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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88407, member: 27"] A Newsmax news director just got tapped as Voice of America's deputy, one day after a federal judge ordered 1,000-plus fired journalists back to work. Newsmax veteran named VOA deputy director [LIST] [*]Christopher Wallace was appointed VOA's new deputy director. [*]Wallace spent roughly 20 years at conservative news channels. [*]VOA journalists worry about editorial independence threats from this pick. [*]The agency's internal email vowed to uphold the VOA charter. [/LIST] Judge already torched Trump's VOA shutdown [LIST] [*]A federal judge nullified nearly all administration actions against VOA. [*]Over 1,000 journalists and staff were ordered reinstated by March 23. [*]Kari Lake's appointment to lead the parent agency was ruled invalid. [*]Chase Untermeyer questioned whether Wallace's hire even survives legally. [/LIST] Administration already tried to influence VOA coverage [LIST] [*]Officials attempted to air Newsmax content on VOA's networks. [*]Funding contracts nearly included hire-veto power for Trump appointees. [*]The deputy job posting listed election-fraud awareness as a qualification. [*]Trump has repeatedly called VOA the voice of radical America. [/LIST] Power dynamics remain deeply unclear [LIST] [*]Mike Abramowitz would return as Wallace's boss if the ruling stands. [*]Trump fired the entire independent broadcasting advisory board. [*]That board must be bipartisan and Senate-confirmed by law. [*]VOA broadcasts in 49 languages to 360-plus million people globally. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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