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Aug 20, 2025 The State Department fired its top press officer after a dispute over language in a media response on Palestinian relocation Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The firing suggested political control over official messaging and narrowed space for internal dissent in public communications.
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- State Department Fires Top Press Officer — The State Department fired its top press officer, Shahed Ghoreishi, after complaints from the US Embassy in Jerusalem.
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Week 31 – 2025-08-16–2025-08-22
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