Press

MBN's current situation has been the topic of a series of recent articles and letters. 

- Statement from Ranking Member Shaheen on the imminent layoffs at USAGM. Read it here.

- Article in the National Review on MBN's lawsuit against USAGM. Read it here (April 2, 2025)

- Two pieces in the most recent issue of the National Review by Jay Nordlinger. The first is on the fate of U.S.-funded news agencies, broadcasting to people in dark places. Read it here (April 1, 2025)

- The second piece is here (April 1, 2025)

- A letter from Congressman William R. Keating, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Europe and signed by 40 colleagues urging President Trump to immediately reverse his Executive Order regarding the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and to restore and implement Congressionally appropriated funds for USAGM and its entities. A pdf of the letter can be found here (March 25, 2025)

- MBN President/CEO Jeff Gedmin wrote in the National Review on MBN's plight.  The text of the article can be also found here (March 27, 2025)

- MBN President/CEO Jeff Gedmin featured in a March 23rd article in Haaretz. This article can be found here.

- Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the ranking member and senior Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote an opinion piece in Foreign Policy on how cutting off independent media abroad leaves the U.S. vulnerable at home. A link for the article is here

- Jeff Gedmin writing in the New York Post on March 20th - a link for the article is here