BBG: Consider the Changing Landscape
Around the globe today, only one out of six people lives in a country with free media. According to Freedom House, this is the worst media freedom rate in more than a decade.
That’s precisely why the work of U.S. international broadcasting journalists is more critical than ever.
At the Broadcasting Board of Governors, our clear and simple mission is to inform, engage and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. As the demand is greater, our financial resources are fewer. All across the federal government, agencies such as the BBG are asked to do more with less. As technology platforms advance and become more decentralized, our challenges grow exponentially.
Read the full text of Governor Meehan’s piece in Radio World at this link.