@newsguy.bsky.social

that he was being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation.

Mr. Herman confirmed receiving the letter, which said the investigation was into whether his “social media activity has undermined V.O.A.’s audiences’ perceptions of the objectivity and/or credibility of V.O.A. and its news operations.”

nytimes.com/2025/02/28/busines

The New York Times · Voice of America Journalists Face Investigations for Comments About TrumpBy David Enrich