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NEW YORK — The White House reporter for Voice of America was abruptly pulled from her beat after trying to question Secretary of State Mike Pompeo following a speech he gave at the government agency this week. Pompeo’s speech and the demotion of Patsy Widakuswara led to an angry phone meeting between journalists and managers […]

After a softball interview at Voice of America, VOA’s White House reporter Patsy Winakuswara asked tough questions. She got reassigned.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Voice of America news service of "demeaning America" in a speech that a watchdog group criticized as "political propaganda" and a violation of the government-funded agency's own rules.

Voice of America's management came under fire Tuesday across party lines after reassigning a journalist who attempted to pose a question to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Zeke Miller, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said that Widakuswara's reassignment "is an affront to the very ideals Secretary of State Pompeo discussed in his speech."

This is a bad signal to send to the rest of the world about how to treat a free press.

During Pompeos visit to VOA, journalist Patsy Widakuswara tried to ask him whether he regretted saying there would be a second Trump administration after Joe Bidens victory in November.

Patsy Widakuswara asked Pompeo if he regretted saying there will be a second Trump administration.

Rattled members of Congress reconvened Wednesday night to resume counting electoral votes from the November election. Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers said they are determined to continue certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory, hours after thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol building. Patsy Widakuswara has the story.

English January 07, 2021 03:39 PM Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. Download File This program has ended and is being processed for playback. Rattled members of Congress reconvened Wednesday night to resume counting electoral votes from the November election. Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers said they are determined to continue certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory,...

Biden Faces Pressure to Reverse Trump’s Policies on Women 24 December 2020 width No media source currently available 0:00 0:03:07 0:00 Exit polls show that women helped secure President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory – they gave him 57% their vote, compared with 42% for President Donald Trump. White House correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report looking back on Trump’s policies on women and Biden’s campaign promise of ensuring full inclusion and gender equality.​ VOA Khm...