Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
- U.S. President Donald Trump made cuts to Voice of America , which has been criticized by Chinese media for its reporting on China and human rights issues.
- The cuts have left almost the entire staff of VOA on leave and ended grants to Radio Free Asia, affecting human rights reporting.
- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi warned that weakening VOA reduces the U.S.'s ability to compete with the Chinese Communist Party and threatens safety.
- Reporters Without Borders stated that authoritarian regimes like China are likely to benefit from Trump's reductions in U.S. Media.
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Now that Trump has silenced Voice of America, could U.S. public media outlets be next?
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order silencing the Voice of America, the venerable global news service. His administration then placed 1,300 journalists on "administrative leave." On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a Trump loyalist, is chairing a hearing of "The Doge Subcommittee" of the House Oversight Committee on the future fate of federal support for public media in America, including both Nati…


Why has Trump finally pulled the plug on deep state propaganda?
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Unable to stay in the country, unable to return home: Reporters face grim prospects after latest Trump cuts
Reporters for Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Voice of America could be forced to return to repressive countries where their work puts them at risk of persecution and imprisonment following an executive order from President Donald Trump last week. The March 14 order, which gutted the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that oversees the three outlets, also endangers their journalists who are currently jailed in …
Telling the American Story: Public Diplomacy in Trump Era
The news this past weekend that the Trump administration plans to shutter the United States Agency for Global Media was hardly unexpected. It nonetheless came as a shock to many who work in what is called "public diplomacy" - government-sponsored efforts to affect public opinion overseas, which had been done by Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other entities since World War II.
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