Editors at VOA resign as Trump appointee arrives

The top two directors at Voice of America resigned on Monday, just as President Donald Trump's appointee began his role as chief executive of the parent organization of the US government-run international broadcaster. In a resignation letter to staff reported by VOA, Director Amanda Bennett and her top deputy, Sandra Sugawara, said the appointment of Michael Pack will not change anything about "your passion, your mission, your integrity." Trump accused VOA of amplifying Chinese propaganda after a segment on a light show marking the reopening of Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus pandemic first emerged. Pack is a close ally of conservative political activists including Steve Bannon, once a top aide to Trump and former executive chairman of the right-wing website Breitbart News.

Source: Reuters