Voice of America (VOA), which began broadcasting in 1942 to fight Nazi propaganda during World War II, will be fed coverage from right-wing cable network One America News (OAN), announced Kari Lake on Tuesday. Lake, the failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate who serves as thesenior adviserat the U.S. Agency for Global …
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R.E.M. will re-release their classic debut single “Radio Free Europe” to help raise funds for the actual Radio Free Europe, which has recently been targeted by the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The five-track, limited-edition 10″ orange vinyl Radio Free Europe EP …
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday seeking the dismantling of seven more federal agencies, including one that oversees government-funded media outlet Voice of America (VOA). “This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,” the White House said …
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A federal inquiry has found numerous incidents of wrongdoing by a Trump appointee who served as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, including attempting to force out agency executives for their political beliefs. The Office of Special Counsel found that “during his less-than-eight-month …
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