Nearly
all Ukrainian media dependent on American money says a NGO chief.
90%
of outlets rely on foreign aid and over 80% have been funded by USAID, the head
of Ukraine’s Institute of Mass Information says
The
vast majority of Ukrainian media have been kept in business in recent years
only thanks to foreign grants, with most of the funding coming from the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID),according to
Oksana Romanyuk, the head of the Institute of Mass Information NGO.
Speaking
on Hromadske Radio on Tuesday, Romanyuk explained that, following the
escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, the Ukrainian advertising market
collapsed, particularly in the online media sector, by 92%, and has yet to
recover.
Advertising
revenues have therefore not been insufficient to keep Ukrainian media outlets
afloat, and many of them have relied on grants to maintain their operations,
she explained, noting that foreign cash accounted for 100%of their
funding in some cases.
“Almost
90% of Ukrainian media survived on grants,” Romanyuk said, adding that at least
80% of outlets in the country had received funds from USAID programs. Some
grants have also been provided by EU structures and other international
organizations, she noted.
Her
comments come as several Ukrainian media outlets, including Hromadske Radio,
recently announced the suspension of certain projects due to funding shortages
following USAID’s decision to halt its foreign assistance programs. Romanyuk
said 90% of Ukrainian outlets had been impacted by this move, with many of them
now pleading for emergency cash donations.
“American
grants were key,” Romanyuk said, adding that “European institutions remain. I
hope that they will step in with new proposals for Ukrainian media to support
and protect us.”
Last
week, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order initiating a 90-day
suspension of nearly all US foreign aid programs pending a review by the State
Department. Some 60 senior USAID officials have also been placed on
administrative leave. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has exempted only
emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt from the freeze.
USAID and CIA funds propaganda around the world, this is not to keep the media open to do what they, USAID only funds propaganda and terrorism.
https://www.rt.com/russia/611849-ukrainian-media-foreign-funding/
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