The story dominating world news is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. To provide in-depth coverage on the ground in the region, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) authorizes $500,000 in emergency funding to help NPR.
On Tuesday, the CPB issued the emergency grant as Russian President Vladimir Putin dispatched troops into Ukraine’s Donbas region.
“As Russia accelerates its use of misinformation and disinformation in its invasion of democratic Ukraine, CPB is proud to support NPR reporters in their difficult and potentially dangerous work in bringing fact-based news and information to audiences in the United States and around the world,” President/CEO Patricia Harrison said in a release, per Inside Radio.
Since January, NPR has had journalists on the ground in Ukraine, so they’ll be using the emergency funds allocated from the CPB to pay for heightened staff in Ukraine and security and travel to the area, as it reports on the escalating political, economic, and military conflict.
“We are grateful for CPB’s support of NPR’s ongoing coverage of the crisis in Ukraine and the surrounding region, one of the most complex and consequential stories of our time,” NPR President John Lansing said in a release. “Our job is to bear witness for our audiences and for history.”
“Thanks to this generous grant, NPR will be able to report on what’s happening, providing fact-based accounts around events and their repercussions for people in Ukraine and in the U.S. This coverage extends across the newsroom – from the International Desk to our national security and White House teams – serving all platforms including newscasts, shows, podcasts, digital and social media platforms.”
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