Voice of America rescinded a rule this morning that prohibited its journalists from referring to members of Hamas as terrorists, National Review has exclusively learned.

In recent weeks, reports in NR had brought the policy’s existence to light, and several GOP lawmakers, including Representative Darrell Issa and Senator Bill Hagerty, pressured the VOA to change course.

“The VOA’s directive not to label Hamas correctly as ‘terrorists’ was always a mistake," Issa told NR today. "It was a refusal to call evil by its name and a misunderstanding of the central charter that Congress wrote when the VOA was formed.”

The initial guidance was ...

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Exclusive: Voice of America Reverses Policy against Calling Hamas ‘Terrorists’

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05.12.2023

Voice of America rescinded a rule this morning that prohibited its journalists from referring to members of Hamas as terrorists, National Review has exclusively........

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