Trump's voice dismantling America's voice could lead to anti-American propaganda priority, says director
Washington – President Trump dismantling The voice of the government funded by the government will direct the road to the United States to have a greater impact abroad, the director of the agency Michael Abramov was predicted.
After Mr. Trump signed an executive order, which seeks to export the largest international broadcasting of the nation, about 1,300 employees, including Abramov, which studied 500 contractors. Mr. Trump accused the news agency that began to broadcast in World War II to spread “radical propaganda”.
In an interview with CBS News on Monday, the Abramovs called the “Incredible Improved Soft Energy Tool” for the United States that it would be a “self-inflicted” national security.
“If America comes out of the field and it is inferior to our opponents, then they are going to tell the stories that people all over the world will be good for America,” he said. “They are going to listen to antimican history. We have to fight the truth. ”
VOA reports that the news about the United States in about 50 languages, in the center of its attention, made on countries that do not have a free press. By law, broadcasts are not circulated in the air, but the news programming is widely viewed around the world about 360 million people.
“We cross the audience, which can also listen to campaigns,” said Abramov, adding many VOA journalists from countries under authoritarian control. “In general, the main challenge for the United States is that countries like China and Russia really have our dinner.
“It was never more important with the Sea of the Sea and the Sea of Disinformation, which continued all over the world,” he added.
Still, Abramov admitted that VOA, which has a $ 270 million annual budget, can be transformed, and that it must “change resistant.”
“I am not saying that it should be as always it happened,” said Abramov. “The change is great. A change is needed. Change is required. “
“I personally don't think it's a waste of money from the taxpayer,” he said. “Does this mean that it should be $ 270 million? Maybe it can be ($ 240 million) may it be ($ 200 million). See we are in an era where we are taxpayer Expect a smaller, more upgraded, more simplified government. ”
He defended VOA journalists as non-partisan and said that if they biased, it was against totalitarianism, tyranny and authoritarianism.
“If you care for free WaistIf you care about more openness ShirtIf you are thinking about freedom in Russia if you care about freedom Venezuela And Nicaragua, then you have an incredibly important tool in VoA to help withdraw and get accurate and objective information in these places that do not have it. ”
