In 'Tremendous Rebuke' of Trump Appointee, Federal Judge Bars US Media Agency Head From Interfering in News Coverage
"Michael Pack <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
has repeatedly and intentionally violated the First Amendment rights of VOA journalists."
President Donald Trump's appointed head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is
barred from making any further editorial or personnel decisions
following a series of injunctions issued by a federal court late Friday,
Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled in favor of
five USAGM executives who were fired or suspended in August at the direction of CEO Michael Pack,
who took the helm of the agency in June and promptly dismissed several career officials in what was called a "Wednesday night massacre."
Current and former USAGM employees applauded the ruling, with chief strategy officer Shawn Powers tweeting that Pack "has repeatedly and intentionally violated the First Amendment rights" of journalists at the agency.
The five former employees sued to stop
Pack, a close associate of former White House adviser and Breitbart News executive Steve Bannon,
from interfering in the editorial affairs of Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, and other broadcasters which operate under the USAGM.
The lawsuit was filed after
Pack opened an investigation into VOA's chief White House reporter, Steve Herman,
over unspecified concerns that
he displayed an anti-Trump bias.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/20...ia-agency-head
Pack and his mafiya must be fired by Biden and USAGM restored to its non-politicized status.

you're so insecure
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