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    US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C.
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    New Chief's Ties Shock Radio Free Asia, While Pompeo Visit to VOA Stirs Outcry

    Jan 15, 2021
    The demotion of a Voice of America White House reporter led to an outcry. And the new head of sister network Radio Free Asia had registered as a lobbyist for Taiwan just days before taking over.
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    U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack.
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    Voice of America CEO Accused Of Fraud, Misuse of Office All In One Week

    Jan 08, 2021
    U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack faces accusations of fraud over his private documentary film company and separate allegations he's promoting propaganda at Voice of America.
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    Robert R. Reilly led Voice of America briefly under President George W. Bush. Here they're shown at a VOA anniversary celebration in February 2002.
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    New VOA Director Arrives With Baggage: Anti-Islamic and Homophobic Writings

    Dec 11, 2020
    The appointment of the newly named director of the Voice of America, Robert R. Reilly, has sparked criticism over his public writings on Islam and gay rights.
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    The headquarters of the U.S. government's premier international broadcaster, Voice of America, in Washington, D.C.
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    'Substantial Likelihood Of Wrongdoing' By VOA Parent Agency, Government Watchdog Says

    Dec 02, 2020
    The U.S. Special Counsel ordered the U.S. Agency for Global Media to conduct a sweeping internal investigation, after finding a "substantial likelihood of wrongdoing" toward the Voice of America.
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    Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell issued a preliminary injunction against Michael Pack and the U.S. Agency for Global Media from influencing any editorial decisions or personnel.
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    Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

    Nov 21, 2020
    A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."
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    The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington.
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    Voice of America's 5 Months Under Trump CEO: Lawsuits, Bias Claims, And A Sex Scandal

    Nov 20, 2020
    Michael Pack is nearing the close of his turbulent tenure as CEO of the parent agency to the Voice of America. After firings and claims of bias, staffers say they fear more damage on his way out.
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    U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack dismissed the heads of all its broadcasters when he took office in June.
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    U.S. Agency Targets Its Own Journalists' Independence

    Oct 27, 2020
    In a late-night move to assert editorial control, the CEO of the U.S. international broadcasting agency rescinded a rule which established a "firewall" between the newsroom and political appointees.
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    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.
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    Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

    Oct 17, 2020
    Judge rules against USAGM CEO Michael Pack's moves to dismiss top executives and board of a fund that helps people who live under repressive regimes to access the Web and to communicate securely.
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    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has proposed legislation to outlaw political tampering with the newsroom coverage produced by Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and other U.S. government-funded broadcasters.
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    Citing Scandal, Senator Proposes Stronger Protections For VOA Newsroom

    Oct 15, 2020
    Sen. Chris Murphy says his bill would "make it totally crystal, 100 percent clear" that political appointees cannot interfere with news coverage, including of President Trump.
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    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.
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    Ex-Officials' Lawsuit Says Trump-Appointed CEO Broke Laws At Voice Of America

    Oct 08, 2020
    Five executives, now suspended, accuse U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally interfering in newsroom coverage of President Trump, Joe Biden and Black Lives Matter.
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    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.
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    Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias

    Oct 04, 2020
    An investigation by political appointees into 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.
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    Key Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrutinizing Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. agency that oversees Voice of America.
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    Voice Of America CEO In The Hot Seat: Democratic Lawmakers Bear Down On Pack

    Sep 21, 2020
    Two senior Democratic lawmakers are sharply questioning moves by Trump appointee Michael Pack, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency oversees the Voice of America.
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    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.
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    Attorney Hired To Probe VOA's Coverage Has Active Protective Order Against Him

    Sep 08, 2020
    The CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Michael Pack, has accused executives of hiring practices that imperil national security. The investigator Pack hired has a protective order against him.
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    U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack may have breached a firewall meant to insulate Voice of America journalism from political meddling.
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    At Voice of America, Trump Appointee Sought Political Influence Over Coverage

    Sep 02, 2020
    Trump's pick to oversee the Voice of America, Michael Pack, ordered a political appointee to formally review a story on Joe Biden. It appears to violate bans on political meddling in coverage.
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    Veteran journalists of the Voice of America say the head of their parent agency is endangering their safety and national security.
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    Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims

    Aug 31, 2020
    Fourteen Voice of America journalists accused USAGM CEO Michael Pack of imperiling reporters. Pack recently said of VOA, "It's a great place to put a foreign spy."
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    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.
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    Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage

    Aug 15, 2020
    Half a dozen top executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were ousted this week, the latest in a shake-up that started with the arrival of a conservative filmmaker as the agency's new chief.
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    Voice of America, part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration.
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    Foreign Journalists Working For U.S. Government Broadcasters May Lose Visas

    Jul 10, 2020
    The agency, which oversees international media such as Voice of America, is examining visa renewals "case-by-case." Denial could mean expulsion from the U.S. and a return to hostile home countries.
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    U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack. Upon taking office in June, Pack dismissed the heads of all its broadcasters.
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    U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign Journalists

    Jul 09, 2020
    Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.
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    Michael Pack is the new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which overseas the U.S. government's international broadcast agencies.
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    Citing A Breached 'Firewall,' Media Leaders Sue U.S. Official Over Firings

    Jun 24, 2020
    The new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack has been sued for firing leaders of international broadcasters funded by the government. They claim their dismissals broke the law.
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    The Voice of America building, shown on Monday, in Washington, D.C.
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    Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

    Jun 18, 2020
    On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.
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