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USAGM News
From the CEO
The modernization of U.S. international media
As 2019 comes to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the vital work we are doing and the blend of success and challenges we face. I am struck by how far USAGM has come, not just in the past year, but in the past few years. USAGM has embraced change and is using it to become a more modern, nimble and impactful media agency than ever. I hope you will take a moment to explore these transformations here.
Our Impact
Alhurra Television co-sponsors the Kurdistan Book Fair bridging cultures
Alhurra Television co-sponsored the 14th annual Erbil International Book Fair and hosted a panel discussion on the portrayal of terrorism in art, featuring Ibrahim Eissa, the host of Debatable, one of the channel’s most talked about shows. The panel also incorporated the voices of Alhurra.com op-ed columnists, Colette Bahna and Rustom Mahmoud. Read More
Oct 1, 2019 - Oct 1, 2020
BBG
Celebrating USAGM's Anniversary
This week, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) marks its 20th anniversary. On October 1, 1999, our organization, known then as the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), became an independent federal agency responsible for all U.S. government-funded civilian international media. Though the history of U.S. international broadcasting goes back to 1942, our 20th anniversary is a significant milestone in our commitment to independent, strategic coordination of the five networks and to advancing the universal value of a free press.
Learn more about the history U.S. international mediaOur History
Tajik authorities continue to pressure RFE/RL Dushanbe Bureau
RFE/RL condemns verdict against Ukrainian journalist Aseyev
RFE/RL presses Tajikistan to accredit journalists and cease harassment
RFE/RL Condemns Latest Azerbaijan Ruling Against Ismayilova
RFA Statement on the charges against former RFA journalists in Cambodia
Two years on, RFE/RL presses for Ukrainian journalist’s release
Entities
Our Networks
Every week, more than 350 million listeners, viewers and internet users around the world turn on, tune in and log onto U.S. international broadcasting programs. The day-to-day broadcasting activities are carried out by the individual USAGM international broadcasters.
““I am in anguish. There is a spiritual hunger in me. I thirst for certain information, but given the way things are in China, my thirst cannot be quenched. I can only tune into your program often. I like your program a lot. Your program moves me so much that I have become an insomniac.””
RFA Listener, Guangxi Province, China
1998
