U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack was found by a D.C. judge to have broken the law when he seized control of a fund intended to design ways for people living under repressive regimes to have secure access to the Web. U.S. Agency for Global Media hide caption toggle caption U.S. Agency for Global Media U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack was […]
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The New York Post‘s claims about Hunter Biden relied on Steve Bannon (left), Rudy Giuliani, and a heavy dose of assumptions. Jeff J Mitchell and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff J Mitchell and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The New York Post‘s claims about Hunter Biden relied on Steve Bannon (left), Rudy Giuliani, and a heavy dose of assumptions. Jeff J Mitchell and Chip Somodevilla/Getty […]
A lawsuit accuses CEO Michael Pack of illegally seeking to influence the Voice of America’s news coverage. In one instance, he required a link to administration editorials be placed on VOA’s home page, the suit says. Court document/NPR hide caption toggle caption Court document/NPR A lawsuit accuses CEO Michael Pack of illegally seeking to influence the Voice of America’s news coverage. In one instance, he required […]
The Voice of America building in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag The Voice of America building in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag The acting director of the Voice of America said Monday night that he would reject any outside or political pressure on his newsroom’s coverage following […]
An investigation by political appointees into Steve Herman, the Voice of America’s White House bureau chief, for anti-Trump bias is the latest act that may break federal laws promising its journalistic independence. Voice of America hide caption toggle caption Voice of America An investigation by political appointees into Steve Herman, the Voice of America’s White House bureau chief, for anti-Trump bias is the latest act that […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson “is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary,’ ” U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Fox News host Tucker Carlson “is not ‘stating actual facts’ about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in ‘exaggeration’ and ‘non-literal commentary,’ […]
The Spanish language sibling to the Miami Herald apologized after including an insert filled with anti-Semitic screeds. The publishers of both papers admitted the issue has been going on for months. Source link
Investigating the journalism produced by Voice of America is one of the tasks lawyer Sam Dewey has taken on since joining the broadcaster’s parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Investigating the journalism produced by Voice of America is one of the tasks lawyer Sam Dewey has taken on since joining the broadcaster’s parent agency, the U.S. […]
A top writer for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson’s commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A top writer for Fox News’ Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson’s commentaries. Carlson is set […]
The Voice of America building in Washington, D.C., part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. VOA has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Voice of America building in Washington, D.C., part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. VOA has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration. Andrew Harnik/AP New U.S. Agency for […]
The Voice of America building, shown on Monday, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Voice of America building, shown on Monday, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Michael Pack, showed up to work Wednesday for the first time after being approved by the U.S. Senate two weeks earlier. His words […]
LA Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine (right) listens to actor Lawrence O’Donnell at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April 2019. Sarah Morris/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Morris/Getty Images LA Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine (right) listens to actor Lawrence O’Donnell at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April 2019. Sarah Morris/Getty Images The Los Angeles Times’ top […]
At a time of widespread layoffs and cutbacks throughout the local news business, a pair of philanthropists is seeking to promote more local coverage from public radio with a gift of $4.7 million for NPR collaborations in the Midwest and California. The gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Google and the head of the Schmidt Family Foundation, respectively, is intended to […]