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2. I have my own opinions of this Trump move, and the VOA, overall
Tue Jan 24, 2017, 09:29 AM
Jan 2017

...but I'm just relaying the fears expressed in this report:

The concern among some staffers is especially acute because Trump’s administration is getting control over the broadcasting agency just weeks after Congress moved to eliminate the board of directors that had served as an integrity check on the organization, instead consolidating power with a CEO position appointed by the president.

As POLITICO reported last month, that change – along with a prior shift that allows the network to legally reach a U.S. audience -- had stoked fears among some agency officials that Voice of America could serve as an unfettered propaganda arm for the former reality TV star.



...but, we'll just wait and see. Maybe give them a chance.

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