
Columbia Journalism Review worries USAID freeze will hurt independent journalism abroad
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The Columbia Journalism Review published a story worrying that Elon Musk and DOGE's decision to shut down USAID will impact the work of independent journalists.
On Sunday, Musk claimed on X, "USAID has been paying media organizations to publish their propaganda." Meanwhile, CJR noted, critics on the left characterized efforts to "promote democracy" through media funding as an example of "ineffective liberal do-goodery at best" and an "insidious smoke screen at worst." Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.
The magazine admitted that while USAID funding to journalism around the world should be subject to scrutiny, the freezing of dollars to support independent media could have a significant impact on reporters covering geopolitical interests.