Trump selects State Dept. official Sarah Rogers to head USAGM after court’s criticism of Kari Lake
Leadership Restructuring at USAGM On Thursday, President Donald Trump took steps to stabilize the leadership at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) by appointing Sarah B. Rogers, a State Department official, as the new CEO of the agency. This move follows a recent ruling from a federal judge who determined that Kari Lake, a […]
Kari Lake eliminates over 500 positions at VOA and USAGM.
Kari Lake Announces Job Cuts at US Global Media Agency Kari Lake, the acting CEO of the US Global Media Agency (USAGM), responsible for the Voice of America (VOA), revealed on Friday that 532 government positions have been eliminated. Lake’s role involves the challenge of restructuring USAGM alongside its broadcasting stations, especially after an executive […]
Democrats argue with USAGM senior advisor Kari Lake about plans to cut operations
Kari Lake’s Testimony on US Global Media Kari Lake remains steadfast in her mission. During a recent testimony before Congress, she characterized the US Global Media (USAGM), which oversees the Voice of America (VOA) and is backed by a $950 million budget, as “rotten.” “This place is rotten. It’s rotten to the heart,” Lake affirmed […]
How USAGM officials misused taxpayer resources to attack their critics
A group of highly paid employees at the scandal-plagued United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and several federal employees who work for its Voice of America news division have found a new way to discredit media critics: They have begun using some of the $944 million in taxpayer money they control to spread disinformation […]