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  • 2016-12-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Republican Congress Approved 'Trump TV'? (en)
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  • On 12 December 2016, the web site Groopspeak.com published an article about a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act, but under a misleading title: The Groopspeak article was aggregated from genuine news reports about a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act which would replace the bipartisan board of the Broadcasting Board of Governors with a presidentially appointed advisory board. Some critics say they fear that the bill would give Trump (who frequently criticized the media during the 2016 presidential campaign) an unfettered propaganda arm to peddle his own version of news: While the Groopspeak.com article highlighted the viewpoints of those opposed to these changes, they left out some key facts. For instance, Radio Liberty noted that the presidentially appointed advisory board would not have decision-making powers, and that if Trump did decide to empower a new chief executive officer, his choice would still be subjected to Senate confirmation. President Obama said in a statement on 23 December 2016 that he strongly supports the structural reform of the Broadcasting Board Of Governors, and was confident that the longstanding statutory firewall would maintain the integrity of the agency's journalists: BBG's current CEO, John Lansing, made a similar comment in a note to staffers, writing: While the National Defense Authorization Act will restructure the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a spokesperson for the group said that the change would not alter the editorial firewall that protects journalists from government meddling: While some critics fear that Donald Trump could use changes to the Broadcasting Board of Governors to install a team of propagandists, it is inaccurate to say that Congress approved Trump TV. (en)
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