US announces funds to support independent journalism and reporters targeted for their work

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The US will provide new funding to protect reporters targeted because of their work and support independent international journalism, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday at the opening of the virtual Summit for Democracy.

The new"liability fund" will support"reporters and news organizations that are targeted with litigation as a result of their reporting," said Blinken, who highlighted the case of Dayanna Monroy, an investigative journalist he said he met in Quito, Ecuador, who was threatened and faces a legal complaint for her work uncovering"a scheme by a former president and health officials to sell body bags to public hospitals at 13 times their price.

""These new efforts will come atop the $236 million dollars President Biden has requested in the 2022 budget to support independent media around the globe -- a more than 40% increase on the amount allotted in 2020," said Blinken, who did not specify the amount of new funding going to the new programs.The new initiatives come as press freedoms face increased pressure around the world.

 

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Funding to spread US and western dishonourable propaganda.

Here we go with more sjw crap

pjmooney 「independent」

Assange for example

You have no interest in independent journalism.

Let me correct the head line: US announces funds to support Fakenews and imperialist propaganda NoMore FakenewsCNN

It should be named protecting and paying fake narrators like nimaelbagir who work to advance U.S intervention agenda. NoMore to neocolonials NeverAgain

用钱收买和招募那些为了美国利益而制造新闻的无良记者

Hey ICIJorg they are coming for you. Every ally of Liberty, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press. Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, Freedom to bare arms, must Stand Now. rustyrockets mikeroweworks thehill realwillmeade arobach DeItaone

Is that a license to encourage misinformation and disinformation to benefit western suprematists?!!! NoMore fake news

we become a state media controlled country

They should be protected.

cnn doesn’t understand this….there are ZERO JOURNALISTS at cnn.

无非挑起舆论战,谎言千遍也变不了真理!

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