First, you pass through the armored ones. Then, your bag passes by explosives and metal detectors. Next, your identification card is verified twice, by two different guards. The Radio Free Europe headquarters (RFE), in Prague, follow the same security standards for the entry of visitors as US embassies, which gives it the impression that it is penetrating a strength. In the lobby, a monument was created to the 19 journalists who have killed in the leg, the American media was created in 1950, three of which died since 2020, immediately justifies all precautions.
“I’m sorry, it’s so depression at this time, the place is half empty,” said Ash Kurmasheva. The journalist, who has Tartar origins, a Russian ethnic minority, and is also an American citizen, nine months in Russian prisons between 2023 and 2024 for surpassed positions. Despite this, his first words were not about his arrest, or only the other four RFE journalists who are still imprisoned worldwide. For her, the most urgent matter was the existential crisis that her media is experiencing, which has led to part of her editorial staff to reduce her hours.
On Monday, March 14, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, classified the American international transmission as one of the activities maintained by the “useless bureaucrats.” The next day, Kari Lake, the new main advisor designated to head the global media agency (USAGM), decided to close the various media that supervised in that role: “This agency is not salvageable.” Voice of America (VOA), a media network that fell under the scope of the USAGM and was transmitted worldwide in almost 50 languages, had its programs immediately canceled and the staff placed administrative license. Legal actions against changes are underway. Middle East Broadcasting Networks, which directed television channels in the Arab language, as well as podcasts and five websites on the Middle East, announced a large wave of layoffs on April 12. Radio Free Asia, Whatich Air programs, etannam)) practically stopped transmitting.
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