US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C. Credit: POOL/AFP via Getty Images
New Chief s Ties Shock Radio Free Asia, While Pompeo Visit to VOA Stirs Outcry By
at 3:03 pm NPR
The new president of the federally funded Radio Free Asia network most recently ran a consulting company from Boise, Idaho that has represented foreign governments and interests. Among them is Taiwan.
That connection has startled veterans of the international broadcaster. Are you serious? said Libby Liu, who led Radio Free Asia for 14 years. I don t think it s appropriate for a registered lobbyist for a foreign government to be leading a free-press organization, even democracies we support and admire.
The demotion of a Voice of America White House reporter led to an outcry. And the new head of sister network Radio Free Asia had registered as a lobbyist for Taiwan just days before taking over.
WCBE: Voice of America CEO Accused of Fraud, Misuse of Office All In One Week
Voice of America CEO Accused Of Fraud, Misuse Of Office All In One Week
This article features our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here.
Fresh crises and fresh challenges confront the Trump-appointed CEO of the parent of Voice of America, even with less than two weeks left of the Trump presidency.
To start, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia this week accused U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally funneling more than $4 million to his private documentary company through a not-for-profit that he also controls.
Voice of America CEO Accused Of Fraud, Misuse Of Office All In One Week
Friday, January 8, 2021
U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack faces accusations of fraud over his private documentary film company and separate allegations he s promoting propaganda at Voice of America.
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Updated at 7:35 p.m. ET
Fresh crises and fresh challenges confront the Trump-appointed CEO of the parent of Voice of America, even with less than two weeks left of the Trump presidency.
To start, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia this week accused U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally funneling more than $4 million to his private documentary company through a not-for-profit that he also controls.
U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack. Credit: U.S. Agency for Global Media
Voice of America CEO Accused Of Fraud, Misuse of Office All In One Week By
at 3:38 pm NPR
Fresh crises and fresh challenges confront the Trump-appointed CEO of the parent of Voice of America, even with less than two weeks left of the Trump presidency.
To start, the Attorney General of the District of Columbia this week accused U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally funneling more than $4 million to his private documentary company through a not-for-profit that he also controls.