Additional Context: This information comes from the Internews report, "Crisis in Journalism: The Impact of the U.S. Government Funding Cuts on Global Media" published in June 2025. The research was led by Internews Europe in close collaboration with three consortia of media development organizations brought together under the European Commission’s Thematic Framework Partnership Agreement for Human Rights and Democracy. The researchers gathered information through direct interviews and surveys with frontline media partners.

As Internews explains, U.S. funds provided potentially lifesaving information services for those in conflict-affected contexts and played a critical role in providing news to the outside world. These grants also worked to counter misinformation.

Source: Internews