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{{Short description|Agency of the United States government}}
{{Organization
{{Redirect|Broadcasting Board of Governors|the similarly named organization in Canada|Board of Broadcast Governors}}
|OrganizationName=U.S. Agency for Global Media
{{Use American English|date=February 2018}}
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2011}}
|Mission=The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) informs, engages, and connects people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. It aims to provide accurate, objective, and comprehensive news and information where a free press is not guaranteed, countering disinformation with credible journalism.
|CreationLegislation=United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
|Employees=2000
|Budget=$810M (FY 2020)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief Executive Officer
|Services=International broadcasting; News and information services; Digital media; Counter-disinformation efforts
|HeadquartersLocation=38.88641, -77.01632
|HeadquartersAddress=330 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20237, USA
|Website=https://www.usagm.gov/
}}{{Merge|Agency for Global Media|date=February 2025}}{{Short description|Agency of the United States government}}
 
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name    = U.S. Agency for Global Media
| agency_name    = U.S. Agency for Global Media
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Other networks were also expanded under the BBG. Voice of America worked with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to launch [[Radio Farda]], a Persian-language radio program targeting youth.{{cn|date=August 2023}} In 2006, VOA initiated TV Ashna, a one-hour televised news broadcast,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voas-tv-ashna-signs-5-year-agreement-with-radio-television-afghanistan-123039623/178535.html |title=VOA's TV Ashna Signs 5 Year Agreement with Radio Television Afghanistan |date=2011-06-01 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171527/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voas-tv-ashna-signs-5-year-agreement-with-radio-television-afghanistan-123039623/178535.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Radio Deewa, a daily radio program of sports, music, and local and international news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/a-13-34-2009-01-08-deewa-111607089/178057.html|title=VOA Deewa Radio|website=VOA|access-date=November 30, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141433/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/a-13-34-2009-01-08-deewa-111607089/178057.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Other networks were also expanded under the BBG. Voice of America worked with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to launch [[Radio Farda]], a Persian-language radio program targeting youth.{{cn|date=August 2023}} In 2006, VOA initiated TV Ashna, a one-hour televised news broadcast,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voas-tv-ashna-signs-5-year-agreement-with-radio-television-afghanistan-123039623/178535.html |title=VOA's TV Ashna Signs 5 Year Agreement with Radio Television Afghanistan |date=2011-06-01 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171527/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/voas-tv-ashna-signs-5-year-agreement-with-radio-television-afghanistan-123039623/178535.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Radio Deewa, a daily radio program of sports, music, and local and international news.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidevoa.com/a/a-13-34-2009-01-08-deewa-111607089/178057.html|title=VOA Deewa Radio|website=VOA|access-date=November 30, 2019|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141433/https://www.insidevoa.com/a/a-13-34-2009-01-08-deewa-111607089/178057.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


In a January 2015 interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', the then newly appointed CEO of the BBG, Andrew Lack, said "We are facing a number of challenges from entities like [[Russia Today]] which is out there pushing a point of view, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] in the Middle East and groups like [[Boko Haram]]. But I firmly believe that this agency has a role to play in facing those challenges."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=January 21, 2015|title=U.S. Seeking a Stronger World Media Voice|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/broadcasting-board-of-governors-names-chief-executive.html?_r=1|access-date=June 17, 2016|work=New York Times|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417170306/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/broadcasting-board-of-governors-names-chief-executive.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref>  
In a January 2015 interview with ''The New York Times'', the then newly appointed CEO of the BBG, Andrew Lack, said "We are facing a number of challenges from entities like [[Russia Today]] which is out there pushing a point of view, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]] in the Middle East and groups like [[Boko Haram]]. But I firmly believe that this agency has a role to play in facing those challenges."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nixon|first=Ron|date=January 21, 2015|title=U.S. Seeking a Stronger World Media Voice|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/broadcasting-board-of-governors-names-chief-executive.html?_r=1|access-date=June 17, 2016|work=New York Times|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417170306/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/broadcasting-board-of-governors-names-chief-executive.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref>  


The board of USAGM has an advisory role. It previously supervised USAGM media networks directly, but was replaced with a single appointed chief executive officer (CEO) as part of the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017]], passed in December 2016.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487|title=Defense Bill Would Abolish BBG Governing Board|last=Eggerton|first=John|date=2016-12-01|website=Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202073010/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442|title=Trump to inherit state-run TV network with expanded reach|last=Palmeri|first=Tara|date=2016-12-12|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216080255/https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/01/trump-arrives-time-gain-influence-over-broadcasting-board/134303/|title=Trump Arrives in Time to Gain Influence Over Broadcasting Board|last=Clark|first=Charles S.|date=2017-01-03|newspaper=Government Executive|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629141143/https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/01/trump-arrives-time-gain-influence-over-broadcasting-board/134303/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The board of USAGM has an advisory role. It previously supervised USAGM media networks directly, but was replaced with a single appointed chief executive officer (CEO) as part of the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017]], passed in December 2016.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487|title=Defense Bill Would Abolish BBG Governing Board|last=Eggerton|first=John|date=2016-12-01|website=Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202073010/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/defense-bill-would-abolish-bbg-governing-board/161487|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442|title=Trump to inherit state-run TV network with expanded reach|last=Palmeri|first=Tara|date=2016-12-12|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216080255/https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/01/trump-arrives-time-gain-influence-over-broadcasting-board/134303/|title=Trump Arrives in Time to Gain Influence Over Broadcasting Board|last=Clark|first=Charles S.|date=2017-01-03|newspaper=Government Executive|access-date=2017-01-21|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629141143/https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/01/trump-arrives-time-gain-influence-over-broadcasting-board/134303/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! Member<br>''([[ex officio]])''
! Member<br>''([[ex officio]])''
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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| {{dts|2021|01|26}}
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