Voice of America provides trusted and objective news and information in 49 languages to a measured weekly audience of more than 354 million people around the world. For more than 80 years, VOA journalists have told American stories and supplied content that many people cannot get locally: objective news and information about the US, their specific region and the world. VOA uses the devices and platforms target markets use to connect audiences on five continents with the people, thoughts and institutions that make America unique.
VOA uses digital, web and mobile media to engage viewers, listeners, users, and friends. Radio and television broadcast to approximately 3,500 affiliates and satellite transmissions reach countries where free speech is banned or where civil society is under threat. VOA mobile apps cater to users on all major mobile platforms and have generated more than 1.4 million downloads and 9 million visits in FY2022. With the largest audience of all U.S. international media, VOA continues to be a beacon of hope for underserved audiences who yearn for information about freedom of expression, civil society, and change.
Recent Press Releases
VOA launches Fulani language programming
Today Voice of America begins broadcasting to the Fulani-speaking audience in Africa. With an estimated population of more than 40 million across West and Central Africa, the Fula people are considered to be the world’s largest nomadic group.
VOA News launches new coverage initiatives for 2024 US presidential election
With the U.S. presidential elections taking greater prominence in news around the world, Voice of America is launching a new initiative focused on explaining the U.S. election cycle. VOA’s 48 language services will cover the U.S. elections in a way the government-funded international news organization calls “audience-focused, explanatory, and non-partisan.”
Michael Abramowitz takes the helm as new Voice of America Director
Michael Abramowitz, a prominent journalist and former president of Freedom House, was sworn in on June 24 as the 31st Director of the Voice of America.
Recent Awards
Best in Show-Television
Project: Inside Story: A Shadow Over Dallas (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Best Podcast-Audio
Project: Flashpoint Iran: Why Iran's Proxies Seek to 'Drag Out' Low-Level Conflict with Israel (2024)
Winner: Michael Lipin and Steve Miller
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Best Producer in the TV 1/Large Market division
Project: Inside Story: A Shadow Over Dallas (2024)
Winner: Kane Farabaugh
Presented by: Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association
Take a Tour of VOA Headquarters
Take a behind-the-scenes look at VOA through our guided audio-visual Studio Tour. Learn more about our history and the regions to which we broadcast, and watch broadcasters during live TV and radio programs. Visit www.insidevoa.com/p/voatour.html for more information.