Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

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A federal judge has ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying his actions led to “self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression.”

, firing and suspending top executives, reassigning Voice of America's top standards executive and initiating investigations of journalists for individual stories about the political campaign between Trump and Joe Biden, now the president-elect. Several contractors were dismissed; an editor was suspended.

, perhaps its most prominent journalist. They claimed, among other things, that Herman's tweets of people relaying criticism of the president betrays bias. Herman remains on the job.— protections for the newsroom from political interference. The regulation was written just before he took over by concerned agency officials to codify longstanding traditions that were also invoked by earlier federal laws.

"A steady 83% of VOA's audience finds our journalism trustworthy. There are few, if any, media organizations that can claim such trust. I am proud of our journalists who continue to uphold VOA's traditions of providing our audience with accurate, objective and comprehensive reporting.

"The Court confirmed that the First Amendment forbids Mr. Pack and his team from attempting to take control of these journalistic outlets, from investigating their journalists for purported 'bias,' and from attempting to influence or control their reporting content," Lee Crain, a lead attorney for the executives who sued Pack, said in a written statement.

 

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Trump even corrupted VOA.

Freedom of expression? That's not on Twitter parlor Facebook Etc.

Legislating from the bench.

Threat, punishment of journalists to reveal the truth.

What a joke!

Another fine Oblabla appointee doing her part to allow those with bias to continue the witch hunt.

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A great court victory in defense of the Freedom of the Press and the Freedom of Speech. Trump's sole goal to dismantle Voice Of America and establish it as Trump's world propaganda machine State TV. Happily this Trump pundit will be fired following Biden's inauguration.

I wonder if she can tell Twitter and Facebook to stop censoring the media that they don’t agree with?

how about instructing BIG TECH to stop censoring

Just fire all of them. Like the twitter kissers like to say, 'It's a private company' The judge is censoring the CEO 1st amendment. npr National Propaganda Radio

Imaging if the investigation is for anti-russia, anti-china, anti-muslims, ,, ,, bias of journalists, would it let to censorship? I think she got her logic wrong, let's help her: can we investigate a pro-trump bias? will it let to censorship?

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A face only a fascist could love

Everybody knows that u have to hate trump if u want to work in “journalism”

Wow I aways thought Voice of America was a voice of freedom. tRump is vile. He needs to move to Russia, N Korea or China, he would fit right in.

trump and his supporters can not accept the fact that no one likes him and he has 'fake fearful friends.' He is a horrible horrible being.💛

The irony of the CEO of the Voice of America, trying to silence American voices is commonplace in the era of Trumpanzeeism.

rcarr57 I read this with some relief. He will be gone in a skinny minute once we have Joe!

All media should be censored 🤬 There’s no neutrality in reporting the news nowadays. Political favoritism abounds. Just read what and how they report the news. Read closely and you’ll see how they twist and slant everything in favor of one or another. Fire’m all, I say!!

We need more of this

Even the voice of freedom was being compromised by the beast of Mar-a-lago.

Thank you Judge Howell for continually upholding the Constitution and the Laws of our Nation against this wannabe dictator and his CorruptAdministration

Well that’s chilling 🧊

The VOA appointment was just one of too many to count. Trump's abuses of power are what have characterized his entire term. That was a charge levied at Obama, too, but none of his orders were to silence the free press, hurt kids or accelerate climate change. An absolute outrage.

Chalk up another one for democracy, justice, integrity, decency.

I know Terry LEO (Retired) is in here somewhere but he blocked me. Will someone tell him I said hi?

despicable degradation of a proud news organization, glad to see this ruling

I’m pretty sure that the CEO’s position came with a guaranteed pardon.

The hypocrisy. Try being conservative in any of the msm companies and see what happens

That is pure McCarthyism

VoA is trash, trump is trasher.

Investigating journalists? I thought Republicans were all about rights and free speech?

It’s only “bias” if you’re not in love with the greatest bully of all time.

'In Hell, you will Remember the Voice calling the Church to Embrace Righteousness and Holiness for Eternity in HEAVEN. 지옥에서 당신은 교회에게 천국 입성을 위해 의로움과 거룩함을 붙잡으라고 외치던 목소리를 기억할 것입니다. SundayGrandWord

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