United States Agency for Global Media
Agency of the United States government
United States Agency for Global Media
The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) from 1994 to 2018, is an independent agency of the United States government that broadcasts news and information for regions of the world with the lowest levels of press freedom. The USAGM supervises Voice of America (VOA) and Office of Cuba Broadcasting as well as state-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks and Open Technology Fund. Many ascribe to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty a contribution to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Radio Free Asia for breaking the story on Xinjiang internment camps. On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14238 that directed that the USAGM be eliminated "to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law", along with several other agencies. Between March and July 2025, 85% of the staff at USAGM and its subsidiaries were eliminated, leaving only 250 employees across the...
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