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Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director says

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74% Informative

President Trump has ordered sweeping cuts to the government-funded Voice of America .

Director Michael Abramowitz calls VOA "an incredibly important soft power tool" for the U.S. Abramowitz : VOA 's news coverage helps combat Chinese , Russian and Iranian disinformation.

He defends VOA journalists as non-partisan and says if they harbored bias, it is against totalitarianism, tyranny.

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79

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78

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65

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informal

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English

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49

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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