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2021/01/22 12:27 Kelu Chao is the former program director for Voice of America. (Voice of America website photo) Kelu Chao is the former program director for Voice of America. (Voice of America website photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Jan. 20) named Kelu Chao (趙克露), a Taiwanese veteran journalist at Voice of America, as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Following the departu...

Joe Bidens moves appeared to be an attempt to stop, what critics said, was the attempted formation of a propaganda machine under former President Donald Trump and his administration, per The Washington Post.

English By Jessica Jerreat Share on Facebook WASHINGTON - Moving swiftly on her first day as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, journalist Kelu Chao oversaw the removal of the top executive at the Voice of America, reversing a widely criticized appointment by her Trump-appointed predecessor, Michael Pack. Robert Reilly, whom Pack appointed as director of Voice of America in December, was removed along with his deputy, Elizabeth Robbin...

12:00 Joe Biden has officially become the 46th president of the United States. Biden took the oath of office just before noon Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The presidential oath was administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Biden was sworn in using a Bible that has been in his family since 1893 and was used during his swearing-in as vice president in 2009 and 2013. The 5-inch thick Bible, which could be seen on a table next to Biden’s chair on the dais...

Michael Pack, a Trump appointee who sought to remake the Voice of America and other government-funded overseas news agencies, resigned on Wednesday, bringing an end to a short and tumultuous tenure.

Biden ousts controversial head of US Agency for Global Media Jordan Williams © YouTube/USAGM Biden ousts controversial head of US Agency for Global Media Michael Pack, the controversial CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), has resigned from his post. USAGM said in a statement on Thursday that Pack resigned Wednesday after being notified by the Biden administration that he would be removed. President Biden has nominated Kelu Chao, a veteran journalist who served as...

AP   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has moved quickly to remove a number of senior officials aligned with former President Donald Trump from the Voice of America and the agency that oversees all U.S.-funded international broadcasting. The actions address fears that the U.S. Agency for Global Media was being turned into a pro-Trump propaganda outlet. The agency announc...

Controversial head of Voice of America resigns hours after President Biden takes office Paul Farhi Updated 11:34 p.m. Michael Pack, a Trump appointee who sought to remake the Voice of America and other government-funded overseas news agencies, resigned on Wednesday, bringing an end to a short and tumultuous tenure. Pack quit a few hours after President Biden took office and less than eight months into his three-year term as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Medi...

The new president of the federally funded Radio Free Asia network most recently ran a consulting company from Boise, Idaho that has represented foreign

The new president of the federally funded Radio Free Asia network most recently ran a consulting company from Boise, Idaho that has represented foreign