VOA top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network

By artappraiser on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 6:52pm |

“A well-placed VOA employee said there are internal discussions about a sizable shakeup coming to the agency that may include former White House official and conservative radio host Sebastian Gorka taking on a leadership position.” https://t.co/K6W4CEe3dn
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) June 15, 2020

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/media/voice-of-america-top-officials-resign/index.html

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Meanwhile, at WhiteHouse.gov, the official P.R. for the administration, there's no longer any there there. Retweeting Trump is basically what we are left with?

I oversaw @WhiteHouse & continue to maintain strong relations with many staff at US Agency for Global Media. In recent days alarm has increased. They're under hiring & spending freezes. They cant pay reporters who have done work for them or satellite links for their broadcasts.
— Brett Bruen (@BrettBruen) June 17, 2020

New CEO sent staffers rummaging through trash looking for evidence of "deep state conspiracy" against him. He hasnt set foot in the place since he was confirmed 3 weeks ago. These arent normal actions by a new head of agency. Theyre steps you take if you plan to dismantle it.
— Brett Bruen (@BrettBruen) June 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 9:55am

Massacre tonight @ US Agency for Global Media while we are busy looking at other stuff:

BREAKING: The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media were dismissed tonight. A former official called it a "Wednesday night massacre." Full story by @jmhansler and https://t.co/9KaMimlLM3
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 18, 2020

New spin comin' soon!

by artappraiser on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 10:22pm

Who will report on Uighurs, other minorities?

This is genuinely shocking, but also worth remembering that internal government docs show China explicitly modeled its Uighur crackdown on the US war on terror. Giving vicious authoritarian regimes permission didn't start with Trump. https://t.co/nUsVSIMNJQ
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) June 17, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 11:46pm

BREAKING: Bipartisan Senate leadership rarely gets together on anything. But they have gotten together today to object to Trump’s attempt to take over Voice of America & turn it into a propaganda mill.

Here’s their letter, & the lawsuit to stop this outrage is also proceeding. pic.twitter.com/sMasuUSPUg
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 1, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 07/02/2020 - 12:53am

VOA top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network

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