Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. International broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages khổng lồ an estimated weekly audience of more than 311 million people. VOA produces nội dung for digital, television, & radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your thiết bị di động phone & on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM & MW, and is carried on a network of more than 3,500 affiliate stations.
Since its creation in 1942, Voice of America has been committed khổng lồ providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth. Through World War II, the Cold War, the fight against global terrorism, và the struggle for freedom around the globe today, VOA exemplifies the principles of a không tính phí press.
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VOA is part of the U.S. Agency for Global truyền thông (USAGM), the government agency that oversees all non-military, U.S. International broadcasting. It is funded by the U.S. Congress.
VOA Firewall
An essential guarantee of the journalistic credibility of Voice of America nội dung is the “firewall” enshrined in the 1994 U.S. International Broadcasting Act. The firewall prohibits interference by any U.S. Government official in the objective, independent reporting of news, thereby safeguarding the ability of our journalists to lớn develop content that reflects the highest professional standards of journalism, không tính phí of political interference. USAGM reforms contained in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 maintained the longstanding statutory firewall language protecting the professional independence of VOA and all other USAGM journalists. The firewall ensures that VOA can make the final decisions on what stories to cover, & how they are covered.
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Mission
The VOA Mission is drawn from The VOA Charter, which was signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford in July 12, 1976. The Charter protects the editorial independence and integrity of VOA programming.
The long-range interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world by radio. To be effective, the Voice of America must win the attention và respect of listeners. These principles will therefore govern Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts:
1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable & authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, & comprehensive.
2. VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, và will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.
3. VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively, & will also present responsible discussions & opinion on these policies.
Values
VOA’s Journalistic Code provides an overview of its values and policies.
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THE JOURNALISTIC CODE
PREAMBLE
Since 1942, the Voice of America has built a global reputation as a consistently reliable source of news & information. Accuracy, balance, comprehensiveness, and objectivity are the qualities audiences around the world expect of VOA. These standards are legally mandated in the VOA Charter (Public Laws 94-350 & 103-415). Because of them, VOA is a vital information lifeline lớn nations & peoples around the world.
SUMMARY
Adhering khổng lồ the principles outlined in the Charter, VOA is accurate và objective in all of its reporting, programming, online và social truyền thông content. VOA staff avoid imbalance or bias in their news reports. VOA does not speak for the U.S. Government. VOA staff vị not accept treatment or assistance from U.S. Government officials or agencies that is more favorable or less favorable than that of staff of private sector news organizations.
VOA pursues its mission by producing accurate, balanced and comprehensive reporting, programming, online và social media nội dung for a global audience, particularly khổng lồ those who are denied access to mở cửa and không lấy phí media. VOA is a powerful và trusted source of information for all those who believe in freedom và democracy.
THE CODE
All staff who report, manage, edit, and prepare nội dung at VOA must follow these principles:
Sourcing và Attribution
Accuracy and Balance
Accuracy và balance are VOA’s highest priorities. It is essential that accuracy takes priority over tốc độ in our reporting, programming và online/social truyền thông media presence. VOA has a legal obligation lớn present a comprehensive, reliable và unbiased description of events. VOA corrects errors or omissions in its reports, broadcasts, websites và social truyền thông media sites at the earliest opportunity.VOA rejects efforts by foreign và domestic special interest groups to lớn use its radio & TV broadcasts, websites và social media sites as platforms for their own views. Regardless of the medium, the views of a single buổi tiệc nhỏ must be challenged if alternative opinions are unrepresented.Whenever VOA reports a charge or accusation made by an individual or a group against another, or presents one side of a controversial issue, a response and/or balancing information should be included in the initial report. If the response cannot be obtained by deadline, or the subject of the charge declines to phản hồi that will be included in the initial VOA report. The response and/or balancing material will be broadcast và posted online as soon as it is available.Fairness
VOA always presents a full and fair account of events. VOA staff will evaluate information on its merits, và will not support violence, sensationalism, personal value judgment, or misleading emphases in its reporting.VOA journalists avoid the use of unattributed negative terms or labels to describe persons or organizations, except when the individuals and groups use those labels lớn describe themselves or their activities.VOA journalists will not fabricate, distort, or dramatize an event. At no time should information or audio/video content be used to mislead the audience.Context & Comprehensiveness
VOA presents a comprehensive tài khoản of America and the world, và always puts events in context. That means constant vigilance lớn reflect America’s and the world’s political, geographical, cultural, ethnic, religious & social diversity. VOA’s reporting represents the best effort khổng lồ seek out and present a comprehensive account of the event or trend being covered.VOA staff avoid using political or other biases in their reporting, programming, websites and social truyền thông media sites. Music will not be used lớn make editorial statements. All those preparing news and feature reports, programs, online và social media content must avoid any kích hoạt or statement that conveys the appearance of partisanship.Social Media
In social truyền thông media and in other public spaces, you are a VOA journalist. It is critical that you are fair, impartial and objective in all public spaces.If you take a controversial position or make a controversial phản hồi it can reflect poorly on you và the agency. It could lead the audience khổng lồ believe that we are untrustworthy and unable lớn fairly cover both sides of a controversial story. VOA has spent 75 years building its reputation, & you have spent your career building yours. To lớn keep that trust intact we must adhere to lớn a high standard of independence và objectivity.It is okay for VOA staff to lớn follow or “friend” individuals or interest groups on either side of an issue. Paying attention khổng lồ what both sides have lớn say is critical khổng lồ getting as much information as possible on an issue. But never endorse only one side or the other by “liking” a cause or political figure, and make sure you follow all sides of an issue.Adding comments from social truyền thông media to VOA reporting is acceptable as long as the source of the bình luận is clearly identified and it clearly reflects audience opinion. Balance opinions khổng lồ provide a fair picture of public sentiment, & contextualize those opinions with the larger story.Procedures