VOA's first broadcast aired on February 24, 1942, just weeks after the United States entered World War II. VOAs William Harlan Hale, broadcasting that day in German to shortwave listeners in occupied Europe, summed up the fledgling agencys mission: The news may be good, the news may be bad, he said, we shall tell you the truth. Many years have passed since that day, and both the world and the technology of international broadcasting have changed dramatically, but VOAs adherence to truth telling, to honest, accurate, comprehensive reporting on America and the world, endures.
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