Thanks to Defense Bill Provision, VOA Could Become a Presidential Propaganda Tool
"Trump is finally getting his Trump TV"
The government-created Voice of America first hit the airwaves in 1942, designed to ensure that the citizens of a world engulfed in its second world war had a source of news that was something other than Nazi propaganda. As it was codified later in a charter signed in 1976, the intent was not to fight propaganda with propaganda, but to gain legitimacy and credibility by serving as a legitimate source of news.
The charter calls for its news to be “accurate, objective and comprehensive” and clarified that it would “represent America” rather than “any single segment of American society.”
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