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[[The Coalition For Women In Journalism]] and the [[White House Press Association]] condemned Widakuswara's removal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United States: CFWIJ condemns the intimidation of journalist Patsy Widakuswara|url=https://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements/united-states-cfwij-condemns-the-intimidation-of-journalist-patsy-widakuswara|access-date=2021-09-22|website=The Coalition For Women In Journalism|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee]] Lead Republican [[Michael McCaul]] and Chairman [[Gregory Meeks]] issued a press release on January 12 stating they asked for more information from the [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] (USAGM) and Voice of America, and "Absent a legitimate reason for this move, which has not been provided, we believe she should be reinstated".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=McCaul, Meeks Ask for Answers on Demotion of VOA Reporter Patsy Widakuswara|url=https://gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/mccaul-meeks-ask-for-answers-on-demotion-of-voa-reporter-patsy-widakuswara/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Committee on Foreign Affairs|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> Widakuswara was reinstated on January 22, 2021.<ref name="Beitsch 2021">{{cite news |last1=Beitsch |first1=Rebecca |title=VOA reinstates White House reporter reassigned after questioning Pompeo |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/535387-voa-reinstates-white-house-reporter-reassigned-for-questioning-pompeo |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=January 22, 2021}}</ref> |
[[The Coalition For Women In Journalism]] and the [[White House Press Association]] condemned Widakuswara's removal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United States: CFWIJ condemns the intimidation of journalist Patsy Widakuswara|url=https://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements/united-states-cfwij-condemns-the-intimidation-of-journalist-patsy-widakuswara|access-date=2021-09-22|website=The Coalition For Women In Journalism|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee]] Lead Republican [[Michael McCaul]] and Chairman [[Gregory Meeks]] issued a press release on January 12 stating they asked for more information from the [[U.S. Agency for Global Media]] (USAGM) and Voice of America, and "Absent a legitimate reason for this move, which has not been provided, we believe she should be reinstated".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=McCaul, Meeks Ask for Answers on Demotion of VOA Reporter Patsy Widakuswara|url=https://gop-foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/mccaul-meeks-ask-for-answers-on-demotion-of-voa-reporter-patsy-widakuswara/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Committee on Foreign Affairs|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> Widakuswara was reinstated on January 22, 2021.<ref name="Beitsch 2021">{{cite news |last1=Beitsch |first1=Rebecca |title=VOA reinstates White House reporter reassigned after questioning Pompeo |url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/535387-voa-reinstates-white-house-reporter-reassigned-for-questioning-pompeo |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=January 22, 2021}}</ref> |
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In September 2023, Widakuswara, while traveling with U.S. vice president [[Kamala Harris]] |
In September 2023, Widakuswara, while traveling with U.S. vice president [[Kamala Harris]], was temporarily barred by Indonesian security officers during a press event from covering an [[ASEAN summit]] meeting, when after the event as the press was being ushered out of a meeting at the president's home - where he had set the protocol to be different than when at an office, where a spray is generally allowed during which questions may be shouted to politicians - she shouted two questions at Indonesia president [[Joko Widodo]];<ref name="Aggarwal 2023">{{cite news |last1=Aggarwal |first1=Mithil |last2=Perlmutter-Gumbiner |first2=Elyse |title=G20 summit showcases India's global clout and press freedom worries |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-g20-press-freedom-modi-journalist-access-rcna104261 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=10 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> neither of her questions were answered.<ref name="auto"/> She was allowed back in after U.S. officials, including Harris, intervened.<ref name="Aggarwal 2023"/> An Indonesian foreign ministry official later apologized for the incident.<ref name="auto"/> |
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Patsy Widakuswara is a radio and broadcast journalist in the United States who covers the White House and U.S. politics. She is the White House Bureau Chief of Voice of America.[1] An incident involving VOA news director Robert R. Reilly's interview of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo resulted in her removal from the White House beat[2] and subsequent reinstatement 11 days later.
Early life and education
Widakuswara was born in Indonesia, and grew up in Jakarta.[3] She studied International Relations at the University of Indonesia and completed a master's in Journalism from Goldsmiths College, University of London.[4]
Career
Widakuswara has worked in broadcasting and radio in Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and the United States since the 1990s.[4] She began working at Voice of America (VOA) in 2003 as a producer and on-air reporter for the Indonesian Service.[1]
In early 2021, Widakuswara covered the Trump administration for VOA. On January 11, 2021, after VOA news director Robert R. Reilly interviewed Pompeo but did not allow reporters to ask questions, Widakuswara asked Pompeo several questions that he did not answer as he left the building.[5][2] She was hours later removed from the prestigious White House beat and then reassigned to VOA Indonesian service.[6]
The Coalition For Women In Journalism and the White House Press Association condemned Widakuswara's removal.[7][2] U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul and Chairman Gregory Meeks issued a press release on January 12 stating they asked for more information from the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and Voice of America, and "Absent a legitimate reason for this move, which has not been provided, we believe she should be reinstated".[8][6] Widakuswara was reinstated on January 22, 2021.[9]
In September 2023, Widakuswara, while traveling with U.S. vice president Kamala Harris, was temporarily barred by Indonesian security officers during a press event from covering an ASEAN summit meeting, when after the event as the press was being ushered out of a meeting at the president's home - where he had set the protocol to be different than when at an office, where a spray is generally allowed during which questions may be shouted to politicians - she shouted two questions at Indonesia president Joko Widodo;[10] neither of her questions were answered.[3] She was allowed back in after U.S. officials, including Harris, intervened.[10] An Indonesian foreign ministry official later apologized for the incident.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Federal Faces: Patsy Widakuswara". The Washington Post. March 18, 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Folkenflik, David (12 January 2021). "Voice Of America White House Reporter Reassigned After Questioning Pompeo". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b c "Local journalists: US reporter’s ejection from Jakarta summit reflects poorly on Indonesia"
- ^ a b "Patsy Widakuswara - Reporter bio". VOA News. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Patsy Widakuswara: Jakarta native asking Trump administration tough questions". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood (12 January 2021). "Voice of America reassigns White House reporter who tried to ask Mike Pompeo a question". CNN. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "United States: CFWIJ condemns the intimidation of journalist Patsy Widakuswara". The Coalition For Women In Journalism. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "McCaul, Meeks Ask for Answers on Demotion of VOA Reporter Patsy Widakuswara". Committee on Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Beitsch, Rebecca (January 22, 2021). "VOA reinstates White House reporter reassigned after questioning Pompeo". The Hill. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b Aggarwal, Mithil; Perlmutter-Gumbiner, Elyse (10 September 2023). "G20 summit showcases India's global clout and press freedom worries". NBC News. Retrieved 14 February 2024.