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Forbes
16-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Trump's War On The Media Explained: Enlists FCC, Congress And The Courts
Voice of America laid off nearly 600 employees Thursday as the Trump administration seeks to effectively dismantle the federally funded state media network—the administration's latest move to reshape the media landscape in ways that benefit the White House. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, ... More on April 27, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) About one-third of Voice of America's workforce was terminated Thursday, Kari Lake, senior adviser for the organization's parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told multiple outlets in a statement that said 'buckle up, there's more to come.' The move comes after Lake—a special adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, parent company for international broadcaster Voice of America—announced a 'partnership' earlier this month with One America News Network to broadcast its programs on USAGM networks, including the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Martí and Voice of America. Meanwhile, Trump and his companies have filed lawsuits against his media foes, his administration has elevated partisan right-wing voices in the White House press corps and sought to effectively shut down federally funded media outlets, including the international broadcaster Voice of America, among other tactics. Trump's new FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr also launched investigations into several outlets and warned publicly that a probe into CBS' interview with Harris last year could affect the network's pending multi-billion-dollar merger. Trump has also amped up his rhetoric to attack the press, calling pollsters for the New York Times, ABC News, the Washington Post and Fox News 'negative criminals' who should be 'investigated for ELECTION FRAUD' after the outlets have published surveys in the past week that show he has net negative approval ratings. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We're launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day's headlines. Text 'Alerts' to (201) 335-0739 or sign up here. Trump—who has feuded with CBS for years—is suing the network for $20 billion, claiming it deceptively edited its '60 Minutes' interview with Harris after the network in a preview of her interview aired a different version of Harris' answer to a question than the one shown in the full program. In the preview, Harris gave a more long-winded answer in response to a question about the Israel-Hamas war than the one aired during the full show. The network later released a full transcript of the interview that showed it ran the first sentence of her answer in the preview and the last sentence during the show, though the meaning of her response was largely the same. Trump has repeatedly bashed the program since filing the lawsuit. He urged the FCC to revoke the network's broadcasting license last month over '60 Minutes' coverage of his role in the Russia-Ukraine war and his desire for the U.S. to own Greenland. The dispute has unfolded as CBS parent company Paramount Global seeks the FCC's approval for a multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance. Paramount owner Shari Redstone wants to settle with Trump, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed sources. '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley said recently that Paramount has begun 'to supervise our content in new ways,' leading to producer Bill Owens' departure last week. Semafor also reported Redstone personally has monitored '60 Minutes' Trump coverage in recent months, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation, though a spokesperson for Redstone denied the allegation. Owens told staff in a memo made public by The New York Times he was stepping down because he could no longer maintain his journalistic independence. Meanwhile, Carr has warned that the deceptive-editing allegations against CBS could become a factor in the FCC review of the Paramount/Skydance merger. Paramount and Trump began mediation earlier this month. Trump has continued to bash the program on his Truth Social page, ranting on Wednesday about the Emmy nomination '60 Minutes' received for its Harris interview, writing 'these antics are why the American People have no trust in the Press, and demand that the Media, very much including 60 Minutes, CBS, and its owners, be held responsible for their corruption and lies, which is exactly what we are doing in Court!' Trump signed an order May 2 to defund NPR and PBS after reports that he plans to ask Congress to revoke $1.1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, declaring 'government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.' PBS and NPR have not ruled out legal action to fight the order, with CEO Paula Kerger telling CBS 'we have never seen a circumstance like this and obviously we're going to be pushing back very hard,' while NPR CEO Katherine Maher told the network 'we're looking at whatever options are available to us.' The FCC also said it's opened investigations into NPR and PBS and whether they aired 'announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements,' Carr said in a letter to the organizations in January. Carr said the investigation could factor into Congress' decision on whether to continue funding the organizations. NPR said in a statement in a news article about the threat that the funding cut 'would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation,' adding that 'locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.' PBS CEO and President Paual Kerger told NPR the move would 'disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people.' On April 29, the CPB sought a temporary restraining order to prevent Trump from removing three board members—two appointed by Biden and one appointed by Trump during his first term then reappointed by Biden—arguing the law that established the organization allows Trump to appoint board members, but not fire them. Carr has opened numerous investigations into media organizations and has echoed Trump's critical rhetoric of news coverage. 'We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans,' Carr tweeted prior to his appointment as FCC chair. He also warned that 'broadcast licenses are not sacred cows,' suggesting the commission could revoke licenses for companies that don't 'operate in the public interest,' and he threatened that the FCC could block merger proposals from companies that promote DEI. In addition to the NPR and PBS probes, Carr has announced investigations into Comcast's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and a San Francisco-based radio station's coverage of an immigration raid. Comcast said in a statement to the New York Post in response to the probe that it would cooperate with the investigation and built the company 'on a foundation of integrity and respect for all of our employees and customers.' The FCC doesn't distribute and can't revoke licenses for entire networks and instead oversees licensing for their affiliated local broadcast channels. Cable networks, such as CNN and MSNBC, are not within its jurisdiction since they don't broadcast on public airwaves. Stations could fight any attempt to revoke their licenses in court, and laws that dictate their regulatory authority would make it highly unlikely, if not impossible, to pull a station's license. The FCC is prohibited, for example, from 'engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.' Licensing and merger decisions require the approval of the full commission, which is made up of the chair and four members appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. One of the commission's two Democrats, Geoffrey Starks, announced last month he would resign this spring, and a third Republican seat is vacant. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth on April 22 ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle East Broadcasting Network and rehire all staff, halting an executive order Trump signed in March to shut down the government-funded news organizations. Trump, claiming Voice of America was 'anti-Trump' and pushed 'radical propaganda,' revoked funding for the VOA and its parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, prompting the organizations to place more than 1,300 employees and hundreds of contractors on leave. Lamberth, who is overseeing six lawsuits opposing the shutdown, ruled the move was likely unconstitutional since the organization was created by and is funded by Congress. On April 29, Lamberth ordered the Trump administration to reinstate $12 million in funding that had previously been appropriated to Radio Free Europe, saying in the ruling the Trump administration cannot take away money that Congress allocated, the Associated Press reported. The VOA, which has a budget of about $260 million annually and was formed in 1942 as a counter to Nazi propaganda, broadcasts in more than 40 languages to an international audience of more than 350 million. Radio Free Asia was formed in 1994 by the International Broadcasting Act and has a budget of about $61 million, and the Middle East Broadcasting Network was founded in 2004 and has a $100 million budget. The White House has attempted to bar the Associated Press from accessing some spaces, such as the Oval Office and Air Force One, after it refused to rename the 'Gulf of Mexico' to the 'Gulf of America' in its style guide. The Associated Press then sued the Trump administration over the blockade, and Judge Trevor McFadden ruled in the AP's favor earlier this month, though Trump has appealed the ruling. The White House also eliminated a permanent spot in the press pool reserved for wire services and instead put the AP, Bloomberg and Reuters in a rotation for two 'print' slots, along with 31 other outlets. The Trump administration announced in February it would decide which journalists are allowed in the White House press pool, breaking a years-long tradition in which the independent White House Correspondents' Association coordinated the pool, made up of 13 journalists from a rotating group of outlets who travel with the president and share their reporting with other media outlets. The Trump administration has also set up a 'new media' seat in the briefing room that's offered to outlets that don't have a permanent spot, such as Forbes, though it often hosts non-traditional media such as podcast hosts and social media personalities. Trump and his companies have filed multiple lawsuits against media organizations prior to his winning a second term. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company for Trump's Truth Social platform, filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against 20 media organizations, including Forbes, The Guardian, Reuters, Axios and MSNBC, in November 2023, alleging they defamed him by incorrectly reporting that Truth Social lost $73 million from its launch in early 2022 through mid 2023. Many outlets, including Forbes, corrected their stories to say Truth Social had lost $31.6 million since its inception. In January 2023, Trump sued journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster and parent company Paramount Global for nearly $50 million, claiming Woodward published recordings of his interviews with Trump for his book 'Rage' without Trump's permission. Trump in December also sued the Des Moines Register, its parent company, Gannett, and its former pollster, Ann Selzer, over a Selzer poll shortly before the election that found Trump would lose Iowa by three to four points, only for him to win the state by 13 points. Trump alleged the poll amounted to election interference and a violation of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. The paper and Selzer filed motions to dismiss the suit in February, and the Register alleged the law only applies to 'consumer merchandise,' and there's no evidence Trump ever purchased anything from the paper. Trump has had mixed results in his legal battles with the press. He settled with ABC News last year in a lawsuit Trump filed when anchor George Stephanopolos said Trump was found liable for 'rape' when a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll. The network agreed to donate $15 million to Trump's presidential library and issue a statement of regret as part of the settlement. A judge in July 2023 dismissed a case he filed against CNN over its use of the term 'the big lie' to refer to his false claims he won the 2020 election and alleged comparisons between Trump and Hitler. F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (New York Times) Which media companies has Donald Trump sued? (Reuters) '60 Minutes' Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: 'The Company Is Done With Me' (New York Times)
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fox News Panelist Camryn Kinsey Passes Out on Live TV
A panelist on Fox News, Camryn Kinsey, appeared to pass out on live TV, shocking the host. The video went viral on X on the evening of May 8, 2025. Viewers were shocked by the incident, in which Kinsey stumbled over her words and then fell over. It's not clear what condition she is in or what caused the incident. According to her LinkedIn page, Kinsey is a political commentator who runs Titan Media Strategies. She was a White House correspondent for One America News Network, her LinkedIn page says. She has a master's degree from Liberty University. Kinsey was active on X earlier in the day on May 8, 2025, writing about the new Pope. Fans expressed shock and concern on social media. "Camryn Kinsey at Fox News just passed out live on TV. They said she was moving and paramedics were attending. She a class act. Hope she's OK," wrote one person on X. "This poor woman, Camryn Kinsey just full on passed out and hit the floor hard on the 'Fox News at Night.' I hope she's okay," wrote another person. Here's another view: "Just saw political commentator Camryn Kinsey faint and fall over on air while on the set of Fox News at Night. Jonathan Hunt, subbing for host Trace Gallagher, cut to commercial, and when the show resumed, Hunt said Kinsey had regained consciousness and was being examined by EMTs. Hopefully, she will be fine," wrote another viewer. "Camryn Kinsey just collapsed on live tv tonight on Fox News tonight. That was crazy," wrote another person. "Praying for @camrynbaylee. CamrynKinsey. I genuinely hope this wasn't a cardiac event, but rather a fainting spell. She just fell out of her chair live on Fox News," another person wrote. "It was Camryn Kinsey! They say she's okay and awake and alert! Thank God!" another person wrote on X. Kinsey has been on Fox News as a commentator before.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Voice of America Will Be Fed OAN's Far-Right Coverage, Says Trump Admin
Voice of America (VOA), which began broadcasting in 1942 to fight Nazi propaganda during World War II, will be fed coverage from right-wing cable network One America News (OAN), announced Kari Lake on Tuesday. Lake, the failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate who serves as the senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), was put in charge of dismantling VOA earlier this year by President Donald Trump. In a statement on X, Lake said that OAN will provide newsfeed services 'free-of-charge' to USAGM networks, including VOA, Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), and Radio Martí. OAN has consistently spread misinformation to its viewers about Covid-19, the 2020 election, the January 6th insurrection, and more. The former news anchor called the partnership an 'enormous benefit to the American taxpayer.' 'In my current role as Senior Advisor to USAGM, I don't have editorial control over the content of VOA and OCB programming, but I can ensure our outlets have reliable and credible options as they work to craft their reporting and news programs,' said Lake. In March, President Trump signed an executive order seeking the overhaul of USAGM, the agency which oversees the government-funded media outlet VOA. The order led to more than 1,000 Voice of America staffers being placed on leave and halted broadcasting. VOA, which transmits U.S. news into other countries, has long been a target of Trump and conservatives, who accuse the broadcaster of having an overtly liberal and anti-Trump bias. The USAGM also oversees Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia, each of which were also impacted by the president's cuts. Following Trump's order, VOA journalists sued, saying that the president did not have the authority to withdraw funding approved by Congress. Although a federal judge blocked the Trump administration in April from dismantling the broadcaster, an appeals panel reversed parts of the lower court's order that would have sent staffers back to work and required the Trump administration to restore funding. The appeals court highlighted that the government did not challenge the ruling requiring it to restore VOA's 'statutorily required programming levels.' Fewer than 20 out of more than 1,300 Voice of America staffers returned to work on Tuesday, sources told The Washington Post. More from Rolling Stone Best of Rolling Stone Sign up for RollingStone's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Voice of America to carry programming from far-right outlet One America News
Voice of America will carry programming from One America News, a far-right television outlet widely known for promoting President Trump's false claims of 2020 election fraud. Political strategists Lance Trover and Jim Kessler join "America Decides" with analysis.
Reuters
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Right-wing One America News to provide newsfeed to Voice of America
NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The far-right One America News Network will provide 'newsfeed services' to Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded media outlets, according to Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, VOA's parent company. In a post on X on Tuesday, Lake said the network, which features content that is consistently supportive of President Donald Trump, would provide its news and video service free of charge. The OAN partnership has angered VOA journalists, many of whom have been terminated after Trump began his second term in January as part of his administration's efforts to shrink the federal payroll and silence any perceived criticism of his policies. 'What they have done, in effect, is replace our 83-year legacy of producing reliable, authoritative news with the hard work and commitment of countless journalists with a contract to outsource our news-gathering to a source that is clearly partisan,' said Voice of America White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, who is on indefinite leave. OAN, owned by San Diego-based Herring Networks, was the target of defamation lawsuits over its false claims that Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Since his election in 2024, Trump has continued to make such claims. Representatives for the USAGM and OAN did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In March, Trump ordered the gutting of USAGM and Lake placed nearly all VOA employees on leave. She said the agency was "irretrievably broken" and biased against Trump, with a 'product that often parrots the talking-points of America's adversaries.' Lake, a former television news anchor who was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for Arizona governor and U.S. senator, has moved to cancel contracts with wire services including Reuters, the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, according to a March 13 X post. At the time, she wrote that the agency should produce its own news content rather than pay outside companies. Widakuswara and a group of VOA employees sued Lake and the Trump administration, claiming that by terminating and threatening to terminate the majority of USAGM staff, they violated their First Amendment rights. A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a ruling that had ordered the Trump administration to put more than 1,000 VOA employees back to work.
