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What will be Kari Lake's primary focus areas as VOA director by September 30, 2025?
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Promoting American values • 25%
Countering 'Fake News' • 25%
Focus on immigration issues • 25%
Other focus areas • 25%
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Trump Appoints Election Denier Kari Lake to Head Voice of America
Dec 12, 2024, 07:35 PM
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to appoint Kari Lake, a former Arizona gubernatorial candidate known for her election denialism and hard-line stance on immigration, as the new director of Voice of America (VOA). VOA, a government-funded international media organization with a mission to promote democracy and truth, has been historically nonpartisan and editorially independent. Trump's decision has sparked concerns among VOA employees and critics, who fear that Lake's appointment could transform the network into a platform for Trump's political messaging. Lake, known for her adversarial stance towards the media, has pledged to promote American values of freedom and liberty through VOA, contrasting what Trump refers to as 'the lies spread by the Fake News Media.' VOA, established in 1942, reaches an estimated 354 million people weekly across the globe.
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Other • 25%
American Values Promotion • 25%
International Relations • 25%
Media Integrity • 25%
Other • 25%
English • 25%
Spanish • 25%
Chinese • 25%
Reduction in language services • 25%
Increase in budget • 25%
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No Significant Changes • 25%
Editorial Independence • 25%
Broadcasting Reach • 25%
Content Diversity • 25%
Expansion into New Regions • 25%
Focus on Traditional Media • 25%
No Significant Change • 25%
Increase in Digital Media • 25%
Significant Influence • 25%
No Influence • 25%
Moderate Influence • 25%
Minimal Influence • 25%
Increased collaboration with other U.S. agencies • 25%
Focus on digital media expansion • 25%
New programming focused on Asia • 25%
Other • 25%
Decreased editorial independence • 25%
No significant change • 25%
Other outcomes • 25%
Increased editorial independence • 25%
Approved • 33%
Withdrawn • 34%
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