Earlier, it was reported that the HR department of “Voice of America” conducted internal investigations against journalists who spoke negatively about Trump.
“If briefly – yes, my cooperation with Voice of America has ended. I won’t provide additional comments for now, so please don’t call or message me about this. I’ll write about everything myself a bit later,” – Yarysh.
Officials stated that “Voice of America” must dismiss all employees currently on probation.
30-year-old Ostap Yarysh, originally from Lviv, previously worked in local and national media in Ukraine. In 2019, he started working with “Voice of America” and moved to Washington.
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