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EU offers support to Radio Free Europe, an outlet targeted by the Trump administration

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

While the Donald Trump administration is doing what it can to dismantle Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the European Union is stepping up to lend a hand to the embattled news organization.

Since taking office, Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (and Voice of America). The USAGM provides Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with $12 million a month in congressional funding. That money is currently frozen while this all plays out in the courts, which means Radio Free Europe desperately needs some kind of cashflow.

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