Who will forget the lovely memorable organ Music at the start of your radio transmission that we waited in front of our small Shortwave radio eagerly in excitement. In the era of instant news in Youtube, Telegram and Facebook, life has indeed changed.)
Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave
Portrait of Greta Cross Greta Cross
USA TODAY
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, outlining seven federal agencies to be reduced in size, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media which is the parent company of Voice of America.
Agency employees received an email this week informing them that they are placed on administrative leave, until further notice.
Funded by Congress, the Agency for Global Media oversees six networks that provide nonmilitary, international broadcasting.
Several employees of the United States' funded international news broadcast service were placed on administrative leave this week.
In an executive order signed Friday, President Donald Trump outlined seven federal agencies to be reduced in size, including the United States Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America. The reduction was made to agencies Trump saw as "unnecessary," the order states ....
Link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 443203007/
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