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Lawsuit Calls for Immediate Relief from USAGM CEO's Actions

Jessica Jerreat

   From the start of his tenure as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media
   in June, Michael Pack and his team of political appointees aggressively
   sought "to fundamentally remake USAGM into state sponsored media,"
   according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Washington on
   Thursday.

   The [1]84-page document,filed on behalf of five former or suspended
   USAGM employees, asks the court to step in and stop decisions and
   actions by Pack and his team that the suit argues are unlawful or
   retaliatory and breach the editorial firewall protecting the media
   networks from political interference.

   When Pack took charge of USAGM, which oversees Voice of America and
   four other international media organizations, he fired the chiefs of
   four of the news organizations and named Elez Biberaj as acting VOA
   director to replace Amanda Bennett, who stepped down.

References

   1. https://www.gibsondunn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/As-Filed-Complaint.pdf

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