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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitical Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias
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https://www.npr.org/2020/10/04/919266194/political-aides-investigate-voa-white-house-reporter-for-anti-trump-bias
Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
They compiled an extensive report deemed "confidential" on VOA White House bureau chief Steve Herman, claiming that in his reporting and tweets that Herman had been unfair to Trump and had broken the broadcaster's standards and social media policies. And they repeatedly cited a "conflict of interest," based on their conclusions from Herman's social media postings, including his own tweets and his "likes," according to materials reviewed by NPR. The findings were quietly presented to acting Voice of America Director Elez Biberaj for action two weeks ago.
In so doing, the two men appear to have violated laws and regulations intended to protect the federally funded news outlet from political interference or influence. That has set off alarms within the VOA newsroom, already unnerved by investigations of coverage of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden by VOA's Urdu language service and the tenor of language used to describe his wife, Jill Biden, to introduce a segment on VOA's French to Africa language service.
NPR spoke to three people who had knowledge of the episode and another five for other elements of this story. It is not clear what Biberaj has done with the file. Herman, who declined comment for this story, is perhaps the most public face of VOA. He has been its bureau chief in India, South Korea and Thailand as well as the network's senior diplomatic correspondent.
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First they came for the journalists....
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Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Oct 2020
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)1. Booooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooo
NRaleighLiberal
(60,018 posts)2. give me a fucking break....(am I surprised? of course not.)
Doodley
(9,119 posts)3. All reporters must be pro-the fascist. If not, they will be discredited and removed.
bullimiami
(13,101 posts)4. How about investigating the oan dingbat for being a pro trump zombie.