Editing Voice of America (section)

=== Internet era ===
In 1994, Voice of America became the first broadcast-news organization to offer continuously updated programs on the Internet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kern |first=Chris |title=The Voice of America: First on the Internet |url=http://www.chriskern.net/history/voaFirstOnTheInternet.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709043008/http://www.chriskern.net/history/voaFirstOnTheInternet.html |archive-date=July 9, 2007 |access-date=January 15, 2008}}</ref>

From 1948 until its amendment in 2013, Voice of America was forbidden to broadcast directly to American citizens, pursuant to § 501 of the [[Smith–Mundt Act]].<ref name="chuck_nbc_2013">{{Cite news |last=Chuck |first=Elizabeth |date=July 20, 2013 |title=Taxpayer money at work: US-funded foreign broadcasts finally available in the US |url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/20/19502580-taxpayer-money-at-work-us-funded-foreign-broadcasts-finally-available-in-the-us |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723104400/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/20/19502580-taxpayer-money-at-work-us-funded-foreign-broadcasts-finally-available-in-the-us |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> The intent of the 1948 legislation was to protect the American public from propaganda by its own government and to avoid any competition with private American companies.<ref>Broderick, James F., and Darren W. Miller. ''Consider the Source: A Critical Guide to 100 prominent news and information sites on the Web.'' Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-910965-77-4}}, p. 388.</ref> The act was amended via the passage of the ''Smith-Mundt Modernization Act'' provision of the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013|National Defense Authorization Act for 2013]].<ref name="smma">{{Cite news |last=Hudson |first=John |date=July 14, 2013 |title=U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News to Americans |url=http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/12/us_backs_off_propaganda_ban_spreads_government_made_news_to_americans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716002319/http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/12/us_backs_off_propaganda_ban_spreads_government_made_news_to_americans |archive-date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=July 16, 2013 |work=[[Foreign Policy]]}}</ref> The amendment was intended to adapt the law to the Internet and to allow American citizens access to VOA content.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2017 |title=VOA Through the Years |url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/3794247.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513105818/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/3794247.html |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref>

''VOA Radiogram'' was an experimental Voice of America program that started in March 2013 and ended in June 2017, which transmitted [[Digital data|digital]] text and images via [[Shortwave radio|shortwave]] [[Radiogram (message)|radiograms]].<ref>{{cite web |title=VOA Radiogram |url=https://voaradiogram.net/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201161243/https://voaradiogram.net/ |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |access-date=11 August 2023 |website=Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=VOA Radiogram |url=http://voaradiogram.net/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518080209/http://voaradiogram.net/ |archive-date=May 18, 2014 |access-date=April 15, 2014 |publisher=VOA Radiogram}}</ref> There were 220 editions of the program, transmitted each weekend from the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station. The audio tones that comprised the bulk of each 30-minute program were transmitted via an [[Analog signal|analog]] [[transmitter]], and could be [[Digital-to-analog converter|decoded]] using a basic [[Amplitude modulation|AM]] [[shortwave receiver]] with freely downloadable software of the [[Fldigi]] family. This software was available for [[Windows]],  [[macOS]], [[Linux]], and [[FreeBSD]] systems. Broadcasts could also be decoded using the free TIVAR app from the [[Google Play]] store using any [[Android (operating system)|Android]] device. The mode used most often on ''VOA Radiogram'', for both text and images, was [[Multiple frequency-shift keying|MFSK32]], but other modes were also occasionally transmitted. The final edition of ''VOA Radiogram'' was transmitted during the weekend of June 17–18, 2017, a week before the retirement of the program producer from VOA. An offer to continue the broadcasts on a contract basis was declined, so a follow-on show called ''Shortwave Radiogram'' began transmission on June 25, 2017, from the [[WRMI]] transmitting site in Okeechobee, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VOA Radiogram, 20–21 May 2017: Special doomed edition |url=http://voaradiogram.net/post/160839098787/voa-radiogram-20-21-may-2017-special-doomed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626230952/http://voaradiogram.net/post/160839098787/voa-radiogram-20-21-may-2017-special-doomed |archive-date=June 26, 2017 |access-date=June 26, 2017 |website=VOA Radiogram}}</ref><ref>[http://swradiogram.net/post/162168963047/shortwave-radiogram-25-june-2017-first-show Shortwave Radiogram, 25 June 2017: First show. Holding my breath.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626193433/http://swradiogram.net/post/162168963047/shortwave-radiogram-25-june-2017-first-show|date=June 26, 2017}} VOA Radiogram Official Site</ref>

In 2021, Voice of America launched 52 Documentary, a series that publishes weekly films about human experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2021 |title=VOA Launches New Documentary Series |url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/6346520.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522065347/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/6346520.html |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=VOA |language=en}}</ref> The series is presented on the streaming app, VOA+, and [[YouTube]]. Films average 10–15 minutes and are translated with captions in several languages, including Russian, Persian, Mandarin, Urdu, and English. [[Euna Lee]] directs the program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahbaz |first=Ali |title=Looking For Diverse Human Stories? Watch This Compelling New Documentary |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alishahbaz/2022/02/07/looking-for-diverse-human-stories-watch-this-compelling-new-documentary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822152222/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alishahbaz/2022/02/07/looking-for-diverse-human-stories-watch-this-compelling-new-documentary/ |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>