Posted on Jun 16, 2020
Top Executives At VOA Resign As Trump Ally Prepares To Take Over
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The Voice of America's two top executives stepped down Monday following Senate confirmation of President Trump's pick to run the agency that oversees the international broadcaster.
The resignation of Director Amanda Bennett and Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara was announced as Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker and supporter of the president, was set to take over as head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
In a farewell message, Bennett thanked staff members for their "dedication to our mission" but also alluded to potential concerns about editorial independence at VOA under the new Trump appointee.
"Nothing about you, your passion, your mission or your integrity changes," said Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who previously worked as executive editor at Bloomberg News and spent more than two decades at The Wall Street Journal. "Michael Pack swore before Congress to respect and honor the firewall that guarantees VOA's independence, which in turn plays the single most important role in the stunning trust our audiences around the world have in us."
The resignation of Director Amanda Bennett and Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara was announced as Michael Pack, a conservative filmmaker and supporter of the president, was set to take over as head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
In a farewell message, Bennett thanked staff members for their "dedication to our mission" but also alluded to potential concerns about editorial independence at VOA under the new Trump appointee.
"Nothing about you, your passion, your mission or your integrity changes," said Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who previously worked as executive editor at Bloomberg News and spent more than two decades at The Wall Street Journal. "Michael Pack swore before Congress to respect and honor the firewall that guarantees VOA's independence, which in turn plays the single most important role in the stunning trust our audiences around the world have in us."
Top Executives At VOA Resign As Trump Ally Prepares To Take Over
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I think Trump's worst appointment was the Director of DHS. He had absolutely no experience, and in national disasters he is suppose to provide leadership and organization to the concerted efforts of federal agencies. He was AWOL and failed.
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Such good news! If you can't control yourself politically in a position which requires reporting the news, not shaping it to fit your ideological political position, by all means move on. VOA, and NPR as well, is for everyone, not just Left-wing or Right-wing sycophants. Wring your hands and gnash your teeth all you want; the Left has had the microphone for far too long. Next on deck; Academia!
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