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US State Department orders pause on media subscriptions - West Hawaii Today

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it has ordered a pause on all of its media subscriptions as part of government-wide efforts by the Trump administration to cut spending it deems as unnecessary.

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The State Department ordered all embassies and consulates on the planet to cancel all media subscriptions considered “not essential for missions”, according to a new February memorandum revealed by the Washington Post.Read more]]>

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The order comes from the State Department on behalf of the reduction in federal spending. Six American media, including "Politico" and the "New York Times", are particularly targeted.

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US Embassies Ordered to Cancel News Subscriptions

U.S. embassies and consulate offices overseas were told to cancel subscriptions to some news services, according to the Washington Post.

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Embassies and consulates have to cancel the subscriptions of large international media from "Spargründen". Vienna is also affected.

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US Orders Diplomats to Cancel News Subscriptions Worldwide

The US State Department has ordered its diplomatic missions to cancel subscriptions to major news outlets, prompting warnings from officials about risks to overseas operations. A February 11 directive told embassies and consulates to “immediately place Stop Work Orders on all non-mission critical contracts/purchase orders for media subscriptions,” according to an internal memo seen by the Washington Post. A second memo on February 14 prioritized…