White House blames the Voice of America
Last edited Fri Apr 10, 2020, 01:14 PM - Edit history (1)
It's time to play "Who's to Blame?" Let's meet today's contestant, the Voice of America.
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You might ask "what brought this on?" Well, there was a reporter from the VOA at one of the recent dog and pony shows (owners of dogs and ponies, please don't bother to complain) who asked a question Glorious Leader did not like. I'll link to it.
Here it is. It originally appeared at 1600 Daily.
Thu Apr 2, 2020: Remarks by Trump, Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing, 04-01-20
THE PRESIDENT: But I am glad you asked that question because we want the farmers theyve had this for years. We want the farmers to be able to get the people that have been working those farms for years or were not going to have farms. So theyre going to come in and theyre going to be given a certain pass. And were going to check them very, very closely, especially over the next month.
Because remember, after a month or so I think once this passes, were not going to have to be, hopefully, worried too much about the virus.
But we want them to come in. Were not closing the border so that we cant get any of those people to come in. Theyve been there for years and years, and Ive given the commitment to the farmers: Theyre going to continue to come. Or were not going to have any farmers. Okay?
Yeah. One more question.
Q What about waiving visa restrictions for immigrant doctors?
THE PRESIDENT: Who are you with, by the way?
Q I am with Voice of America.
THE PRESIDENT: Boy. Amazing.
Q So what about waiving these restrictions on immigrant doctors?
THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Who else, please?
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7:18 P.M. EDT
Well. Here's this morning's blamefest:
Amid a Pandemic, Voice of America Spends Your Money to Promote Foreign Propaganda
April 10, 2020 3 minute read
This story first appeared in 1600 Daily, the White Houses evening newsletter. Subscribe now to get breaking news from President Trump before anyone else.
Voice of America is a global news network funded by American taxpayers. It spends about $200 million each year on its mission to tell Americas story and present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively to people around the globe.
Today, however, VOA too often speaks for Americas adversariesnot its citizens.
The Coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Secrecy from the Communist Party of China allowed the deadly virus to spread across the world.
Journalists should report the facts, but VOA has instead amplified Beijings propaganda. This week, VOA called Chinas Wuhan lockdown a successful model copied by much of the worldand then tweeted out video of the Communist governments celebratory light show marking the quarantines alleged end.
Even worse, while much of the U.S. media takes its lead from China, VOA went one step further: It created graphics with Communist government statistics to compare Chinas Coronavirus death toll to Americas. As intelligence experts point out, there is simply no way to verify the accuracy of Chinas numbers.
The Coronavirus story is just one example of this pattern. Last year, VOA helped highlight the Twitter feed of Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif while he was issuing threats against the U.S. and sharing Russian anti-U.S. propaganda videos.
VOA will represent America, its guiding Charter reads. And for years after its founding during World War II, VOA served that mission by promoting freedom and democracy across the world for audiences who longed for both.
Today, VOA is promoting propaganda insteadand your tax dollars are paying for it.
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)Kali
(55,007 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,378 posts)The Broadcasting Board of Governors' mission is to promote freedom and democracy and to enhance understanding by broadcasting accurate, objective, and balanced news and information about the United States and the world to audiences abroad.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) became an independent agency on October 1, 1999, by authority of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6501 note). It is composed of nine members. Eight members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate; the ninth, an ex-officio member, is the Secretary of State.
The BBG serves as the governing body for all nonmilitary U.S. broadcasting and provides programming in 56 languages via radio, television, and the Internet. The BBG broadcast services include the Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
All BBG broadcast services adhere to the broadcasting standards and principles of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994, which include reliable, accurate, and comprehensive news; balanced and comprehensive presentations of U.S. thought, institutions, and policies, as well as discussions about those policies; information about developments throughout the world; and a variety of opinions from nations around the world.
Agency URL: http://www.bbg.gov/
(Redirected from Broadcasting Board of Governors)
Website: www.usagm.gov
The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), formerly the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), is an independent agency of the United States government which operates various state-run media outlets. According to its website, its mission is to "inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy." USAGM supervises Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, Radio Free Asia, and Alhurra.
The board of USAGM currently has only an advisory role; it previously supervised USAGM media networks directly, but was replaced with a single appointed chief executive officer as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which was passed in December 2016.
The Board is composed of nine members with expertise in the fields of mass communications, broadcast media, or international affairs. Eight members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The ninth, the Secretary of State, serves ex officio.
Kenneth Weinstein
Chairman of the Board
Kenneth Weinstein is the President and CEO of the Hudson Institute. He previously served as the Director of the Government Reform Project at the Heritage Foundation.
{From the link: He was confirmed as a member of the board on September 23, 2013 and as Chairman on January 25, 2017.}
Leon Aron
Dr. Leon Aron is Resident Scholar and Director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a contributor for VOAs Russian language radio and television show Gliadya iz Ameriki (Looking from America) from 1990 to 2004.
{From the link: He was confirmed as a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors on December 12, 2014.}
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,378 posts)From https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/. That seems to be the only address. I don't know how I can link to it in the future.
1600 Daily
April 9, 2020
Voice of America spends your money to speak for authoritarian regimes
Voice of America is a global news network funded by American taxpayers. It spends about $200 million each year on its mission to tell Americas story and present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively to people around the globe.
Today, however, VOA too often speaks for Americas adversariesnot its citizens.
The Coronavirus pandemic is no exception. Secrecy from the Communist Party of China allowed the deadly virus to spread across the world.
Journalists should report the facts, but VOA has instead amplified Beijings propaganda. This week, VOA called Chinas Wuhan lockdown a successful model copied by much of the worldand then tweeted out video (1) of the Communist governments celebratory light show marking the quarantines alleged end.
Even worse, while much of the U.S. media takes its lead from China, VOA went one step further: It created graphics with Communist government statistics (2) to compare Chinas Coronavirus death toll to Americas. As intelligence experts point out, there is simply no way to verify the accuracy of Chinas numbers.
The Coronavirus story is just one example of this pattern. Last year, VOA helped highlight the Twitter feed of Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif while he was issuing threats against the U.S. and sharing Russian anti-U.S. propaganda videos.
VOA will represent America, its guiding Charter reads. And for years after its founding during World War II, VOA served that mission by promoting freedom and democracy across the world for audiences who longed for both.
Today, VOA is promoting propaganda insteadand your tax dollars are paying for it.
(1)
Link to tweet
(2)
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Look to your left, look to your right.
Statistically speaking, you've just looked at a Nazi.