The US State Department announced Wednesday that it has awarded a grant of approximately $3.5 million to strengthen regional media outlets in Europe and Eurasia.
“Independent media organizations in Europe and Eurasia face constant pressure from various internal and external sources who seek to manipulate and/or control the image of the media for their own benefit,” the State Department said in a statement. “Limiting the independent press’s ability to report truthfully.
He added that “with a full understanding of the current situation in Ukraine,” the aim of the program is “to support a strong and independent media sector that is resistant to the interests of powerful parties in the region trying to manipulate, isolate or control it.” Press.”
Citizens of Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine and the South Caucasus region can participate in the grant and the duration of the grant program should not be less than 24 months.
Source: “Novosti”
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