Czechs appeal for EU help with Radio Free Europe after Trump cuts

Former staff stress the important role of the channel in authoritarian countries, the ex-president of Estonia stands up for EU money

Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump

In ending media mission Washington will be “ceding territory to the Russians, the Iranians and the Chinese,” says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO.

EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts

European Union politicians said they are continuing their push into possible support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after the US government moved to cut the Prague-based broadcaster's funding amid concerns its closure would be a blow to pro-democracy media.

Will the EU be able to save RFE after Trump's funding cuts?

European Union government ministers are discussing ways to keep the pro-democracy media outlet afloat after the Trump administration stopped its grants over the weekend.

The latest compilation of the Firewall Group draws attention to the fact that the journalists of the now-defunct Radio Free Europe Radio have so far preferred to define themselves as independent media workers, but the financing of the radio and the politically biased content of the articles produced paint a completely different picture of them.

Trump silencing VOA threatens free media in repressive countries, advocates say

President Donald Trump’s order to cut off funding to Voice of America (VOA) and several other affiliated pro-democracy media outlets has drawn widespread criticism from press freedom organizations and journalists, who warn it risks severely damaging independent journalism covering some of the world’s most repressive countries. Trump announced an executive order late Friday to effectively dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which supervis…