{"id":3532,"date":"2025-03-08T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/voice-of-america-correspondent-ostap-yarysh-fired-following-doge-review\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T00:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:01:03","slug":"voice-of-america-correspondent-ostap-yarysh-fired-following-doge-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/voice-of-america-correspondent-ostap-yarysh-fired-following-doge-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh fired following DOGE review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ostap Yarysh, a Ukrainian correspondent at Voice of America (VoA), was dismissed on March 7, reportedly following an inspection by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).<\/p>\n

DOGE is an unofficial cost-cutting group that U.S. President Donald Trump has granted broad authority to reduce government spending and dismiss employees. DOGE’s head, U.S. billionaire Elon Musk<\/a>, has previously called for the shutdown<\/a> of U.S.-funded media outlets Radio Free Europe and Voice of America. <\/p>\n

Yarysh joined the VOA’s Ukrainian service<\/a> in 2019, covering Donald Trump’s impeachment, the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and its aftermath. Since the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion, he has reported on U.S. military aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

“Word gets around quickly. My friends and family found out before I could even tell them,” Yarysh wrote<\/a> on social media on March 7. “In short, yes\u2014I\u2019ve ended (my) cooperation with Voice of America. I\u2019ll share more details later,” he added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Head of Detector Media Nataliia Ligachova said<\/a> on March 7 that Yarysh was dismissed from the Voice of America during a DOGE inspection. <\/p>\n

On Feb. 9 Musk called for publically funded media<\/a> to be “shut down.” “It\u2019s just radical left crazy people talking to themselves while torching $1B\/year of U.S.<\/a> taxpayer money,” Musk said.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported on Feb. 28<\/a> that the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VoA, launched an investigation into journalists who had spoken out against President Donald Trump\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n

As part of the probe, senior VoA journalist Steve Herman was placed on extended leave. He told the New York Times that he had received a letter saying the investigation was examining whether his “social media activity has undermined VoA\u2019s audiences\u2019 perceptions of the objectivity and\/or credibility of VoA and its news operations.”<\/p>\n

Additionally, anonymous sources told the New York Times that in recent months, VoA had either toned down or entirely withheld coverage that was critical of Trump and his administration.<\/p>\n

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