Now that #KariLake has been appointed to run #VoiceOfAmerica it's worth reading this article about what happened to that organization under the "leadership" of #MichaelPack (a colleague of #JohnEastman at #ClaremontInstitute) during the last Trump administration.

#VOA also has a Mastodon account @VOANews so we'll be able to watch Ms. Lake spew #propaganda in real time.

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/capturing-state-media-trump-edition

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Capturing State Media: Trump Edition

The weaponization of Voice of America is a preview of a second Trump term

Can We Still Govern?
Donald Trump Appoints Kari Lake To Lead Voice Of America

The choice suggests that Trump will try to overhaul the news outlet.

Deadline

A federal investigation found the Trump appointed, former U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack “repeatedly abused the powers of his office, broke laws and regulations, and engaged in gross mismanagement.”

Pack's brief tenure was depicted “as an ideologically driven rampage through a government agency to try to force its newsrooms and workforce to show fealty to the White House.

“Pack punished executives who objected to the legality of his plans, interfered in the journalistic independence of the newsrooms under his agency, and personally signed a no-bid contract with a private law firm to investigate those employees he saw as opposed to former President Donald Trump.”

#USPol #VoiceOfAmerica #MichaelPack #InternetFreedom

From: @TonyStark
https://progressivecafe.social/@TonyStark/110408801185421064

Tony Stark (@[email protected])

The Trump administration was filled with guys like this who love to talk about accountability and reform, while desperately avoiding these things for themselves. Because of course they're not actually interested in accountability or reform, but rather vindictiveness and deconstruction. The Republican party cannot be entrusted to govern again any time soon and most likely never. Trump CEO over Voice of America repeatedly abused power, investigation finds- https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177208862/usagm-michael-pack-voa-voice-of-america-investigation-trump-abuse-of-power

Progressive Cafe
Der Leiter der Aufsichtsbehörde für staatliche US-Medien, Michael Pack, steht nach dem Rauswurf der Chefs zweier Auslandssender in der Kritik - auch aus den eigenen Reihen. Viele sorgen sich um die Pressefreiheit.
Unruhige Zeiten für US-Auslandssender | DW | 19.06.2020
#USA #UASGM #Auslandsmedien #VoiceofAmerica #RadioFreeEurope #MichaelPack #Pressefreiheit
Unruhige Zeiten für US-Auslandssender | DW | 19.06.2020

Der Leiter der Aufsichtsbehörde für staatliche US-Medien, Michael Pack, steht nach dem Rauswurf der Chefs zweier Auslandssender in der Kritik - auch aus den eigenen Reihen. Viele sorgen sich um die Pressefreiheit.

US-Präsident Donald Trump nannte die Berichterstattung des US-Auslandssenders "widerlich" und installierte in der Aufsichtsbehörde einen Vertrauten. Jetzt hat die Direktorin von Voice of America ihren Rücktritt erklärt.
Direktorin von "Voice of America" wirft hin | DW | 16.06.2020
#VoiceofAmerica #Rundfunk #AmandaBennett #MichaelPack #US-Präsident #DonaldTrump #Rücktritt #SteveBannon #USA #Washington #Auslandssender
Direktorin von "Voice of America" wirft hin | DW | 16.06.2020

US-Präsident Donald Trump nannte die Berichterstattung des US-Auslandssenders "widerlich" und installierte in der Aufsichtsbehörde einen Vertrauten. Jetzt hat die Direktorin von Voice of America ihren Rücktritt erklärt.