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New US Global Media Chief Pledges VOA Independence

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - The new overseer of Voice of America pledged Wednesday to
   uphold its mandated role of providing independent worldwide journalism
   even though it is a U.S. government-funded agency.
   Michael Pack, sworn in recently as the chief executive of the U.S.
   Agency for Global Media which oversees VOA and other U.S. international
   media operations, told VOA's broadcasters, editors, writers and other
   staff members in an email that he is "fully committed to honoring VOA's
   charter ... and the independence of our heroic journalists around the
   world."
   Pack was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead USAGM more than
   two years ago. But with solid Democratic opposition to his appointment,
   the Republican-controlled Senate voted only two weeks ago to approve a
   three-year term for Pack to head USAGM.
   In recent weeks, Trump has criticized VOA for its news coverage of
   China during the coronavirus crisis. When asked about the Pack
   nomination on May 15, Trump said, "Voice of America is run in a
   terrible manner. They're not the Voice of America. They're the opposite
   of the Voice of America."

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