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To access currently available program materials, please visit <a class="wsw__a" href="http://www.voanews.com">www.voanews.com</a> and click on the Usage Request tab at the bottom of the page.<br /> <br /> <strong>Are all VOA programs available on VOANews.com?</strong><br /> <br /> Please note that <a class="wsw__a" href="http://www.voanews.com">www.voanews.com</a> links to VOA’s many individual language service websites. Click the ‘Sites by Language’ tab at the top of the page to see the full range of languages available. Many programs and news stories are only available on the site for the language service which broadcast those materials abroad.<br /> <br /> <strong>Does VOA make its programming available to the media or other organization on an ongoing subscription basis?</strong><br /> <br /> Yes. 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Instead, a domestic outlet must submit a Usage Request for each piece of original VOA content it wants to use.</p> <p><strong><small><big>Can other media outlets or other organizations access VOA content for professional use?</big></small></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:26px">Yes. To request original VOA content produced before July 2, 2013, go to “Request Use of VOA Material” found on the <a class="wsw__a" href="http://www.insidevoa.com/">insidevoa.com </a>home page at the bottom left under “Info Pages”.</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:19px">Non-U.S. media outlets or other organizations seeking subscriptions to VOA programming on an ongoing basis, can find an application form on <a class="wsw__a" href="http://wwwUSAGMdirect.com/">USAGMdirect.com</a>. This is the distribution site operated by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA’s parent.</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:19px">VOA and the USAGM Office of Business Development evaluate subscription requests based on criteria outlined in the <a class="wsw__a" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title22/pdf/USCODE-2011-title22-chap71-sec6202.pdf">International Broadcasting Act</a>. For more details, see USAGM’s <a class="wsw__a" href="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/media/2013/11/2-160-Domestic-Distribution-of-Program-Materials.pdf">policy linked here from the Broadcasting</a> <a class="wsw__a" href="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/media/2013/11/2-160-Domestic-Distribution-of-Program-Materials.pdf">Administrative Manua</a>l.</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:7px; margin-right:19px">VOA is prohibited from using funds to influence public opinion or propagandizing in the United States. To minimize the possibility of inadvertently violating this prohibition, we do not grant U.S. domestic media permission for the blanket, standing or recurring use of original VOA content. Instead, a domestic outlet must submit a Usage Request for each piece of original VOA content it wants to use.</p> <p><br /> <strong>Will I be charged for accessing VOA programming through the Direct System?</strong><br /> <br /> USAGM may collect a fee for reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred to fulfill a request for program materials, including ongoing subscriptions for the media and one-time requests for copies of USAGM’s program materials. Any fees will be outlined in an agreement between the media entity, or other organization, and USAGM.<br /> <br /> <strong>Are there special terms of use for accessing VOA programming on its websites?</strong><br /> <br /> Yes. By accessing Agency websites, Requestors agree to the respective Terms of Use available at:<br /> <br /> <a class="wsw__a" href="http://www.voanews.com/p/5338.html">http://www.voanews.com/p/5338.html</a>, or <a class="wsw__a" href="http://direct.voanews.com">http://direct.voanews.com</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>I can’t find an older episode on VOA websites. What happened to it?</strong><br /> <br /> From time to time, VOA removes content from its website. For instance, VOA removes program materials from its websites when required by licensing agreements with third-party copyright holders. Once materials have been removed from one of VOA's websites, they are no longer available from VOA.<br /> <br /> When VOA takes materials off of its websites, materials designated as permanent under the USAGM’s records schedule will be transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Programs designated as temporary under the USAGM’s records schedule will be permanently deleted once they are removed from VOA websites, and will no longer be available. USAGM’s records schedule is published in the Federal Register and is available <a class="wsw__a" href="http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/schedules/index.html?dir=/independent-agencies/rg-0517">at NARA's website, through this link</a>. 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