Experienced journalists leaving newsrooms amid economic crisis

Incident Description

South Sudanese editors are raising alarms over the country’s deepening economic crisis, lack of training opportunities, and low journalist pay—factors they say are driving experienced reporters out of the profession and weakening the quality of news coverage.  the crisis has been exacerbated by the end of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding, which had supported many media outlets through partner institutions.

Incident Date

September 19, 2025

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