Highlights

World Day Against Cyber-Censorship

March 14, 2011

Launched by Reporters Without Borders in 2008, World Day Against Cyber-Censorship is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet without restrictions and accessible to all. Click through to see the 2011 map. Read More

Press Releases

Grammy Winning Duo Mary Mary Appears on VOA’s “Border Crossings”

March 10, 2011

Three-time Grammy Award winning gospel music duo Mary Mary appeared on VOA’s Border Crossings Thursday, telling host Larry London they “smiled so hard they had headaches” after performing at the White House in February. Read More

Events

Board Meeting, March 11, 2011

Radio & TV Marti March 11, 2011

The Broadcasting Board of Governors held a full board meeting in Miami on March 11, 2011. Click through for links to an on-demand webcast and documents related to the meeting. Read More

Press Releases

VOA Using Facebook to Teach English!

March 09, 2011

The Voice of America continues to reach out to new audiences in innovative ways, and now VOA is using Facebook to teach English language lessons as part of its popular on-line learning program called The Classroom. Read More

Kyrgyzstan President Tells VOA: Women “Have to Fight” for Positions of Power

March 08, 2011

Kyrgyzstan’s President, Roza Otunbayeva, who was presented an “International Women of Courage Award” at the State Department Tuesday, has told VOA that women in her country will have to fight for positions of power in ministries and industries, “like western women fight for each position.” Read More

VOA Concerned about Journalist in Angola

March 07, 2011

The Voice of America is concerned about the one year jail sentence that has been handed down to one of our contract journalists in Angola, Mr. Armando Chicoca. Read More

Alhurra’s Al Youm Goes Live From Eight Countries to Mark Second Anniversary

March 07, 2011

The Arabic-language television network Alhurra achieves a significant milestone on Tuesday, March 8, with the second anniversary of its acclaimed program, Al Youm ("Today" in Arabic). Read More