Trump says he wants a government-run media outlet. He's ignored the one he has — so far
WASHINGTON - For a president who rails against the "fake news media" and dreams aloud of creating a state-run alternative, the Voice of America would seem an irresistible target.
The government-owned news service beams around the world, reaching an estimated 275 million people on radio, internet and television, with a brand honed during the mid-20th century Cold War era that President Donald Trump idealizes as a time of unquestioned American greatness.
Yet two years into his administration, despite predictions that he would transform it into "Trump TV," the Voice of America has remained largely untouched.
Despite journalistic ethics lapses by some of its staff that have brought embarrassment and scrutiny of its foreign coverage, the service's reporting on the Trump administration is hardly distinguishable from that of commercial news outlets. The bipartisan board and chief executive who oversee the network - for now - along with its news director and her deputy, are the same group of people who have
