Amanda Bennett

Plugged In with @greta has continued to air throughout 2020, even from her now home studio. Check out this Year in Review as she highlights some of the biggest moments from this past year @VOANews youtube.com/watch?v=3PAsERLB…

Wishing everyone a healthy and joyful holiday season, from my family to yours. What a year in history we've lived through! #2020

"There is no longer any respect for journalists" -- Lisbeth De Cambra fled #Venezuela to avoid arrest and still sees authorities trying to pressure and intimidate reporters as well as publishers and owners of news outlets. #afreepressmatters youtube.com/watch?v=ur2hra7h…

After fleeing to Turkey, Abduweli Ayup continued to report on #Uighur oppression in #China. According to Ayup, his family members were sent to concentration camps and his sister was forced to denounce him. @RadioFreeAsia @VOANews #afreepressmatters youtube.com/watch?v=DSToz31b…

Protect Journalists and Protect the Truth today on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists and everyday un.org/en/observances/end-im… @UNESCO #EndImpunity

Congratulations to Anita Powell @sixarmspowell. @voanews correspondent and Pushcart prize nominee for her short story “If I Get Out of This Alive I Will Make Pasta”

The Washington, DC #protests have brought out one group not normally seen at U.S. protests — the #deaf.  #voanews @CarolynVOA shows us how volunteers make sure the deaf community can “listen” to the protests and make their voices heard. #afreepressmatters voanews.com/episode/how-deaf…

Here is a breakdown the strict methodology and the International Fact-Checking Principles guidelines against bias that @MBFC_News follows: mediabiasfactcheck.com/metho…

"Overall, we rate Voice of America Least Biased based on balanced story selection and minimal use of loaded words. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record." -- @MBFC_News mediabiasfactcheck.com/voice…

Uplifting video from the protests in Washington, DC. What is possible when we focus on our commonalities instead of our differences? #voanews Ukranian Service @chastime Ostap Yarysh captures this glimmer of hope. #afreepressmatters

Protests that started in #Minneapolis are the latest in the modern era that began as the result of racially charged confrontations between police and black Americans. #voagraphics on a historical timeline of events that sparked similar protests. voanews.com/episode/timeline…

Coronavirus in #Tanzania: #Makeupartist Merry Mwihava was delighted to be welcoming a new child into the world. But since losing her job, Merry has been stretched to find inventive ways to feed her family. A beautiful human story by #voanews. Watch here: voanews.com/episode/pregnant…