Trend Lines

President Donald Trump’s new CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is making sweeping changes at Voice of America and other government-funded news outlets under his control. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, David Ensor joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss concerns about the politicization of VOA. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR: With the U.S. Backsliding, Who Will Defend Democracy in the World? Under Trump, the U.S. Has Become an Irresponsible Stakeholder The World Is Getting Messier. It’s Not All Trump’s Fault Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You ca