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(coverage appears in reverse chronological order)
English
Washington Post
: Judge slaps down Trump appointee who has sought to reshape Voice of America and related agencies
The Hill
: Trump appointee sparks bipartisan furor for politicizing media agency
Wired
: Trump's Un-American Failure to Protect Internet Freedom
NPR
: Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund
VOA
: DC Court Rules in Dispute Over Open Technology Fund Board
Techdirt
: Court Says Trump Appointee Had No Authority To Fire Open Technology Fund Board; Says They Remain In Place
NBC News
: Democracy activists stranded after Trump admin pulls funding for anti-censorship tools
Axios
: Scoop: USAGM soliciting OTF partners as it withholds funds
Washington Post
: Trump’s continuing vandalism of the Voice of America
VOA
: Lawsuit Calls for Immediate Relief from USAGM CEO's Actions
VOA
: USAGM Officials Breached Firewall, Committee Chair Says
Roll Call
: U.S. Agency for Global Media unrecognizable under Trump ally
Politico
: Six whistleblowers allege misconduct by government media boss
Washington Post
: Head of government media agency flouts subpoena, angering Democrats and Republicans
PBS News Hour
: CEO of Voice of America’s parent agency defies subpoena despite bipartisan concerns
Bloomberg
: Trump Media Agency Chief to Defy Subpoena, Angering Republicans
NPR
: Voice Of America CEO In The Hot Seat: Democratic Lawmakers Bear Down On Pack
VOA
: House Committee Issues Subpoena for USAGM CEO
NPR
: At Voice of America, Trump Appointee Sought Political Influence Over Coverage
Axios
: Scoop: Open Technology Fund asks Inspector General to investigate
NPR
: Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims
Columbia Journalism Review
: Voice of America staff rebel over new CEO’s comments
The Hill
: House Foreign Affairs chair: US media agency chief 'has much to answer for'
Axios
: Scoop: Open Technology Fund sues administration for $20M in missing funds
Axios
: Accusations of hobbling internet freedom fund roil U.S. media agency
NPR
: Purge Of Senior Officials At Foreign Broadcast Agency Stirs Fear And Outrage
Washington Post
: Lawmakers warn new purge at U.S. Agency for Global Media undermines anti-censorship efforts
Politico
: U.S. global media agency demanded outlets return money for internet freedom projects
Politico
: Disputed government tech fund chief linked to multilevel marketing companies
VOA
: Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Press USAGM to Release $20M for Censorship-Evading Tech
Los Angeles Times
: Op-Ed: Trump has pulled out of the global battle for hearts and minds
VOA
: US Global Internet Freedom Group Says Work Limited by Funding Dispute
Washington Post
: Bipartisan congressional leaders urge Trump administration to release funds to U.S. Internet freedom organization
Washington Post
: Trump administration withholds $20 million, crippling international Internet freedom effort, officials say
Washington Post
: U.S. Internet freedom group alleges harassment by Trump administration continues despite thwarted takeover
South China Morning Post
: Donald Trump’s new head of US global media purges news outlets’ leaders, raising alarms
Houston Chronicle
: Trump administration puts the U.S., world’s journalism and reporters at risk
Arab News
: US court blocks government media chief from replacing board of tech fund
Washington Blade
: Tech experts fear new US broadcasting chief could jeopardize LGBTQ Internet freedom
VOA
: US Court Blocks Government Media Chief from Replacing Technology Fund Board
Washington Post
: Appeals court blocks Trump administration takeover of organization fighting digital censorship and surveillance
Techdirt
: Court Tells Trumpian Head Of US Agency For Global Media That He Can't Fire People From The Open Tech Fund (At Least For Now)
Politico
: Appeals court blocks Trump appointee’s takeover of web nonprofit
Multichannel News
: Court Blocks Pack Replacement of OTF Leadership
Bloomberg
: Trump Media Agency Chief Blocked in Court Over Mass Firings
Politico
: Encryption software for dissidents could be collateral damage of budget fight
NBC News
: China tries to push U.S. tech companies around in Hong Kong. Here's how to push back.
VOA
: US-Backed 'Backbone of Internet Freedom' Entity Faces Possible Disruption
CSIS
: Turmoil at U.S. Agency for Global Media Undermines Information Policy for North Korea
CBS News
:
U.S. global media chief plows ahead with changes
ABC News
: Trump's broadcasting agency chief not extending visas for foreign journalists amid sweeping changes
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
: Protect the Open Technology Fund
VICE
: The Trump Administration Is Attacking Critical Internet Privacy Tools
Axios
: New acting head named at Open Technology Fund after purge
New York Times
: New Trump Appointee Puts Global Internet Freedom at Risk, Critics Say
Reuters
: Firings at U.S. non-profit spark concern among digital rights activists
VICE
: Inside the Plot to Kill the Open Technology Fund
AP
: Trump allies take aim at his global media chief for firings
Law & Crime
: After Mass Firings, GOP Senators Threaten to Cut Funding if Trump Appointee Politicizes USAGM’s News Broadcasts
Axios
: Senators' letter on USAGM purge promises funding review
CNBC
: Senators to review federal media agency funding after CEO Michael Pack purges staff
CyberScoop
: Internet freedom activists are concerned a Trump appointee could threaten pro-democracy work abroad
Slate
: Free the Open Technology Fund
TIME
: Trump Administration Freezes Funds Intended to Benefit Hong Kong Protesters
Technical.ly
: Digital rights advocates are calling for the protection of the Open Technology Fund
FCW
: Wyden disparages purge at Open Technology Fund
Vox
: The head of US broadcasting is leaning toward pro-Trump propaganda. Biden would fire him.
CNBC
: Advisor to federal media CEO nominee had no clear experience with agency
NPR
: Citing A Breached 'Firewall,' Media Leaders Sue U.S. Official Over Firings
The Economist
: Decapitating America's state-funded media
Reuters
: House committee calls Trump broadcasting chief to testify
The Verge
: After OTF takeover, Trump appointee faces pressure from lawmakers and courts
Fox News
: Trump-appointed head of media agency sued over firings at anti-censorship organization
New York Times
: Lawsuit Argues Dismissal of Government-Funded Media Employees Was Unlawful
CNBC
: New directors at federal media agency have ties to anti-LGBT groups, fought pro-transgender policies
Axios China
: 1 big thing: A push for Falun Gong-backed internet tools
The Verge
: A new Trump appointee has put internet freedom projects in crisis mode
CNBC
: Sen. Bob Menendez calls for State Department inspector general to investigate federal media CEO Michael Pack
Motherboard
: CEO of Open Technology Fund Resigns After Closed-Source Lobbying Effort
CNN
: 'Wednesday night massacre' as Trump appointee takes over at global media agency
New York Times
: V.O.A. Directors Resign After Bannon Ally Takes Charge of U.S. Media Agency
Breitbart
: Trump Global Media Chief Faces GOP Backlash Over Firings
Newsweek
: Dictators are Besieging Internet Freedom—and Trump Just Opened the Gates
Washington Post
: After departure of Voice of America editors, new Trump-appointed overseer fires heads of four sister organizations
ZDNet
: 400 organizations sign open letter to save Open Technology Fund
The Atlantic
: The Voice of America Will Sound Like Trump
CBS News
: Trump administration purges news execs from U.S. agency meant to counter disinformation, leaving staff fearing more to come
NPR
: Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling
MSNBC
: Trump stacks US media agency with loyalists led by Bannon acolyte
New York Times
: New Conservative Media Chief Dismisses Heads of U.S.-Funded News Outlets
CNBC
: Federal media chief Michael Pack installs Trump loyalists to leadership posts, memo says
VOA News
: Democratic Lawmakers ‘Outraged’ at New USAGM Chief’s Dismissals
TechDirt
: Trump's Plan To Turn US Global Media Operations Into State-Sponsored Breitbart... Could Threaten The Open (And Encrypted) Internet
Deutsche Welle
: Trump-backed US global media agency chief under fire for purge
CNN
: Lawmakers demand answers on firing spree at global media agency
Boston Globe
: Trump appointee launches assault on Voice of America, affiliates
CNN
: Inside the mass firings at the U.S. Agency for Global Media
German
Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen
: Feindliche Übernahme: Der Fall Open Technology Fund
Heise
: Finanzierung des Open Technology Fund wackelt: Sorge um Tor, Signal & Co.
NetzPolitik
: Kahlschlag bei Open Technology Fund bedroht Signal und Tor