How will VOA's global reach change under Kari Lake by December 31, 2025?
Increased by over 20% • 25%
Decreased by over 20% • 25%
Remained stable (+/- 5%) • 25%
Other • 25%
VOA audience reports, Nielsen ratings, or international media analysis
Trump Appoints Former Arizona News Anchor Kari Lake as Director of Voice of America
Dec 12, 2024, 02:57 AM
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Kari Lake, a beloved Arizona news anchor with over 20 years of broadcasting experience, will serve as the next Director of the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded international broadcasting network. Lake is expected to work closely with the forthcoming head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, whom Trump indicated he will announce soon. In his announcement, Trump stated that Lake will help to ensure that "the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the world," contrasting her role with what he described as "the lies spread by the fake news media."
View original story
No change • 25%
Decrease • 25%
Increase • 25%
Fluctuate • 25%
Increase in Digital Media • 25%
Expansion into New Regions • 25%
No Significant Change • 25%
Focus on Traditional Media • 25%
Increase by more than 10% • 25%
Data unavailable • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Decrease by more than 10% • 25%
Expansion of language services • 25%
Decrease in budget • 25%
Increase in budget • 25%
Reduction in language services • 25%
Other outcomes • 25%
Increased editorial independence • 25%
Decreased editorial independence • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Other focus areas • 25%
Countering 'Fake News' • 25%
Focus on immigration issues • 25%
Promoting American values • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Improved perception of neutrality • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Worsened perception of neutrality • 25%
Other outcomes • 25%
Yes • 50%
No • 50%
Other • 25%
Chinese • 25%
English • 25%
Spanish • 25%