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Concerns about USAGM editorial independence after Trump appointee fires network heads
The Wednesday night firing of all four remaining network heads at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has raised concern about the agency’s editorial and political independence. President Trump’s newly-appointed USAGM head, conservative documentarian Michael Pack, has raised eyebrows with an ominous promise to “examine some of the problems that have surfaced in the media…
The Wednesday night firing of all four remaining network heads at the U.S. Agency for Global Media has raised concern about the agency's editorial and political independence. President Trump's newly-appointed USAGM head, conservative documentarian Michael Pack, has raised eyebrows with an ominous promise to “examine some of the problems that have surfaced in the media in recent years.” NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the future of an influential U.S. institution.
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