nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor5|||Citing Scandal, Senator Proposes Stronger Protections For VOA Newsroom||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Sen. Chris Murphy says his bill would "make it totally crystal, 100 percent clear" that political appointees cannot interfere with news coverage, including of President Trump.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has proposed legislation to outlaw political tampering with the newsroom coverage produced by Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and other U.S. government-funded broadcasters.



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Citing Scandal, Senator Proposes Stronger Protections For VOA Newsroom

Sen. Chris Murphy says his bill would "make it totally crystal, 100 percent clear" that political appointees cannot interfere with news coverage, including of President Trump.