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During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) asked USAGM Kari Lake about Voice ...
USAGM says Lake will help agency to ‘clearly and effectively present the policies of the Trump administration’ ... “VOA has been telling America's story to the world for 83 years this Monday.
USAGM did not respond to VOA’s request for comment, including on whether journalists whose visas recently expired will be granted extensions. At least one journalist, ...
In a March 8 letter to USAGM, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul said he was concerned about alleged censorship at USAGM and Voice of America (VOA) in relation to an article published ...
“If true, this is very troubling and potentially illegal,” the Texas Republican, said in a statement shared with VOA Monday. “I remain very concerned about the state of affairs at USAGM and ...
USAGM did not respond to VOA’s email requesting comment. “Editorial independence and journalistic integrity free of political interference are the core elements that sustain VOA and make us ...
USAGM emailed staff about the changes Thursday, also confirming that President Joe Biden had selected Chao, a highly regarded veteran of VOA, as acting CEO of USAGM, the parent organization.
VOA’s public relations department referred requests for comment to USAGM. FILE - Congressman Eliot Engel addresses the media in the Riverdale section of New York, June 23, 2020.
To date, USAGM has ignored multiple communications from VOA leadership that the position is critical to the network, the suit says. FILE - The Voice of America building, in Washington, June 15, 2020.
The report by McCaul includes testimony and interviews with senior USAGM and VOA officials and staff. It states that once the agency was provided evidence to support the claims of falsified ...
The top official at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and other U.S.-funded news networks, says he is ordering a “comprehensive investigation of USAGM operations ...
USAGM spokesperson Moy told VOA Friday that Chao used her authority as acting CEO to restore network heads and members of the bipartisan board to each of the agency grantees. “ ...