Radio Free Asia says halting news operations due to Trump admin cuts

6 months ago

Announcing the move, staff at the outlet said ‘authoritarian regimes are already celebrating’ its potential demise.

Published On 31 Oct 202531 Oct 2025

Radio Free Asia (RFA) will shut down its news operations on Friday, citing the government-funded news outlet’s dire financial situation caused by funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration and the ongoing US government shutdown.

Bay Fang, RFA’s president and CEO, said in a statement that “uncertainty about our budgetary future” means that the outlet has been “forced to suspend all...

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