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477:. By law, no more than four members could be from the same political party, in an effort to limit partisanship. The president designated one member (other than the Secretary of State) to serve as Chairman. The Board served as a "firewall" against political interference in the journalistic product.
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December 23, 2016 the agency was placed under the direction of a single CEO. The board, officially renamed as the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, was reduced to five members appointed by the president to serve in an advisory role. Previously appointed board members in excess of five
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President Biden's budget request for 2023 includes $ 840 million for USAGM, which the Agency says will enable them to continue their "vital mission to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy." This is an increase of $ 29.6 million from the 2022
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law firm to investigate USAGM employees and the OTF at a cost of over $ 2 million in the last quarter of 2020, bypassing US government investigators including USAGM's own Office of Human
Resources, and called for further investigation of what it termed a gross misuse of taxpayer dollars.
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magazine, BBG's Public
Affairs Director responded to the controversy, stating "the BBG 'firewall' served to protect the integrity and credibility of our journalistic products. An official policy statement by a senior management official of the agency is not a journalistic product."
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could continue to serve, but would not be replaced when their term expired. Under the 2016 reform legislation, any new agency CEO is to be nominated by the U.S. president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate with authority to select key agency personnel. Former USAGM CEO
305:, a journalist and writer, began the VOA's first radio show by saying "We bring you voices from America. Today, and daily from now on, we shall speak to you about America and the War. The news may be good for us. The news may be bad. But we shall tell you the truth."
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in August 2010 citing "longstanding concerns regarding transparency and effectiveness of our taxpayer funded international broadcasting agencies under the purview of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors." Though a report on BBG was eventually given to the
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sided with the BBG agreeing to language that the organization would "expand unrestricted access to information on the
Internet." The BBG received $ 10 million from Congress for the purpose of fighting Internet censorship in China and other countries.
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also attempted to use the nominations to force a hearing on the BBG after frustrations with a perceived lack of congressional oversight over the organization. Coburn had written an open letter to then–Senate
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365:, a Persian-language radio program targeting youth. In 2006, VOA initiated TV Ashna, a one-hour televised news broadcast, and Radio Deewa, a daily radio program of sports, music, and local and international news.
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to head the agency. He was confirmed by the Senate two years later, and served from June 5, 2020 until
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403:(OTF), launched in 2019, works to advance internet freedom, so USAGM journalists and audiences can have uncensored internet access. Over 2 billion people worldwide use OTF daily.
242:. The act established a bipartisan board that consisted of nine voting members, eight of whom were to be appointed by the president for a three–year term. The ninth was the
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Zollman, Florian (September 2, 2021). "The Propaganda Apparatus of the National Security State". In Ward, Stephen J.A. (ed.).
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board member for the duration of their term as secretary. At this point, BBG was considered a part of the
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decided to label the Voice of America's account as government-funded media, a VOA spokesperson told
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that broadcasts news and information. It is considered an arm of
500:. President Biden then appointed Kelu Chao as acting USAGM CEO.
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was appointed acting CEO of the USAGM, replacing outgoing CEO
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1612:"Biden Administration requests USAGM CEO Pack's resignation"
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1403:"Trump to inherit state-run TV network with expanded reach"
844:"'Most Worthless' US Government Agency May Become Trump TV"
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reported that the Agency had targeted Americans with
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ads for one of its outlets, which would violate the
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2206:"Chair of US Propaganda Arm Booted From Russia"
2173:Nixon, Ron; Kramer, Andrew E. (July 13, 2016).
424:Inspector General of the US Department of State
2086:"Chaos at the Broadcasting Board of Governors"
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1993:Perrigo, Billy (June 26, 2020).
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