Critics warn a sweeping purge of executives at U.S. government media outlets could turn broadcasters such as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.
A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.A purge at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has fueled concerns that broadcasters like Radio Free Europe will be turned into distributors of propaganda on behalf of the Trump administration.A sweeping purge of executives at U.S. government media outlets widened this week.
"We took action to restore integrity to and respect for the rule of law in our work at USAGM," the agency spokesperson said in a prepared statement."We will take additional steps to return this agency to its glory days." Ousted agency officials scoff at the allegation of security lapses."The OPM report really is kind of a cover to move people out," says Turner, the sidelined CFO."If anything, we have tried to have a stricter standard in security investigations."
Turner tells NPR that in his many years working in Washington under both Republican and Democratic presidents, he has never seen anything quite like what has happened at USAGM since Pack became its leader. "Pack's attempt to discredit them is merely a smokescreen for his attempt to dismantle the legitimate editorial independence of VOA in favor of propagandizing the Agency to favor the Administration," he said.
Turner and others describe a climate of fear and self-censorship among those who still have their jobs at the agency.
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