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The current CEO of NPR was the former global propaganda chief for the US government. This is a fact. If you think that is a coincidence, and NPR is totally not
by pphysch 4y ago
The current CEO of NPR was the former global propaganda chief for the US government. This is a fact.
If you think that is a coincidence, and NPR is totally not de facto state-media, I have a bridge to sell you.
Props to Twitter's new leadership for doing what is ostensibly right, though who knows what their motivation is.
- tpmx 4y agoHad to look that up. Current NPR CEO John Lansing used to be the CEO for USAGM which supervises Voice of America (VOA), Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Free Europe, etc. https://www.usagm.gov/ https://www.usagm.gov/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Agency_for_Global_Media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Agency_for_Global_Media
- travisporter 4y agoSame label as Chinese and Russian state media? This was not was an apolitical decision based on facts.
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