| Formation | January 1, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-01-01) |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Washington, D.C. |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Purpose | Broadcast Media |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Region | Sinosphere |
Official languages | English,Mandarin |
| Owner | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
Executive Editor | Min Mitchell[1] |
Parent organization | U.S. Agency for Global Media |
| Affiliations | Radio Free Asia |
| Award(s) | Online Journalism Awards |
| Website | www |
WHYNOT, orWainao (simplified Chinese:歪脑;traditional Chinese:歪腦;pinyin:Wāi Nǎo;lit. 'crooked mind'), is a Chinese-language news magazine affiliated toRadio Free Asia, headquartered inWashington, D.C.,USA.[2][3]
WHYNOT is funded by theUnited States Agency for Global Media through special public funds[4] and mainly spreads liberal values to youth groups in theChinese-speaking world. Different fromRadio Free Asia, the style and themes ofWHYNOT are close to the needs and concerns of young people, includingfeminism,LGBT rights,vegetarianism, etc.
Global Times commented that this project was directly affected by the "Strategic Competition Act of 2021" passes by theU.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in April 2021, which allocated US$1.5 billion for the "Hedge China Impact Fund".