“Trump sparks fear at Y”
“Trump sparks fear at Z”
Posted on 12/16/2024 3:25:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Presidents don’t ordinarily pick the director of Voice of America, an international news broadcaster funded by the US government. But President-elect Donald Trump says he wants his ally Kari Lake to take over VOA.
Trump’s Wednesday night social media post – in which he said, “I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America” – presages many future fights over VOA, which became an ideological battleground during Trump’s first term in office.
Some journalists at VOA are highly concerned about that idea that Lake, a longtime local TV anchor turned media-basher and election denier, could take over the outlet.
“We’re hoping that the guardrails will hold,” a VOA employee told CNN on condition of anonymity.
At issue: What should VOA be and who should it serve?
Voice of America is part of the US Agency for Global Media, which also runs networks like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. VOA produces award-winning journalism and, in doing so, promotes democratic values around the world. The US government has historically portrayed VOA as a counterweight to foreign propaganda and a model for free, fair, truth-telling news coverage.
Partly for that reason, VOA says it has a “firewall” in place that “prohibits interference by any US government official in the objective, independent reporting of news.”
Installing a new director of the news operation is a lot more complicated than a Truth Social post.
So for now, Trump’s announcement is more of a suggestion – albeit a highly influential one.
Trump’s statement said Lake “will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head of the US Agency for Global Media, who I will announce soon.”
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This is all going to be fun?
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What goes round, comes around. Suck it up liberals.
GOOD!!!
“Trump sparks fear at X”
“Trump sparks fear at Y”
“Trump sparks fear at Z”
YES!! That’s what we want!
Maybe many of these chumps in VOA, are probably afraid someone might want to tell the truth. They certainly don’t want that.
Winning. Some more. Nope, not full yet!
VOA has always produced award-winning Marxist propaganda...
This pick IS the guardrail.
Please alert us if you find any.l
VOA has been a liberal tool for ages. Everyone there should be fired and a complete new structure set up and new personnel hired. Time to clean out and dispose the trash everywhere.
“The US government has historically portrayed VOA as a counterweight to foreign propaganda and a model for free, fair, truth-telling news coverage.
Partly for that reason, VOA says it has a “firewall” in place that “prohibits interference by any US government official in the objective, independent reporting of news.””
Freaking LMAO.... they are a near direct CIA mouthpiece and always have been.
It’s just more fake news. Annoying...
I’d bet VOA and PBS are very similar.
Excellent!
We'll listen closely to hear VOA broadcasters wetting their pants on the air!
I’d bet VOA and PBS are very similar.
LOL
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