Agency for Global Media.
VOA needs thoughtful reform, and we have made progress in that regard.
But todays action will leave Voice of America unable to carry out its vital mission.
Donald Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress last weekWin McNamee/Getty Images
That was followed by an email sent to all employees that they were being put on paid administrative leave.
I salute the amazing staff of Voice of America, he wrote.
Many of them came to America from authoritarian countries where they were not able to practice journalism freely.
A number of journalism organizations have sounded the alarm over Trumps action.
Instead, Lake has been serving as a special adviser, and she has attacked the VOA.
He selected Michael Pack, a documentary filmmaker, to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
