It was not illegal for media or private individuals to publish VOA transcripts if they managed to obtain them or transcribed them from radio broadcasts. It was, however, at one time illegal for VOA employees to publish such transcripts in the United States or to make them available to anyone other than media and members of Congress. This restriction was imposed by Congress out of legimitate fear that VOA’s government employees may try to influence U.S. domestic politics in partisan ways. The restriction was loosened a few years ago. Subsequently, there has been an increase in partisan reporting by VOA reaching American audiences. Such partisan reporting is still against U.S. law as it violates the VOA Charter.