Voice of America, a government-funded broadcasting service established to counteract propaganda during WWII, faced shutdown following an executive order by President Trump. The directive eliminated the US Agency for Global Media, VOA's parent organization, placing its entire staff of over 1,300 on administrative leave. The White House justified this move as a means to decrease federal government size and criticized VOA's editorial direction as biased. The decision follows a broader trend of targeting media entities perceived as not aligned with the administration's perspectives.
I learned this morning that virtually the entire staff of Voice of America - more than 1,300 journalists, producers and support staff - has been placed on administrative leave today, so have I.
President Donald J. Trump's executive order on Friday will ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda.
The move, according to the White House, was a continuation of the Trump administration's effort to reduce the size of the federal government.
According to a former VOA White House correspondent, the network had become a 'hubris-filled rogue operation often reflecting a left-leaning ideology.'
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