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Trump Orders Closure Of Government-Backed, Anti-Propaganda Media Outlet

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Chinese nationalists and state media could hardly contain their schadenfreude after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to dismantle Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA) and other US government-funded media organizations that broadcast to authoritarian regimes.
CNN
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In what is being described as “Bloody Saturday,” over 1,300 employees at Voice of America were placed on indefinite suspension this weekend after President Donald Trump issued a Friday night edict ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the network’s parent agency, to eliminate its workforce and activities not required by law.
The Independent
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VOA, still primarily a radio service, was set up during World War Two to counter Nazi propaganda.
Saudi Gazette
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Contractors make up much of VOA's workforce and dominate staffing in the non-English language services, although recent figures were not immediately available.
Hürriyet Daily News

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