Additional Context: Plaza Pública is a news site from Guatemala, which received funding from USAID. Due to funding from the Guatemalan Rafael Landívar University, the organization has managed to retain its journalists. The director, though, stated fears that funding cuts create a tougher environment for independent journalism in the region.

The USAID cuts have impacted hundreds of outlets in places where public interest journalism is chronically underfunded and often under attack. The US government previously supported independent journalism in more than 30 countries. Most of this funding was channelled through USAID.

Source: Reuters Institute