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Voice of America journalists report on-the-ground from the U.S. and regions across the globe, providing balanced, objective and compelling multimedia content.

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Reports

Each day reporters from across our networks file news updates from across the globe on U.S. and global news stories. With bureaus in Washington, DC, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Prague, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, London, Moscow, Nairobi, Johannesburg and more – our reporting teams deliver original reporting and provide insight and context that can be incorporated in to affiliate broadcasts and digital properties.

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Digital Products

We offer trusted daily content for social media and web properties as well as a robust catalog of documentaries and television programs that provide libraries for OTT developers.

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Programs and Documentaries

Our networks develop dynamic, commercially competitive programming for television and radio audiences in formats that range from hort 5-minute daily newscasts to hour-long productions or award winning documentaries. News, lifestyle, education and entertainment programs are tailored for media markets around the globe.

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Documentaries

VOA journalists produce a wide-range of documentaries and special series explore today’s most compelling topics. This library of evergreen content is available for placement on affiliates as stand-alone programming or as a collection for on-demand viewing by your audience.

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27/7 News Coverage

With bureaus on five continents, the VOA News Center is the agency's 24/7 news hub providing comprehensive coverage of major news events, investigative journalism, balanced analysis and extensive beat coverage.

News Bureaus in:

Washington, DC — White House, Pentagon, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and U.S. State Department New York City, N.Y. — United Nations Headquarters California — Los Angeles and Silicon Valley

Internationally:

Africa — Dakar, Johannesburg, Nairobi Asia — Beijing, Islamabad, Seoul Europe — London, Moscow, Istanbul

Eurasia

The VOA Eurasia Division's language services serve as a U.S. bureau for a large number of Eurasian media outlets that request to engage with its journalists for news, analysis and perspectives from America. With strong multimedia reporting capacities in Washington and across the United States, Voice of America is your go-to source for coverage of American politics and election coverage.

Russian Bosnian Ukrainian Georgian Albanian Macedonian Armenian Serbian

East Asia Pacific

VOA's 11 language services in East Asia broadcast daily to 1.9 billion people across East and Southeast Asia providing news, features, coverage of American policy to the region, and coverage of large East Asian diaspora communities in the United States.

Burmese Lao Cantonese Thai English Indonesian Thai Khmer Korean

Latin America

The Latin American division provides news and information to 68.6 million people each week. Our "U.S. Bureau Model" strategy focuses on delivering news and information about the United States to more than 800 affiliate partners in with daily reports, live interactives and full programs.

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Africa

VOA's Africa Division reaches more than 70 million Africans every week on television, on radio, and online in seventeen languages. Programs are broadcast on over 350 radio, local TV and satellite cable affiliates across sub-Saharan Africa.

Afan Oromo Amharic English Ndebele French Portuguese Hausa Bambara Kinyarwanda Kirundi Lingala Ndebele Sango Shona Somali Swahili Tigrigna Wolof

South & Central Asia

VOA's 9 language services in South and Centrail Asia reach 38 million people across the region.

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