Kari Lake's Fight to Silence Voice of America Faces Resistance
Kari Lake, a prominent political figure, has made efforts to shut down the federally funded Voice of America news agency, but her attempts have been met with pushback from the parent agency.
Kari Lake, a prominent political figure, has vowed to shut down federally funded newsrooms that she has accused of being anti-American and rotten. However, her attempts to shutter the Voice of America (VOA) news agency have faced resistance from the parent agency that oversees it.
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees VOA, has rebuffed auditors' efforts to investigate the agency's operations, raising questions about the independence and transparency of the news organization.
VOA, which was established during World War II to broadcast news and information to audiences overseas, has long been a target of criticism from conservative politicians who accuse it of having a liberal bias. Lake, a Republican who lost her bid for Arizona governor, has vowed to shut down VOA and other federally funded newsrooms if she is elected to a future office.
The USAGM, which also oversees other international broadcasters like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, has a mandate to provide independent and objective news coverage. However, the agency's resistance to auditors has raised concerns about its commitment to transparency and oversight.
In a statement, the USAGM said that it
Source: The New York Times
