Anne Applebaum

You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.

You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.

You know how almost every day there's some shocking piece of news, you know, some other totally inappropriate person has been appointed to a job or nominated for a job or it's Carrie Lake or it's yet another relative or somebody else's father-in-law, you know, or son-in-law has been appointed to a job. I think that's probably deliberate.

You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.

You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.

You distract people, you put an enormous amount of news on the table, and you keep it going all the time. And that's a way of kind of dominating and running the media. And that's also not unique to the Trump family and the Trump cronies and people around him. I mean, it's a That's also a known tactic. You know, you just keep going.

You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.

You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.

You know, every day there's another shocking thing that people have to absorb. And it's been also directed at different groups. So there's the national security people are upset about one set of appointments and health people are upset about RFK Jr. And, you know, you keep everybody divided and angry. And that's a tactic.

So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.

So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.

So Voice of America is one of a group of U.S.-funded foreign news services. There's RFERL, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. There's a There's Cuban radio. There's an Arab language radio. There's a group of, I mean, they're called radios, but they're not really radios anymore. They're media properties.

There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.

There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.

There's Radio Free Asia, which has, I think, it used to be at least the most Uyghur language broadcasting of any outlet outside of China. They play a really important role, and they could play a more important role in countering Russian and Chinese propaganda and outside of the United States. So there is an enormous effort to shape narratives and conversations in Africa that the Chinese invest in.

They've actually invested billions and billions of dollars. I mean, they're way more money than we spend on Radio Free Europe and all those media properties put together. The Russians have a huge investment in information campaigns of different kinds in Europe and Asia, elsewhere.

They've actually invested billions and billions of dollars. I mean, they're way more money than we spend on Radio Free Europe and all those media properties put together. The Russians have a huge investment in information campaigns of different kinds in Europe and Asia, elsewhere.

They've actually invested billions and billions of dollars. I mean, they're way more money than we spend on Radio Free Europe and all those media properties put together. The Russians have a huge investment in information campaigns of different kinds in Europe and Asia, elsewhere.

One of the few tools that we have is Voice of America and those other properties, which are designed at least to put a... It's not so much... They're not meant to be American propaganda. I mean, I'm sure sometimes that's what they are, but mainly they're designed to be... Outlets that build trust because they report things that are true.

One of the few tools that we have is Voice of America and those other properties, which are designed at least to put a... It's not so much... They're not meant to be American propaganda. I mean, I'm sure sometimes that's what they are, but mainly they're designed to be... Outlets that build trust because they report things that are true.